On recommendation from The dutch couple, we head to Arequipa instead of direct to Lima:- 1) to break the journey2) as it supposed to be a beautiful city3) most importantly to avoid the dodgy Lima to Cusco road, not keen to repeat our La paz experience! After a day on the bus and a queue and walk across the border, that seems to take so long we think we are going to miss our connecting bus, we arrive with 2 new friends in tow, Kate and Chris. A few random points...