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		<pubdate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:47 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Trujillo, we just barely squeezed in a few days in the Cordillera Blanca region around Huaraz on our way back to Lima. Unfortunately, the weather here was less than perfect, especially after coming from the beautifully temperate &#8216;Eternal Spring&#8217; of Trujillo and the Northern Coast. The weather was so bad actually, that we cut [...]]]></description>
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<p>From Trujillo, we just barely squeezed in a few days in the Cordillera Blanca region around Huaraz on our way back to Lima. Unfortunately, the weather here was less than perfect, especially after coming from the beautifully temperate &#8216;Eternal Spring&#8217; of Trujillo and the Northern Coast. The weather was so bad actually, that we cut our trip here short after only a few days and with barely a glimpse of the famed mountain peaks we had come to see. That will have to wait for a revisit&#8230;</p>
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<p>Then, onward to Lima- Our last stop. <a href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2010/10/first-days-in-lima/">Back to the beginning</a> so to speak. It seemed like such an amazingly long time since we had stepped off the plane five months ago onto the South American continent for the first time, surrounded by hoards of Taxi drivers yelling in Spanish and barely being able to offer a word in response. Now, five months later, and a few thousand kilometers behind us, we felt so much wiser. So much more experienced. We had been so many places, experienced so much, it didn&#8217;t seem possible that it had been only five months. We had done so much more than just traveled through Peru. We had <em>survived it</em>. We learned the language, learned to navigate this crazy country, the busses, the crowded markets&#8230; We&#8217;d gotten lost, robbed, climbed mountains, and swam in Amazonian rivers. Peru wasn&#8217;t a place for a leisurely vacation. It was a place that took some figuring out. But once that happened, it had gotten into our hearts and it was going to be a hard place to leave.<span id="more-2313"></span></p>
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<p>The crowded, smoggy streets of Lima that on the first visit seemed impossible to stand, now welcomed us back as something familiar after such a long journey- Weary travelers from &#8216;out there&#8217;&#8230; The rest of Peru. It was a whole other world out there, full of dirt roads, damp alleyways, crumbling buildings, humid jungles, empty deserts, and rugged mountains. This was back to civilization. Back to hot showers, clean sheets, supermarkets, and internet! And soon- Back <em>Home</em>.</p>
<p>Our last few days in Lima were mostly a blur- Spent taking care of some last minute errands and collecting some great things to bring back home with us. But there were a few moments to sit and reflect what we had experienced throughout this whole trip. I starting making a long list of all the things that I would miss: Things modern civilization and the western world can never provide. Among all the mixed feelings of leaving this place, I think what sticks with me most is the feeling that that this place and our time here has truly <em>changed</em> me; That I wasn&#8217;t not going to be the same after all of this&#8230; And it was the first time I had felt that way since I left home to travel to Europe for the first time at sixteen&#8230; And I have covered a lot of roads since then.</p>
<p>Then suddenly it was time to get in a taxi to the airport. Suddenly time to ask ourselves, <em>do we really want to do this? Are we really leaving? What if we just don&#8217;t get on the plane?</em> And I think a few times we did seriously consider it. Or at least <em>I</em> did. But in the end we knew it was time: That our incredible wealth of experiences would just have to last until next time, and that we had some important things to attend to on the other side of the world&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_2320" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2320" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/last-days-in-peru/20101130_001/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2320 " title="Peru Rail, November 2010" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/20101130_001.jpg" alt="20101130 001 Last Days in Peru" width="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Peru Rail, November 2010</p></div>
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		<pubdate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:45:50 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Lena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nach Iquitos sollte Trujillo einer unserer letzten Stops unserer Perureise werden. Ich hatte mich schon ewig auf diese Stadt an der Küste Perus gefreut: warmes Wetter (nicht schweisstreibendes, wie im Amazonas), Strand, immer Sonne, hübsche Kolonialbauten und Ruinen en mass im nahen Umfeld. Wir kamen in Trujillo gen Abend nach einer ziemlich anstrengenden Busfahrt an. [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span lang ="de"><div id="attachment_2241" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2241" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110220_008/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2241 " src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110220_008.jpg" alt="20110220 008 Trujillo" width="450" title="Trujillo" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Plaza de Armas, Trujillo</p></div>
<p>Nach Iquitos sollte Trujillo einer unserer letzten Stops unserer Perureise werden. Ich hatte mich schon ewig auf diese Stadt an der Küste Perus gefreut: warmes Wetter (nicht schweisstreibendes, wie im Amazonas), Strand, immer Sonne, hübsche Kolonialbauten und Ruinen en mass im nahen Umfeld.<span id="more-2233"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_2246" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2246" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110221_013/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2246" title="Sunset over Trujillo" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110221_013-300x200.jpg" alt="20110221 013 300x200 Trujillo" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sunset over Trujillo</p></div>
<p>Wir kamen in Trujillo gen Abend nach einer ziemlich anstrengenden Busfahrt an. Tags zuvor sind wir In Trujillo angekommen hatten wir zunächst ziemliche Probleme ein Zimmer in unseren Budget zu finden. Man merkt halt doch immer wieder in welche Städte es die Touristen zieht. Letztendlich wurden wir jedoch fündig in einem etwas heruntergekommenen Hostal, dafür aber mit einem sehr hübschen Blick auf Trujillos atemberaubende Kirchen. Die Architektur Trujillos sollte uns auch die weiteren Tage in den Bann ziehen. Der gesamte Stadtkern ist einfach nur schoen anzuschauen. Alte Kolonialbauten in kräftig bunten Farben und Trujillos Kirchen lassen einen für Studen umherwandern und nichts anderes tun lassen als abertausende Photos von farbenreichen Häusern zu schießen.</p>
<div id="attachment_2238" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2238" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110220_005/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2238 " title="Colonial Architecture" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110220_005.jpg" alt="20110220 005 Trujillo" width="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Colonial Architecture</p></div>
<p>So kurz wir auch in Trujillo waren, so wollten wir uns doch nicht entgehen lassen einen Tag am nahegelegenden Strand Huanchaco zu verbringen. Nachdem ich faule Tage am Strand von meinen Urlauben in meinem Leben gewohnt bin, habe ich diese auf unserer Perureise in den Tat dehr vermisst. Einfach nichts tun außer den ganzen Tag in der prallen Sonne zu liegen, den Sand unter den Füßen zu spühren und ab und an immer mal zur Abkühlung ins Wasser zu hüpfen. Da Perus Küste am Pazifik liegt ist das Wasser zwar dementsprechend kalt, nimmt einem jedoch nichts von dem langersehnten Strandfeeling. Ich hätte noch Tage in Huanchaco verbringen koennen. Was, wie sich am Ende herausstellen sollte, wir auch besser getan hätten!</p>
