And so we get to Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru. Quite pretty with a huge catholic monastary which is now a major tourist attraction due tot he fact that it has been closed to the public for so long. From here we visited the famous Colca Canyon...supposedly a similar size to the grand canyon in America. We did a hike up the valley to see some Inca tombs which were pretty cool. The hotel we stayed in was built on an Inca burial site...not the wisest of...

Oh my God! What an amazing five days I have had. Apart from almost dying...I am very pleased with myself. We started our advernture in Ollyamtambu...the first town with Inca ruins, and our base camp for the night. Before that we had left Cusco that morning, to visit a llama and alpaca farm, where we got to feed baby llamas!....and also visited the Inca site of Pisca, where we saw how they burried thier nobles in the cliffs. The next day was our first day on the...

Cusco is an amazing city. At one end you have the historical importance of a city that was once the centre of the Inca empire, which stretched from Columbia in the North, to Argentina in the South. There are beautiful buildings, amazing ruins to walk around and so much history to take in. On the other hand it is the most touritsy place I think I have ever been. Touts everywhere trying to get you to buy something or have a drink in thier bar-which can come to our ...

We have just sepnt the most wonderful day and a half amongst the people of Lke Titicaca (apologise for spelling-whether it{s correct on this or on the post cards-who knows!) Anyway yesterday we set off into the middle of the Lake to an Island called Taquill. It{}s a big rock which is divided into 6 parts, which the people on it farm. The men and women both knit there amazing costumes and hats...which show off wether they are married, single, looking or not inter...

The easiest border crossing so far! We took quite a few buses to get here-but no problems, and compared to Boliva, comfort all the way. Now in Puno with our new tour leader...not too sure about him yet-seem very much into group acitivies all the time-nice if you{re new...but we{ve all known each other for 3 months and want to do our own thing. We{ll see how he gets on.