Arequipa, Peru

The colonial city of Arequipa is probably the most beautiful we have seen so far in South America. It is much cleaner than most with cobbled streets and white stone buildings. The surrounding area is a dramatic backdrop of snow capped mountains and volcanoes. During our couple of days there we visited an archeology museum and saw ´Juanita´ a mummified girl who was sacrificed at the top of nearby Mt. Ampato over 500 years ago by the Inca. She had been very well preserved by the extreme temperatures and was only found after a nearby volcano erupted, melting the ice cap she was buried under.
At a group meal one night to celebrate Tehri´s birthday we all had the chance to eat Guinea Pig - which tastes like grissely chicken and is very boney.