We ended up spending quite a few days in Arequipa, set in a desert-y landscape (that somehow really reminded me of southern Morocco) at about 7500 feet. Even though Arequipa is Peru's second-largest city, it has less than a tenth of the population of Lima and a COMPLETELY different feel than the capitol. It was a really chill and relaxing place to wander for the better part of a week, with volcano Misti watching over us.
The central market is an amazing, sprawling place.
Especially the juice bars.
It's nice to travel with a chef who likes to go out to fancy meals and can't finish everything herself. Thanks, J!
From here, back to Lima for the last 10 days of Peru way closer to the coast.
We took Peru's Arequipa Tour a few days ago and it was fantastic. We highly recommend taking this tour if you really want to see Arequipa. This tour takes you into the Shanty towns and you meet the people. Plus we walked thru a great market.
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