On the twelve day of Christmas my true love sent to me; sand buggying and pisco!We left Nazca the next day to head to the seaside village of Paracas. On the way we stopped in Huacachina for sand buggying. Huacachina is an oasis near a massive sand dune area. Only 5 of us opted to take the sand buggying experience and I can honestly say the others missed out on a very fun adventure.We set out in the buggy from the town and as soon as we hit sand our driver revved ...

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: weird lines drawn in the ground.We left Arequipa on a night bus to head to Nazca and the famous Nazca lines where we had booked onto a 30 minute flight to see them.The Nazca lines were created between 200BC and 700AD by the Nazca population. They first came to international light through the work of Maria Reiche in the late 1940s and it is thanks to her work that the lines are preserved. The lines are shal...

This time we actually had more time to enjoy Arequipa so...On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: relaxation in the White City.To be honest, I took a break from sightseeing and just enjoyed the relaxing nature of Arequipa. Even though it was a large city it had a pleasant feel where you could just enjoy love and regather your senses. The white buildings were beautiful in the sun with pretty flower boxes and a sense of care. There were cute side st...

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me; the Colca Canyon. We were to spend New Years Eve in one of the most remote places possible. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, the 100km-long Colca Canyon is set among high volcanoes (6613m high Coropuna and 6310m high Ampato are the tallest) and ranges from 1000m to more than 3000m in depth. We set off early from Arequipa and spent most of the day travelling along windy roads throughout the rocky countrys...

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me; Arequipa, Arequipa, Arequipa. We flew from Cuzco to Arequipa but were heavily delayed due to weather. Sitting on the tarmac for over an hour was an interesting start. Therefore when we arrived to Arequipa it was dinner and bed. Baptised as the White City due to the volcanic rock it is built from it did look beautiful. However, we were only to be there for a small while before going to the Colca Canyon. We wou...