<div id="attachment_2235" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2235" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110220_002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2235" title="Huaca de la Luna" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110220_002-300x200.jpg" alt="20110220 002 300x200 Trujillo" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Huaca de la Luna</p></div>
<p>Auch die Ruinen rings um Trujillo sollten bei uns nicht zu kurz kommen. Es war in der Tat sehr erfrischend endlich einmal andere Ruinen als die bereits wohlbekannten Inka-Ruienen zu Gesicht zu bekommen. Zwei Ruinen liegen in der näherern Umgebung Trujillos: Chan Chan und Huanca de la Luna y Sol. Huanca de la Luna war in der Tat sehr beeindruckend. Er wurde von der Moche-Kultur erbaut, die später von den Inkas zurückgedrängt werden sollte. In Huanca de la Luna sind viele der farbenfrohen Freseken, die oftmals abstarkte Gestalten und Tierwesen darstellen noch erstaunlich gut erhalten, da die Ruine Jahrhunderte lang unter trockenen Sand begraben lang.</p>
<div id="attachment_2245" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2245" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110221_012/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2245" title="Adobe Friezes at Chan Chan" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110221_012-300x200.jpg" alt="20110221 012 300x200 Trujillo" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Adobe Friezes at Chan Chan</p></div>
<p>Chan Chan ist vor allem wegen seiner enormen Fläche beeindruckend. Chan Chan erstreckt sich über ein riesiges Areal, welches heute groeßtenteils noch unter dem heißen Wüstensand begraben liegt. Der einzige Bereich, der Besuchern zugänglich ist ist der Tschudi Tempel. Man bekommt jedoch eine Idee der damaligen Groeße Chan Chans, wenn man von der Straße mindestens eine halbe Stunde zum Tschudi Bereich läuft und dabei an diversen halbaisgegrabenen Ruienen vorbeikommt, die alle Teile der damaligen Stadt waren.</p>
<p>Wir wären gerne noch länger in Trujillo geblieben. Wir hätten problemlos unsere letzten Tage in Peru damit verbringen koennen in der Stadt herumzuschlendern, Eis auf der Palza de Armas zu essen und faul am Strand zu liegen. Unser Drang noch mehr von Peru zu sehen hat uns letztendlich viel zu schnell aus Trujillo herausgetrieben. Was schlussendlich auch in Ordnung war, jedoch zähle ich Trujillo als eines der Hoehepunkte unserer Perureise und freue mich schon auf das nächste Mal, wenn ich die Stadt wieder zu Gesicht bekomme. Vielleicht als Ausgangspunkt zu den zahlreichen Stränden der Nordküste Perus&#8230;?!</p>
<div id="attachment_2247" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2247" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/trujillo/20110222_014/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2247 " title="Street Scene, Casa de la Emancipación" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110222_014.jpg" alt="20110222 014 Trujillo" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Street Scene, Casa de la Emancipación</p></div>
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		<pubdate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:33:46 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot, steamy Iquitos was one of our last stops in Peru. After five days on a stinky boat surrounded by hundreds of other sweaty bodies, we were glad to set foot on (relatively) solid land again. Iquitos is the largest city in the world which is not reachable by any road. The only way in [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2215" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2215" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110213_002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2215" title="Amazon Rain Storm" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110213_002-300x200.jpg" alt="20110213 002 300x200 Iquitos" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Summer Rain in Iquitos</p></div>
<p>Hot, steamy Iquitos was one of our last stops in Peru. After <a href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/">five days on a stinky boat</a> surrounded by hundreds of other sweaty bodies, we were glad to set foot on (relatively) solid land again. Iquitos is the largest city in the world which is not reachable by any road. The only way in (or out) is by river on the Amazon or Ucayali, or  a plane over miles of thick jungle. It&#8217;s an awesome feeling being surrounded by unspoiled jungle in every direction for literally hundreds of kilometers before the next city of any size. Unbroken only by thatched riverside villages, the occasional sugar cane field, or banana plantations, the jungle literally swallows you up. Makes you feel so small and insignificant&#8230; Lost out in the middle of such a beautifully wild environment.<span id="more-2213"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_2216" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2216" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110214_003/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2216 " title="Iquitos Street Scene" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110214_003.jpg" alt="20110214 003 Iquitos" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Iquitos Street Scene</p></div>
<p>We stayed in Iquitos about a week and a half in the end, but wished we could have stayed another few weeks longer exploring the neighboring jungles, small villages, lakes, rivers, and beaches. It would have been a great place to settle down for a while, with plenty of things to explore. The city has a definitively Amazonian vibe, but still manages to offer enough luxuries for the weary traveler, vibrant culture, crumbling Colonial mansions with their colorful <em>azulejos</em> (Hand painted tiles imported from Portugal) from the Rubber-Boom days, and many opportunities to explore the surrounding forest and indigenous communities who make the upper Amazon basin their home.</p>
<div id="attachment_2217" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2217" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110215_004/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2217" title="Mercado Planted Medicinales" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110215_004-200x300.jpg" alt="20110215 004 200x300 Iquitos" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mercado de Plantes Medicinales, Bélen</p></div>
<p>As well, Iquitos is home to one of the biggest and most vibrant markets in all of Peru, near the floating neighborhood of Bélen. Here also, is the world famous Natural Medecine Market (<em>Mercado de Plates Medicinales</em>) full of an incredible variety of medicines, plants, tonics, for anything which may ail you- All straight from the surrounding jungles. Medicines which can be bought here for very little, are shipped all over the world to holistic clinics, healers, doctors, hospitals, and patients who can benefit from the Amazons&#8217; incredible bounty of plant life. We stocked up on some last minute herbs and supplies to bring back with us, and to share with others back home.</p>
<p>Leaving Iquitos, we finally began the definitive long road home&#8230; Our time im Peru was coming soon to an end, but we still had some 1,800 kilometers to cover to make it to our flight in Lima- And of course, a few more stops to make on the way home.</p>
<h4>Photo Gallery:</h4>

<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110213_001/' title='Crumbling Azulejos'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110213_001-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110213 001 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110213_002/' title='Amazon Rain Storm'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110213_002-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110213 002 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110214_003/' title='Iquitos Street Scene'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110214_003-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110214 003 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
