January 17

After a 10hour night bus, we finally arrived in Peru's second biggest city: Arequipa.

Info from wikipedia:
Arequipa lies in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,335 meters (7,661 feet) above sea level; the former snow-capped volcano El Misti overlooks the city.
The city has many colonial-era Spanish buildings built of sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock, from which it gets the nickname La Ciudad Blanca ("The White City").

Our hotel was really nice and only a few minutes away from the main plaza, which is really nice with the surrounding arcades and the cathedral (made with white rocks).
We visited the Convent of Santa Catalina. The walls are painted in different colors and it looks great!!!

The Monasterio de Santa Catalina is a cloistered convent located in Arequipa, Peru. It was built in 1580 and was enlarged in the 17th century. The over 20,000-square-meter monastery is predominantly of the Mudéjar style, and is characterised by the vividly painted walls. There are approximately 20 nuns currently living in the northern corner of the complex; the rest of the monastery is open to the public

After the visit, we walked a bit more in the city and I bought some shorts to replace a pair that I broke sitting down today! :-)