Finally I've gotten around to posting this! About 1 month ago I traveled from Tacna to Arequipa to travel around with the other exchange students. This is our first big trip.
The view of the three volcanoes from outside my window!
Above: The volcano
Pichu Pichu, which means "Peak Peak" in the Inca language.
The volcanic soil is, of course, very fertile. The weird part is that the fields are just smack-dab in the middle of the city.
Above, from left to right: Roy our Chairman of my district (4300), Rachel R. from Ontario
también, me, and the Chairman of the Lima district 4450.
Above: What is it and .... wherefore? Your guess is as good as mine.
Above: The Americans
Above: Yes, we made sure Canada got front and center.
Above: A very old cathedral hewn out of volcanic stone.
Is it an alpaca or a llama? That's for me to know and for you to find out.
As can be read on the sign, "Mansión del Fundador", or "Founder Mansion". One of the many colonial-style houses in Arequipa (it was called "Ciudad Blanca", or "White City", because most of these colonial houses are built out of white volcanic rock).
Above: Quite the cheery fellow.
Above: Did you know that Norwegian Vikings circumnavigated the world, ending up in Peru? Because they didn't.
Blue!
Above: Who feels like cooking tonight?
Again, I ask ye: an alpaca or a llama?
Llamas generally grow to a full standing height of ~2m, while Alpacas are significantly shorter.
Also, Llamas have banana shaped curved ears, while Alpacas have straight ears. Think:
Lla-ma Ba-na-na.
So, the correct answer is Alpaca.
People don't have backyards in Peruvian cities, so an excellent place for the dog to hang out is the roof.
Frozen cheese-cake.
District 4300
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