From Cusco we headed south to Arequipa. In retrospect it makes much more geographical sense to go to Arequipa enroute to Cusco, but it served as a nice 2 day stop off and relaxation point, as Puno did after La Paz.
Arequipa is nestled between a series of mountains and a volcano which provide pretty extreme multi day trekking opportunities over 6000m above sea level. There are also trips available to the neaby Colca Canyon whichfor some reason has it's bridge at the bottom, rather than traversing the top. Regardless, our impeding flight from Lima to Miami, and with better things on offer in Huacachina, trekking wasn't really on our agenda (maybe next time friend?). Instead we used the time to take in the world heritage city centre (5 block radius from the Plaza de Armas) which is host to some rather nice restaurants and bars, and presents a very European feel. Along with Potosi, Bolivia, it is probably one of the better examples on colonial archetecture in South America.
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Despite not really 'accomplishing' anything in Arequipa we weren't too fussed after a pretty solid last 5 weeks.
Next stop: sandboarding (or a hospital bed) in Huacachina!
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