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<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110215_005/' title='Strange Jungle Fish'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110215_005-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110215 005 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110215_006/' title='Love Potions, Tonics, and Spells'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110215_006-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110215 006 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110216_007/' title='Colonial Façade of Casa Morey Hotel'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110216_007-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110216 007 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110216_008/' title='Historic Landmark Plaque'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110216_008-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110216 008 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110216_009/' title='&#039;Floating&#039; Houses along the Amazon'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110216_009-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110216 009 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110216_010/' title='Bélen'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110216_010-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110216 010 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110216_011/' title='Bélen Houses'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110216_011-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110216 011 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_012/' title='Parrot'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_012-e1302094245292-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 012 e1302094245292 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_013/' title='Parakeet'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_013-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 013 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_014/' title='Caged Monkey'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_014-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 014 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_015/' title='Amazonian Spa'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_015-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 015 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_016/' title='Lena in the Jungle!'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_016-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 016 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_017/' title='Beautiful Jungle Scenery'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_017-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 017 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/iquitos/20110217_018/' title='Lena in the Jungle'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/03/20110217_018-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="20110217 018 150x150 Iquitos"  title="Iquitos" /></a>

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		<pubdate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:35:35 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Lena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Da Iquiotos die größte Stadt der Welt ist, die nicht mit einer Strasse verbunden ist, hat, wer von Pucallpa nach Iquitos reisen möchte, zwei Möglichkeiten: man kann fliegen oder man kann das Boot nehmen. Wir entschieden uns für die viertägige Bootsfahrt. So eine Bootsfahrt stellt man sich ja erst einmal total abenteuerlich, und ja, auch [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span lang ="de"><div id="attachment_2182" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2182" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/10022011_008/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2182  " title="Typical Day on Board" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/10022011_008.jpg" alt="10022011 008 Rio Ucayali" width="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Typical Day on Board</p></div>
<p>Da Iquiotos die größte Stadt der Welt ist, die nicht mit einer Strasse verbunden ist, hat, wer von Pucallpa nach Iquitos reisen möchte, zwei Möglichkeiten: man kann fliegen oder man kann das Boot nehmen. Wir entschieden uns für die viertägige Bootsfahrt. So eine Bootsfahrt stellt man sich ja erst einmal total abenteuerlich, und ja, auch ein wenig romantisch vor. Man hat Boote vor Augen, wie die Dampfschiffe aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, die den Mississippi hoch und runter gefahren sind. Man stellt sich Hängematten auf einem Deck vor, die gemütlich im Wind hin und herschaukeln, während man seinen Blick über den wilden Urwald zur Linken und Rechten am Flussufer gleiten lässt. Die Realität sieht dann leider ganz anders aus und ihre hässliche Fratze lässt einen für einen Augenblick erschaudern.<span id="more-2174"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_2188" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2188" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/30012011_003/"><img class="size-large wp-image-2188 " title="Pucallpa Port" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/30012011_003-750x300.jpg" alt="30012011 003 750x300 Rio Ucayali" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pucallpa Port</p></div>
<p>Das Problem fängt schon damit an, dass es unmöglich ist eine wahrheitsgemäße Information darüber zu bekommen, wann die Boote eigentlich losfahren. Ein &#8220;Reisebüro&#8221; odfer ähnliches für die Boote existiert nicht. So bleibt einem nichts anderes übrig als persönlich zu Hafen zu laufen und zu hoffen gewünschte Information dort zu erhalten. An den jeweiligen Booten hängen zwar Kreidetafeln, an denen der Abfahrtstag vermerkt ist. Jedoch sind diese sehr unzuverlässlich. Meistens steht an der Kreidetafel <span class="notranslate"><em>&#8220;Mañana&#8221;</em></span>, was dann so lange Gültigkeit hat, bis das Boot wirklich bereit ist den Hafen zu verlassen, woraufhin das <span class="notranslate"><em>&#8220;Mañana&#8221;</em></span> zu <span class="notranslate"><em>&#8220;Hoy&#8221;</em></span> gewechselt wird. Nachdem man also auf die Kreidetafeln nichts geben kann, hat man noch die Möglichkeit so viele Leute am Hafen wie möglich zu fragen. Diese werden dir unter Garantie varierende Antworten geben. Aus den Auswahlmöglichkeiten kann man dann die Mitte wählen oder die Antwort, die am häufigsten gefallen ist. Kurzum: man kann nicht mit Sicherheit sagen, wann das Boot den Hafen verlassen wir. Dieser Umstand sowie der Wunsch dir den besten Platz an Bord mit deiner Hängematte zu sichern, zwingt dich bereits ein bis zwei Tage vorher an Bord, bevor das Boot überhaupt daran denkt auch nur seine Motoren anzuschmeißen.</p>
<div id="attachment_2176" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2176" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/08022011_002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2176" title="Jungle of Hammocks" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/08022011_002-300x200.jpg" alt="08022011 002 300x200 Rio Ucayali" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jungle of Hammocks</p></div>
<p>Wir kamen am Vortag an Bord, hatten aber bereits zu diesem Zeitpunkt unsere Probleme einen Platz zu finden, wo auch nur zwei Hängematten nebeneinander Platz haben konnten. Ich habe mich schon in der ersten Nacht sehr beengt gefühlt, sollte aber feststellen, dass es durchaus schlimmer wird. Am Tag der Abreise rauschten noch etwa 100 weitere Menschen an Bord. Darunter auch eine Familie bestehend aus vier Frauen, einem Mann und vier Kleinkindern, die es für eine gute Idee hielt den Platz unter unseren Hängematten zu vereinnahmen. Nach berets zwei Tagen Bootsfahrt war ich bereit eines der Kinder über Bord zu schmeissen, die tragbare Kindertoilette, die der Haufen mit sich führte und selten säuberte fing an zu stinken, und man hatte Schwirigkeiten nicht auf den Essensresten auszurutschen, die sie überall auf den Boden verteilten.</p>
