My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences: Arequipa and Lake Titicaca

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: 

https://youtu.be/CNjIuMI1iqc

Links Mentioned in the Presentation

Santa Catalina Monastery

Free Walking Tour of Arequipa

Cruz del Sur Bus Line

Peru Hop

Accomodation Links

Manuel and Adela’s Home

Posada Santa Barbara:

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