Days 37 - 39: Arequipa and the Colca Canyon

After another night bus from Nasca to Arequipa (they don't really get better, but we are now three from nine!) we had a look around the quaint city. There are heaps of llama and alpaca wool products here for sale, and we also tried alpaca meat, which was similar to lamb but a bit more gamey. We have definitely mastered spotting the differences between llama, alpaca, vicuña and guanaco now!!

Arequipa is our gateway to the Colca canyon, which is really deep, nearly 4 km deep in places, with small villages dotted around the edge. We took the bus to a specific lookout, Cruz Condor, where we could see the condors flying around the canyon, which was special for us after seeing them in captivity in Ecuador!

After a soak in the hot springs we are ready for dinner, which is booked for a restaurant which has traditional singing and dancing - could be interesting!

Have been told we are on another night bus for the ABs vs ARG, so we might not catch it, but go the ABs!!!