Day 1: We start from Arequipa
at 08:00 in our private transport, we pick you up
at your hotel after 2 hours driving we visit the Vicuñas National Reservation
of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, we stop some minutes
at Patahuasi to appreciate the handicrafts
of alpaca and to drink a «mate de coca» to avoid altitude sickness, because, the highest point on this road is 4,900 meters (more than 14,000
feet)
at that altitude we can appreciate the view
of all the volcanoes in line like Ubinas (smoking volcano) El Misti volcano, Chachani, Ampato (were they found Juanita mummy) Sabancaya (active volcano), Hualca Hualca and Mismi (
at this
mountain is located the source
of the Amazon river) and also the magic «Apachetas» piles
of stones or
rocks set by locals and also by tourists like an offering to the «Apus» (spirits living inside the
mountains and volcanoes).
It plays a lot like pachinko (or The Price Is Right's Plinko game) but instead
of dropping balls into a loud machine with bright flashing lights, you're terrorizing a small town
at the
foot of a
mountain by knocking down a boulder, directing the giant
rock into smashing cars, trees, animals, and even small aircraft along the way.