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Cathedral of Arequipa
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Friend of pigeons, Arequipa
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View of El Misti 5,822m
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Home of the founder of Arequipa. The city was founded in 1540 by a Spanish lieutenant.
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Inside the home of the founder of Arequipa.
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Spanish-style architecture with Peruvian motifs, Arequipa.
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Arequipa
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San Camilo markets, Arequipa.
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Traditional Andean bread figures. Families carry these special breads to cemeteries and offer them to their deceased relatives in November.
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Peruvians are very much into alternative medicine.
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San Camilo markets
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Chicharrón, the yummy Peruvian pork roll.
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Smoking Volcan Sabancaya 5,976m on the left.
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Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world at 3,270m.
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Colca Canyon, the place to spot Andean condors.
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Colca Canyon
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Beautiful vicuñas up high at around 3800m. They are protected and they produce small amounts of extremely fine wool which is very expensive. They are relatives of the llama.
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Uros, one of the floating islands. There are around 80+ floating islands on Lake Titicaca. They are made entirely of reed which needs replenishing every three months as the bottom layers rot away.
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The boats are also made from reeds. It is soft to walk on the reeds.
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There are approximately 4,000 varieties of potatoes in Peru!
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Doing the tango for a bit of cash, Puno.
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A bit of luxury never hurt anyone.
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The viewing car is right next to the bar. How very civilised 🙂
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Beautiful view.
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Good food, great service and a nice break from long bus rides and smelly backpackers hahaha
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Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th into the 16th century until the Spanish conquest.
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Packing up for the day, Cusco.
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Wedding photos at the feet of the Christo Blanco high above Cusco – the opera house equivalent.
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Peaceful day hike away from the crowds.
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Not a soul in sight – awesome!
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Highest point at around 4200m.
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The Spanish vs the Incas 🙂
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