<div id="attachment_2181" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2181" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/10022011_007/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2181" title="Passengers on the Boat" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/10022011_007-300x200.jpg" alt="10022011 007 300x200 Rio Ucayali" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Passengers on the Boat</p></div>
<p>Ja so eine Bootsfahrt ist nicht für jeden etwas. Man teilt sich das Boot mit etwa 250 anderen Menschen, Jason scheute den Vergleich zu einem Gefängnis nicht, und sechs Toilletten. Das Licht an Bord wird sehr spät ausgeschaltet und wenn es dann endlich dunkel ist wird dein Hängemattennachbar sein Radio anschalten. Wurde dieser endlich zur Ruhe gebracht kann man unter Garantie davon ausgehen, dass irgendein Blag das Plärren anfängt. Das Essen, denkt man, ist gar nicht so schlecht, bis man dann eines besseren belehrt wird, wenn man Durchfall davon bekommt. Ja, ja: <span class="notranslate"><em>&#8220;Eine Bootsfahrt, die ist lustig, eine Bootsfahrt, die ist schön&#8230;</span> (A boat trip that is funny, a boat trip that is nice)&#8221;</em></p>
<div id="attachment_2184" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2184" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/10022011_010/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2184" title="Rush of Vendors" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/10022011_010-300x200.jpg" alt="10022011 010 300x200 Rio Ucayali" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Vendors Rushing on Board with Produce</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2187" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2187" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/11022011_013/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2187" title="Fried Piranha" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/11022011_013-300x200.jpg" alt="11022011 013 300x200 Rio Ucayali" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fried Piranha</p></div>
<p>Sieht man über all diese Dinge hinweg, gerät man doch durchaus auch oft genug in Situationen, in denen man fast Spaß an der ganzen Reise hat. Der wilde Urwald fließt tatsächlich gemächlich zu deiner Rechten und Linken vorbei und ist dabei sehr schön anzuschauen. Bei Sonnenauf &#8211; und untergang ist es fast friedlich an Bord. Immer wenn man an einen Hafen kommt strömen Unmengen von Verkäufern an Bord, die alles möglich Erdenkliche verkaufen. An Deck werden Karten gespielt und Hühner spazieren geführt. Die Tage in der Hängematte sind fast gemütlich. Die Bootsfahrt von Pucallpa nach Iquitos war zwar nicht das spaßigste Ereignis, das ich jemals mitgemacht habe, war jedoch eine Erfahrung wert und wir wären wahrscheinlich beide sehr enttäuscht gewesen, hätten wir diese Erfahren verpasst.</p>
<div id="attachment_2180" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2180" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/rio-ucayali/09022011_006/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2180 " title="Sunset on the Rio Ucayali" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/09022011_006.jpg" alt="09022011 006 Rio Ucayali" width="450" height="253" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sunset on the Rio Ucayali</p></div>
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		<description><![CDATA[I write this now, as we sit in Pucallpa&#8217;s port, waiting for the boat to leave for Iquitos: Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow, or the next day. Things just work a little differantly here&#8230; We arrived in steamy Pucalla straight from the cool central Andes after a long eighteen-hour bus ride though what is supposed to [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2155" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2155" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/30012011_001/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2155" title="Pucallpa Waterfront" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/30012011_001-300x200.jpg" alt="30012011 001 300x200 Pucallpa" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pucallpa Waterfront</p></div>
<p>I write this now, as we sit in Pucallpa&#8217;s port, waiting for the boat to leave for Iquitos: Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow, or the next day. Things just work a little differantly here&#8230; We arrived in steamy Pucalla straight from the cool central Andes after a long eighteen-hour bus ride though what is supposed to be the most drug-infested area of Peru. About two in the morning, the bus was boarded by a police officer armed with a semi-automatic machine gun who asked for a &#8220;protection donation&#8221;. We knew we were going to be in for something interestesting in this deep jungle town&#8230; Pucallpa proved to hide adventure and interest in many unexpected places, and heat, humidity, and mosquitos aside, and incedibly beautiful place to interact with the people, the culture, and the landscape of the jungle.<span id="more-2135"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_2145" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2145" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/04022011_009/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2145 " title="Swimming from the Docks at Sunset" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/04022011_009.jpg" alt="04022011 009 Pucallpa" width="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Swimming from the Docks at Sunset</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2140" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 210px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2140" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/03022011_004/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2140" title="Lucho and  Family" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/03022011_004-200x300.jpg" alt="03022011 004 200x300 Pucallpa" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lucho Romero with his wife and grandson.</p></div></p>
<p>Our first few days in Pucallpa, we were lucky enough to be introduced to <a href="http://www.mishkitaki.org/">Lucho Romero</a>, a curandero from the area who has been working with medicinal plants and conducting Ayahuasca ceremonies for over 38 years. We spent a few days with him and his family in a truly <em>unique</em> Peruvian experience. He and his family welcomed us into thier home, and indeed, it felt like we had found our family. We ate fried bananas for breakfast, strange river fish for lunch, and were also able to participate in two beautiful ceremonies during which he worked with some of his local patients. It was a beautiful insight into traditional Amazonain plant medecine, and I feel like we left there with a new sense of meaning to our journey: Both where we had gone so far, as well as where we are headed (SOON HOME).</p>
<div id="attachment_2147" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2147" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/05022011_011/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2147 " title="Lastenia Working on Embroidering" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/05022011_011-300x200.jpg" alt="05022011 011 300x200 Pucallpa" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lastenia Working on Embroidering</p></div>
