view of Misti volcano from hotel in Arequipa

Cusco to Arequipa

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November 28th 2009
Today was mostly a travel day. The sun was up early as usual so we actually were up and going by 6:30 or 7:00. We spent the morning packing and checking stuff for our flight to Arequipa. There was a bit of confusion as somehow I got bumped off out 2:20 flight to the 3:35 flight with no warning. I had to call customer service to try to figure out what was going on and even after that I couldn't ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more