Where have all the nuns gone?

After our non-stop, photo-till-you-drop tour of the Cuzco area - Pilar and I were quite exhausted. We took a couple days off in Cuzco bumming around and haggling for clothes, jewelry, etc. We met up and had a BBQ with my friends, Joel, Eileen, Lucas, and Mariano from Bolivia. Joel and Eileen are renting for $200/month a fantastic apartment in the upper part of Cuzco. We bought a whole bunch of meat and veggies and sat down for an afternoon of cooking that was relaxing and delicious - although a Canadian guy lectured me for the better part of an hour on American politics. Some French travellers stopped by and I tried, and failed (quite comically), to have a conversation about Mali.
We hopped on a bus that night to Arequipa,

a large city in Southern Peru that is known for its' whitewashed, volcanic-rock building facades and its' nearness to the deepest canyon in the world - Cañon del Colca.
We found a wonderful hostel and strolled around the town's parks.

Next day, we visited a nunnery where Dominican sisters lived in complete seclusion from the outside world. Beautiful old place.





We head to the cañon tommorow.