<p>We also had the pleasure of visiting the nearby Shipibo community of San Francisco on Yarinacocha (lake). The Shipibo people are an indiginous culture in this area who use Ayahuasca culturally and medicinally from a very young age. They are incredibly warm, friendly people, and once again we were welcomed into the home of a beautifully smiling woman named Lastenia who mothered us like two of her own. Her husband is a Shipibo Curandero, and she works weaving beautiful embroidered textiles which are said to represent the <em>canciones</em> (songs) of Ayahuasca, which are said to come directly from the plants themselves. I have to admit being as bit of a toursit here, as I left with more &#8216;souveniers&#8217; from here than in probably all my previous travels combined! The fabrics made by Lastenia and the other Shipibo people are simply beautiful, and I couldn&#8217;t resist taking a few memories of this beautiful culture home&#8230;</p>
<p><div id="attachment_2154" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2154" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/07022011_018/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2154 " title="Colorful Waterfront Store" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/07022011_018.jpg" alt="07022011 018 Pucallpa" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Colorful Waterfront Store in Yarina Cocha</p></div><br />
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<h4>Photo Gallery:</h4>

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<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/03022011_002/' title='Lena, Charlie, and Sergio Enjoying Fresh Coconuts'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/03022011_002-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="03022011 002 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
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<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/04022011_007/' title='Boys Fishing for Pihrana'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/04022011_007-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="04022011 007 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/04022011_008/' title='Lena in San Francicsco de Yarinacocha'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/04022011_008-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="04022011 008 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
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<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/05022011_012/' title='Finished!'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/05022011_012-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="05022011 012 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/07022011_017/' title='Lebonita with her Blanket'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/07022011_017-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="07022011 017 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/04022011_010/' title='Juanes!'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/04022011_010-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="04022011 010 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/05022011_013/' title='House in Santa Clara de Yarinacocha'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/05022011_013-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="05022011 013 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/05022011_014/' title='Seventh-Day Adventist Chuch'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/05022011_014-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="05022011 014 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/05022011_015/' title='San Francisco de Yarina Cocha'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/05022011_015-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="05022011 015 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/02/pucallpa/07022011_016/' title='The West Season'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/02/07022011_016-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="07022011 016 150x150 Pucallpa"  title="Pucallpa" /></a>
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		<pubdate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:47:01 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a quick stop in the desert-oasis of Huacachina to break the long trip from Arequipa to Ayacucho, we got on yet another all-night bus bound for the Andean Highlands. We visited Ayacucho, the pretty colonial town of Huancavelica, and then a very quick stop in Huancayo&#8230; This was a great taste of traditional Peru, and a nice relief [...]]]></description>
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<p>After a quick stop in the desert-oasis of Huacachina to break the long trip from Arequipa to Ayacucho, we got on yet another all-night bus bound for the Andean Highlands. We visited Ayacucho, the pretty colonial town of Huancavelica, and then a very quick stop in Huancayo&#8230; This was a great taste of traditional Peru, and a nice relief from the Gringo-Trail, visiting places very little touristed by outsiders. In Huancavelica for example, we were met by a curious crowd of children when we arrived, and all over town the people seemed extra-curious about what apparently were the only two gringos in town!<span id="more-2117"></span></p>
<h4>Photo Gallery:</h4>

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		<title>Monasterio de Santa Catalina</title>
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		<pubdate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:26:00 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Monasterio de Santa Catalina is a cloistered convent in Arequipa, originally built in the 16th century. The founder of the monastery was a rich widow; The tradition of the time indicated that the second son or daughter of a family would enter religious service, and the convent accepted only women from high-class Spanish families. [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Monasterio de Santa Catalina is a cloistered convent in Arequipa, originally built in the 16th century. The founder of the monastery was a rich widow; The tradition of the time indicated that the second son or daughter of a family would enter religious service, and the convent accepted only women from high-class Spanish families. Each nun at Santa Catalina had between one and four servants or slaves, and the nuns invited musicians to perform in the convent, gave parties and generally lived a lavish lifestyle. Each family paid a dowry at their daughter&#8217;s entrance to the convent, and the dowry paid to gain the highest status was 2,400 silver coins (equivalent to around $50,000 today).<span id="more-2008"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_2011" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 170px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2011" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/monasterio-de-santa-catalina/18012011_002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2011 " title="Calle Sevilla" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/18012011_002-200x300.jpg" alt="18012011 002 200x300 Monasterio de Santa Catalina" width="160" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Calle Sevilla</p></div>
<p>Later, in 1871, a strict Dominican nun was sent by Pope Pius IX to reform the monastery. She sent the rich dowries back to Europe, and freed all the servants and slaves, giving them the choice of remaining as nuns or leaving. In the 1960s, it was struck twice by earthquakes, severely damaging the structures, and forcing the nuns to build new accommodation next door. It was then restored before finally being opened to the public in 1969.</p>
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<p>We had intentionally arrived late in the afternoon so that we could have a chance to also visit the monestary for the one night per week that it is open to the public in the night time. However, after paying a fairly expensive price to enter so late in the day, they failed to inform us that that particular night was a special event and therefore it was not possible to visit the monestary during the night&#8230; So, our visit was cut unexpectedly short, and it was particularly disappointing since I had been planning for weeks to make some night photography there. Still, we did manage to get a few good photos there, as the architcture and alleyways are very beautiful. I wish we would have had a little more time, and for sure a few hours at night, and I think we could have come away with some even more pleasing photos.<br />
