After a fun yet challenging time in Bolivia it was time to hit a new country: Peru. Our first stop was the beautiful, hot and very relaxing city of Arequipa. Perfect for our recovery....
Hello Peru!
Once of the most famous sights in the city is the beautiful Santa Catalina monastery. Founded in 1579, this city within a city is a national heritage site where, back in the day, the nuns were once selected from among Spain's richest families and pretty much had a jolly. However, this all ended in 1871 when pious living was restored. It's a stunning place to wander through for a few hours...
A water purification system...
Sarah: My hot boyfriend.
We happened to be in the town during a local celebration and saw some dancing in the streets Peruvian style...
We capped off our stay with an outdoor Peruvian cooking class...
With a Pisco Sour cocktail lesson...
And a visit to the city's old market...
Look carefully above this fish monger and you'll notice his dried frogs for sale... Yum!
And no visit to Peru would be complete without meeting an Alpaca...
After a week basking in the sunshine at the relatively low altitude of 2,335 metres, it was time to head to the capital city of Cusco to prepare for the famous Inca Trail...
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