• Arequipa, Peru Part 2

    June 9, 2016 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    We ended up exploring parts of the city we never visited before. We went to the museo sanctuario andinos to see the ice maiden Juanita. We were not allowed to take pictures inside the museum, but it was an Incan museum with the feature being a frozen Incan girl that was found at the top of a 20000ft volcano. She was used as a sacrifice for the Incan people. After the museum we also went to the Santa Catalina monastery. This place was huge, with whole streets located inside. In a separate area nuns still are active in the monastery. At night we then took another night bus to IcaRead more