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		<pubdate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:14:37 +0000</pubdate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colca cayon, about 150km north from Arequipa, is a large canyon which at 4,160 m deep is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. Until a few years ago, this was believed to be the deepest canyon in the world: Now that title goes to the Cañon de Cotahuasi, just 100km to [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1908" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1908" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/14012011_004/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1908" title="Kevin Overlooking the Canyon" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/14012011_004-300x200.jpg" alt="14012011 004 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kevin Overlooking the Canyon</p></div>
<p>Colca cayon, about 150km north from Arequipa, is a large canyon which at 4,160 m deep is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. Until a few years ago, this was believed to be the deepest canyon in the world: Now that title goes to the Cañon de Cotahuasi, just 100km to the west, which is deeper by some 150m or so. Still, Cañon del Colca was incredibly impressive in it&#8217;s own right; From tiny traditional villages, soaring condors overhead, and huge snow-capped mountains looming in the distance, to the backpacker-mecca of &#8216;The Oasis&#8217; with its palm-shaded swimming pools in the bottom of the canyon- This was a great mix of rugged nature, culture, and relaxation.<span id="more-1904"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_1906" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1906" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/13012011_002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1906" title="Church in Cabanaconde" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/13012011_002-300x200.jpg" alt="13012011 002 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Church in Cabanaconde</p></div>
<p>On the first day in the canyon, we met Kevin and Chini (who we had stayed with three months ago in Lima, and randomly bumped into again in Arequipa) in Chivay at the start of the canyon. After a quick night there, we set out the next day by foot to explore some of the smaller villages on the way from Chivay to Cabanaconde at the west end of the canyon. The colca river winds through impressive Inca terraces which are still in use by the villages today, and are reputedly the most extensive terrace system in all of Peru.</p>
<div id="attachment_1909" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1909" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/14012011_005/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1909" title="The Trail Down into the Canyon" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/14012011_005-300x200.jpg" alt="14012011 005 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Trail Down into the Canyon</p></div>
<p>From Cabanaconde, we hiked down into the canyon to a place called &#8216;The Oasis&#8217;, which lies near the canyon floor almost 2000m below. Here, after three hours of steep, tiring, downhill walking, you arrive at a lush oasis of Palms, simple thatched huts, and swimming pools, punctuated by the steep canon walls towering thousands of feet overhead. Kevin and Chini had to climb back up the canyon that afternoon, to head back to Lima the next day. We stayed here for two nights, doing mostly nothing but enjoying the surroundings and the sunshine, and eating heaping plates of spaghetti served by our hosts every night.</p>
<div id="attachment_1911" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1911" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/15012011_007/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1911 " title="Thatched Huts at 'The Oasis'" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/15012011_007-300x200.jpg" alt="15012011 007 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Thatched Huts at &#39;The Oasis&#39;</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1912" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1912" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/15012011_008/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1912 " title="Lena by the Pool" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/15012011_008-300x200.jpg" alt="15012011 008 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lena by the Pool</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1913" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 190px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1913" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_009/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1913 " title="Cactus Fruit!" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_009-200x300.jpg" alt="16012011 009 200x300 Cañon del Colca" width="180" height="270" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cactus Fruit!</p></div>
<p>From the Oasis, we hiked further into the Canyon passing the small village of Malata before continuing on to San Juan de Chuccho. On the way we walked though thick groves of cactus full of ripe fruit which of course we had to try! They were delicious, but as I was unlucky to discover, one has to be extra careful about the tiny spines- If you get too greedy and down&#8217;t clean them thoroughly before eating then, the tiny thorns will get stuck in your tounge and are impossible to remove! Lena spent a good half hour cleaning me up after my little incident&#8230; It was worth it though- the fruits were sweet and juicy which was perfect for the hot trail!</p>
<div id="attachment_1914" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1914" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_010/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1914 " title="Colca Canon Early Morning" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_010-300x200.jpg" alt="16012011 010 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Colca Canon Early Morning</p></div>
<p>Cactus fruit past, we continued to Malata and then to San Juan, where we found a great camping spot for the night in a small, grassy meadow, just on the edge of the canyon wall. We stopped here early, in the meadow surrounded by giant cacti and trees covered in Spanish moss, to relax for a while and cook a much-needed hearty dinner of quinua and soup. Sitting in the bottom of the canyon as the sun set and the stars came out was so peaceful, and I wasn&#8217;t ready to leave. Staring at the stars and the canyon walls that night, I thought I could easily spend another few days there&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1923" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1923" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_019/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1923  " title="Lena on the Way Up" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_019-300x200.jpg" alt="17012011 019 300x200 Cañon del Colca" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lena on the Way Up</p></div>
