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 Peru: Arequipa - Chivay
30 Mar 2011
The mini bus took us from the hotel at 08:05. Once more, we were the only no-Spanish speaking persons among the 18 people of the group. We stopped at a mini market in order to buy water, biscuits and coca leaves for the altitude. The guide explained how to prepare the coca leaves. We selected 10 coca leaves, put a little stone (catalyst) in the middle, made a cylinder and put among the tooth for 5 minutes, before eat them. We stopped at several places in order to watch and take photos of various animals, like vicunas, alpacas and llamas. Vicunas and guanaco (we saw in Argentina) are wild while alpacas and llamas are domestic. Then we stopped for a coca tea. The next stop was at the highest altitude point (4900 m). We felt the altitude sickness, we could not breath easily, felt tired when making a few steps. From this point ideally we could see a lot of peaks around but in our case the weather was not clear. There were many clouds and suddenly begun snowing. Everything got into white in a few minutes and we run into the bus.
The last stop was outside Chivay for lunch in a local restaurant. There was a buffet and we tested various meats, lomo, vicuna, alpaca and rice, potatoes etc. The food was good with the exception of alpaca meat which was tough and smell bad. We arrived at Chivay, a small village in mud, with small houses, 3-wheel taxi vehicles and earth-roads. Our accommodation was elementary without heat.
The program included hot baths for the afternoon, but we did not go. We rested and then walked around the village. In the evening we went for a folkloric dinner. The food was not good at all and the folkloric dance was an absolutely touristic cheat.
Two drunk Arequipenos
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Peruvian market store
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Peruvian woman
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Inca Cola, the national cola of Peru
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At the suburbs of Arequipa
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Sleeping...
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Along the road
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A stop in order to see and take photos of vicunas
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Good road conditions
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Volcano Misti at the far end (5800 m)
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Sellers on the street
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Vicunas
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Interesting rocks
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Peruvian woman
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Peruvian sellers
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Local market
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Local market
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Drinking tea of coca leaves
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Drinking tea of coca leaves
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Woman seller with child on her back
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Lake with sheep
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The black... ship
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and the lonely... ship
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Alpine meadows with water
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Peruvian woven
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At the highest altitude (4900 m)
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Stones for offering
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After the hail
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The peruvian sellers were covered with nylon
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Everything turned into white in few minutes
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Where is the rabbit?
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Chivay is located down in the valley
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Just before Chivay sellers again
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Peruvian sellers with foreign tourists
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A small Peruvian is running with a baby vivuna
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Baby vicuna
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Small Peruvian
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The restaurant
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Outside view of the restaurant
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Peruvian child
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First view of Chivay
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Children in Chivay
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Market in Chivay
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Taxi in Chivay
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Views in Chivay
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Taxis in Chivay
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Buildings in Chivay
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Peruvian girls with alpacas
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At the central square of Chivay
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Chivay
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Peruvian ladies
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Street in Chivay
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Local restaurant
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The orchestra of peruvian music
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Peruvian dance
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Some of the tourists danced with the locals
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