8am arrival at Arequipa saw all of us in bad moods with aching backs, freezing limbs and hungry stomachs. We drove to the breakfast place for eggs and bread before getting back on different buses for a 3 hour bus tour of the city.
We learned more about the volcanoes that surround Arequipa at the various miradors that we stopped at. As the tour continued we began to wonder just how far the city extended, but it turns out that we were actually going to a different city, Chivay, where we would eat lunch and find our hotel.
On the way we stopped at one of the highest points in the area to view the stone statues that represented offerings to the Land Gods. We also saw tons of wild llamas, vicunas and alpacas roaming the mountainside.
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| Towers of rocks, offerings to the God of the Earth |
For lunch we stopped at a buffet for tasty rice, fried bananas, and avocadoes before finding the hotel for a much needed shower.
Dinner was at the nearby Peña where I tried trucha (trout), a Peruvian speciality; which was served with potatoes, rice and green beans. Traditional dancers whipped each other and a band performed with guitars, flutes and drums.
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