Peru, We love you!

We finally left Chile and headed to Arequipa, Peru. We first heard of Arequipa from our friends Rad and Lanthy and we kept on hearing great things about it during our trip. It was a great introduction to Peru and an amazingly beautiful place.

Ciao, Chile!

Jesus welcomed us to Peru

PERU!!!

Our first meal in Peru - Lunch with our hostel owner, John, and his daughter Maria Jose

Nat's lunch - Alpaca cooked on a hot stone

Sarah's lunch - river fish cooked with banana leaves

View of the Plaza de Armas from our table

Feeding the palomitas with Maria Jose

The amazing Santa Catalina Monastery

View of the city and the volcano, El Misti

The ubiquitous llama

Polly, the parrot/mascot of our hostel

Alley in Arequipa

The end of the " adventura de amigas" - a photo with Papa Noel

Us!

Iquique (aka Nat's Heaven)

After the altitude of SPdA, Iquique was like heaven - beach, good, cheap food, no altitude, no humidity and fun people. We stayed at a hostel around the corner from the beach and had a great time just hanging out and relaxing.

Downtown Iquique - looks a little like New Orleans

The Iquique crew - Jessie and Adrian, Gulaya and Fernando and us!