Leaving Lima by plane it is a 1 1/2 hour flight to Arequipa. It was early evening when the plane set down. Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru with a population of around one million people.
After breakfast we loaded up on the bus to head up into the mountains to visit a national park. Arequipa is at the base of the Volcanos at an elevation of a little more than 7000ft. The Road took us to a salt lake at over 14,000ft and was a ride of over 3 hours. I was pleasantly surprised by the warm salt water. There were flamingos, cara cara, wild vincuna’s, domestic llamas and other wildlife around the lake. I never knew that flamingos would be that high in elevation. . Last night was beautiful with the full or almost full moon. These are some of the pictures off my phone. More to come.