<p>The next day though, we had to face the rough 3 1/2 hour trail climbing back to the top of the canyon. We were awake by 5:00 in hopes that we could beat the morning sun, but by 7:00 we were less than halfway up and the sun was already burning hot. Unfortunately, our heavy bags made this part of the trek even more difficult and the last hour or so of climbing, we were sweaty and our legs were shaking. We had to stop every 15 minutes or so during the last part of the climb to catch our breath and rest our tired legs. By the time we reached Cabanaconde again, Lena was ready to never see the canyon again, and both of us were so exhausted we were having trouble walking! We stopped in the first shop we passed and bought some much-needed bananas for our potassium fix before catching the bus for the bumpy ride back to Arequipa.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_1924" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1924" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_020/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1924 " title="View from the Top!" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_020.jpg" alt="17012011 020 Cañon del Colca" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">View from the Top!</p></div><br />
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<h4>Photo Gallery:</h4>

<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/13012011_001/' title='Church in Yanque'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/13012011_001-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="13012011 001 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/13012011_002/' title='Church in Cabanaconde'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/13012011_002-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="13012011 002 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/14012011_004/' title='Kevin Overlooking the Canyon'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/14012011_004-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="14012011 004 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/14012011_005/' title='The Trail Down into the Canyon'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/14012011_005-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="14012011 005 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/15012011_006/' title='Thatched Huts at &#039;The Oasis&#039;'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/15012011_006-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="15012011 006 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/15012011_007/' title='Thatched Huts at &#039;The Oasis&#039;'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/15012011_007-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="15012011 007 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/15012011_008/' title='Lena by the Pool'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/15012011_008-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="15012011 008 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_009/' title='Cactus Fruit!'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_009-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 009 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_010/' title='Colca Canon Early Morning'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_010-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 010 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_011/' title='View of &#039;The Oasis&#039;'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_011-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 011 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_012/' title='Bees on  Cactus Flowers'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_012-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 012 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_014/' title='Tiny Chapel in Malata'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_014-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 014 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_016/' title='Lena Crossing the Hanging Bridge'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_016-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 016 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/16012011_017/' title='Proud Jason'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/16012011_017-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="16012011 017 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_018/' title='Colca Canyon Sunrise'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_018-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="17012011 018 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_019/' title='Lena on the Way Up'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_019-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="17012011 019 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_020/' title='View from the Top!'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_020-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="17012011 020 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/canon-del-colca/17012011_021/' title='Bus Station in Chivay'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/17012011_021-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="17012011 021 150x150 Cañon del Colca"  title="Cañon del Colca" /></a>

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		<description><![CDATA[Von dem idyllischen See Titikaka kommend, waren wir auf Arequipa als Perus zweitgrößte Stadt nicht vorbereitet und die Stadt traf und wie ein Schlag ins Gesicht. Die grauen Smog Wolken, die tagsüber so dicht sind, dass man es schwer hat die Umrisse des nahe gelegenen Vulkans El Misti zu erkennen, kündigten sich schon von weiten [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span lang ="de"><div id="attachment_2005" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2005" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/19012011_001/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2005   " title="Plaza de Armas at Night" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/19012011_001.jpg" alt="19012011 001 Arequipa" width="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Plaza de Armas at Night</p></div>
<p>Von dem idyllischen See Titikaka kommend, waren wir auf Arequipa als Perus zweitgrößte Stadt nicht vorbereitet und die Stadt traf und wie ein Schlag ins Gesicht. Die grauen Smog Wolken, die tagsüber so dicht sind, dass man es schwer hat die Umrisse des nahe gelegenen Vulkans El Misti zu erkennen, kündigten sich schon von weiten an: Aus den Bergen mit dem Bus kommend wehte durch die geöffneten Fenster Abgase herein, die einen die Luft nahm und stark an Lima erinnern ließ. Als wir dann am Abend etwas zu essen suchten, wurden wir von der Masse der Menschen überrollt. Wir sollten feststellen, dass man erst einmal wieder lernen muss, wie man sich auf vollen Straßenzügen bewegen muss, um nicht jede paar Sekunden mit einem Passanten zusammenzustoßen.<span id="more-1889"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_1895" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1895" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_004/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1895" title="La Cathedrale" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_004-200x300.jpg" alt="08012011 004 200x300 Arequipa" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">La Cathedrale</p></div>
<p>Jedoch ersteinmal in eingelebt, sollte sich Arequipa als sehr schöne und charakteristische Stadt herausstellen. Man bekommt das Gefühl, die Spanier hatten hier, mehr als anderswo in Peru, ihre Finger im Spiel. Die Stadt strotzt nahezu vor alten Kolonialbauten, die ihren morbiden Charme zur Schau stellen. In jeden zweiten Hauseingang in den man blickt offenbart sich ein Hinterhof, der mit orientalischen Fliesen gekachelt ist. Und die Fassaden der Häuser sind in kräftigen Farben gestrichen: blau, rot und gelb mit weiß hervorstechenden Tür &#8211; und Toreingängen. Man sieht in Arequipa weitaus mehr Farbe als in anderen peruanischen Städten, auch außerhalb des Stadtzentrums. Tendenziell sind peruanische Städte eher nach dem Prinzip des Praktischen, nicht des Schönen gebaut. Und zwischen Arequipas farbenfrohe Kolonialbauten reihen sich die zahlreichen Kirchen. Diese stechen hervor, da sie aus dem weißen Sillar-Gestein bestehen, was Vulkan-Gestein ist. Die Kirchen aus diesem Gestein haben Arequipa auch den Namen der &#8220;weißen Stadt&#8221; eingebracht. Ansonsten wirkt Arequipa häufig eher wie eine Stadt in Spanien als dass man wirklich den Eindruck hätte, man würde sich in Peru befinden.</p>
