My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences:
Arequipa and Lake Titicaca
This post accompanies my LIVE YouTube broadcast on 28 March 2021 about my explorations of Arequipa and the Lake Titicaca area of Peru. You can watch a replay of that broadcast here:
Links Mentioned in the Presentation
Accomodation Links
Related Blog Posts
On Being Afraid
I mentioned that I was nervous about being in Peru when I first arrived in 2014. Here are a couple posts that talk about that. I wrote them as a kind of pep-talk for people who say they would be too afraid to travel alone. Here is how I got over some of those fears.
Arequipa
Smoothies? You ain't Seen Nothin'
I loved visiting the juice ladies in the San Camillo Market in Arequipa. The variety of drinks boggles the mind!
Return to Arequipa
This is a short post about just being a “tourist” in Arequipa.
Nuevos Soles for New Soles
I love the opportunity to put new life into old objects, especially when they are favorite old objects. See how I quickly got new life put into my old sandals.
Tamales! En Peru!
Making tamales, Peruvian style, with Adela and Manuel.
The Festival of Candelaria
Chucuito and Acora
Translating Tom Sawyer
The women I knitted and spun yarn with in the plaza in Chucuito
The Alpaca Ladies of Acora
How I found alpaca fiber by the kilo in the town of Acora south of Chucuito
Lightning Show over Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca creates some pretty amazing weather. Fantastic thunderstorms are very commong. Here is my short photo-essay of one of the lightning storms over the lake. Photos were taken from my bedroom window.
Other Travel PostsYou May Enjoy
Food: Chapter 2–Chinese-Peruvian Fusion: It’s Nothing New
This is a fusion of Chinese and Peruvian food. It starts out as a stir fry of marinated beef loin (lomo) stir-fried with onions and tomatoes. But there’s a Peruvian twist: Adela mixed the french fried potatoes into the stir-fried meat!
I am in Love: Posada Santa Barbara
When I entered the restaurant I was overcome with emotion. I was the only one in the lodge eating that night and Juan had prepared a table just for me with white table cloth, tea service, a candle, and romantic Peruvian music in the background.
Quest for Fiber: Alpaca and Acrylic and Títeres
On my third day in Arequipa, Adela took me to Michell’s Fiber Mill. There is an outlet store there with all kinds of alpaca yarn at very good prices. Adjacent to the mill is Mundo Alpaca, a museum showing the process of preparing alpaca fleeces for market—both by hand and by machine.
