After 22 days in Bolivia, it was time to move on!
I took the boat back to Copacabana, Bolivia and bought a ticket to Arequipa, Peru!
Took a bus to the border and got stamped! Walked 300mts, 
got stamped again and got back on the bus...
Went to Puno and got on another bus... That bus broke down 2 hours into the ride. So we were stranded on the shoulder road of a curve, that was beside a cliff... With no lights and it was cold.
It is then that I think to myself, good thing I am doing this trip now, because I don't know if I'll have the same amount of patience in a few years!
I arrive in Arequipa 2 hours later than expected. I take a cab with an Italian couple and I go straight to bed.
Woke up feeling great. Decided to do the walking tours. This one wasn't as impressive as the one in La Paz. He just walked by museums and told us what's in them.
Walking around Arequipa is charming though! It's colonial and beautiful!
It's surrounded by active volcanoes. It's low so the weather is lovely! Although you can't get a decent picture of the volcanoes without an antena infront of it!
The city has a charming crossing guard that is super chatty and loves tourists!
I tried their "queso helado", which is a native Arequipian thing.... It's like ice cream, they sell it everywhere along the plaza...
My favorite attraction was what I called the "Casa de La Moneda", the bank's museum... I went when it opened at 14:30 and had a private guide. The woman knew everything, she was phenomenal at explaining every detail! Couldn't take pictures. :/
What's interesting about Arequipa is that all buildings seem to have a yard. Banks, museums, Internet cafes... There are passages through out, linking various opposing streets together.
No comments:
Post a Comment