AREQUIPA - Back in Peru's Second Largest City

Accommodation

We stayed in the same place (Pascal was there during my Canyon trip as well).

Sights

In the city, I only visited:

Observatorio y Planetario "Stellarium"
Discount if you visit both the observatory and the planetarium
Great planetarium with a German film translated into Spanish
Nice telescope show of the night sky
Despite light pollution, stars and the craters of the moon were clearly visible
Market stalls and small shops between Mercado San Camilo and our hostel

Transportation

We had to take a taxi a few times; otherwise, we walked. With the taxi:

From the accommodation to the terminal
To and from the hospital

Food and Drink

We celebrated my successful climb out of the canyon at "La Despensa." Afterward, we went to the "Museo del Pisco," where I had a very expensive and delicious Pisco Sour. Pascal opted for an incredibly good non-alcoholic cocktail.

Cafés and Restaurants

La Despensa
Museo del Pisco

Expenses

Since my bloated stomach didn't get any better, we went to the hospital the day after my tour. Everything was examined there, and 72 hours later, I could retrieve my results online from the hospital's internal lab database. Not entirely unexpected: E. Coli. Here are the costs:

Hospital stay (outpatient): 64.62 Euro / 266.20 Soles
Medication: 27.00 Euro / 111.22 Soles
Taxi: 3.24 Euro / 13.10 Soles The total cost was 94.86 Euro. The Allianz insurance reimbursed me with 96.54 Euro – certainly no complaints from me! 🤭

Unsolvable Mysteries

How can this non-alcoholic cocktail be so so so delicious?

Bus to Puno

Our bus to Puno was with Cruz del Sur and cost 65 Soles per person. We departed at 2:00 PM and arrived around 8:30 PM – the trip took approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes. Once there, we were hungry and had dinner at a restaurant. Then we took a taxi to "Hostal Acuarius Puno," where we were warmly welcomed.