Arequipa is the second city of Peru and surrounded by volcanoes all round. In fact the city is even built of sillar, a volcanic brick, which is a beautiful pearly white colour and sparkles in the sunlight. The city has a very European feel with a beautiful main plaza, Plaza de Armas, surrounded by beautiful white arches on all sides and with a fountain and trees throughout the square. Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world and double the depth of ...

Bye bye Bolivia, Hello Peru! We crossed over from Bolivia to Peru like sardines in a tin can, about 15 people in a tiny bus without enough leg room even for my wee legs! And in true Bolivian con artist style we witnessed two guys bribe their way across the border, hilarious! We took a day trip to see the Floating Islands, called the Uros, which are a collection of 46 islands made entirely out of totara reeds. The uros tribe started to build the islands as a meth...