<div id="attachment_1894" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1894" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_003/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1894" title="Arequipa Street" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_003-300x200.jpg" alt="08012011 003 300x200 Arequipa" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Arequipa Street</p></div>
<p>Obwohl wir uns nun schon sehr lange in Arequipa aufhalten, wird mir die Stadt nicht über. Da kommt wohl doch wieder das Großstadtkind bei mir durch, das Natur und Landschaft zwar mehr und mehr zu schätzen weiß, jedoch in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen wieder Großstadtluft einatmem muss. Wie es sich bei Jason damit verhält ist wohl eher ambivalent. Einerseits genießt er die zivilisatorischen Fortschritte, wie zum Beispiel das Internet, andererseits hält er sich tendenziell bekanntlichermaßen ja lieber in den eher unbesidelten Landstrichen auf. Ich denke, wenn wir morgen Arequipa verlassen, wird er nicht allzu traurig sein den Großstadtmassen, der Hektik und dem Lärm endlich zu entkommen.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_2006" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2006" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/07012011_001-panorama/"><img class="size-full wp-image-2006 " title="Iglesia de la Compañia" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/07012011_001-Panorama-e1295559083207.jpg" alt="07012011 001 Panorama e1295559083207 Arequipa" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Iglesia de la Compañia</p></div><br />
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<h3>Photo Gallery:</h3>

<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_001-2/' title='Jason in the Hostel'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_001-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 001 2 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/07012011_001-panorama/' title='Iglesia de la Compañia'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/07012011_001-Panorama-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="07012011 001 Panorama 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_001-panorama/' title='Iglesia de Yanahuara'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_001-Panorama-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 001 Panorama 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_001/' title='Lena on Plaza de Yanahuara'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_001-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 001 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_002/' title='Fountain in Yanahuara'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_002-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 002 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_003/' title='Arequipa Street'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_003-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 003 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/08012011_004/' title='La Cathedrale'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/08012011_004-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="08012011 004 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/09012011_005/' title='Iglesia Santa Marta'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/09012011_005-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="09012011 005 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/09012011_009/' title='Two Green Bugs'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/09012011_009-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="09012011 009 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
<a href='http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/arequipa/09012011_006/' title='Lena and her new Hat'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/09012011_006-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="09012011 006 150x150 Arequipa"  title="Arequipa" /></a>
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		<title>Copacabana</title>
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		<pubdate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:00:47 +0000</pubdate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bolivia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copacabana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh ahh ahh ahh Copa Copacabana&#8230; Well, Copacabana was neither literally or figuratively &#8220;The hottest spot north of Havana,&#8221; but it was an interesting place nonetheless to spend a few days &#8216;decompressing&#8217; after our rough week lounging on the beach in Isla del Sol. The town itself is fairly bleak and touristy, except for the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1877" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1877" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/copacabana/05012011_003/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1877" title="Copacabana" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/05012011_003-300x200.jpg" alt="05012011 003 300x200 Copacabana" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Copacabana</p></div>
<p><em>Ahh ahh ahh ahh Copa Copacabana&#8230;</em> Well, Copacabana was neither literally or figuratively &#8220;The hottest spot north of Havana,&#8221; but it was an interesting place nonetheless to spend a few days &#8216;decompressing&#8217; after our rough week lounging on the beach in Isla del Sol. The town itself is fairly bleak and touristy, except for the large 16th century Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana on the main square. Here you can see the interesting custom of blessing vehicles: Drunk drivers from all around come to have thier cars covered in flowers and dowsed in champagne in hopes that god will protect they and thier humble passengers&#8230;<span id="more-1874"></span></p>
<div id="attachment_1881" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1881" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/copacabana/05012011_007/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1881 " title="Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana at Night" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/05012011_007.jpg" alt="05012011 007 Copacabana" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana at Night</p></div>
<p>Also of note in Copacabana, is that Lena was finally able to get her hands on one of the funny little hats all the indiginous old women wear in southern Peru and in Bolivia&#8230; She has been wanting one for weeks, and after a day of searching and some hard bargaining, we were able to secure the perfect hat at a nice price! She&#8217;s already gotten plenty of comments and the old women really love seeing the little Gringa sporting thier style. Doesn&#8217;t she just look delightfully Bohemian, Er, <em>Bolivian</em>&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_1885" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1885" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/copacabana/06012011_011/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1885 " title="Little Bohemian Lena" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/06012011_011-300x200.jpg" alt="06012011 011 300x200 Copacabana" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Little Bohemian Lena</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1886" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 240px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1886" href="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/2011/01/copacabana/06012011_012/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1886 " title="Pure Vagabond" src="http://www.seekingfocus.com/travelsickness/wp-content/plugins/dynpicwatermark/DynPicWaterMark_ImageViewer.php?path=2011/01/06012011_012-300x200.jpg" alt="06012011 012 300x200 Copacabana" width="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pure Vagabond</p></div>
<h3>Photo Gallery:<br />

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