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Queso helado cheese ice cream, Arequipa, Peru photo

Queso helado? That’s cheese ice cream! Well, I never.

May 9, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Wherein does my cheeselove come from? In the U.S. we practically worship amber waves of cheddar and mozzarella mountain majesties, so there’s that patriotic peer pressure. And, although I’ve lived for 15 years in San Francisco, veganism — locally, one…

Too happy traffic cop, Arequipa, Peru photo

Something about this city doesn’t click

May 3, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Who’s to decide when a city has really pulled together, gathering at least a few of its cultural tendrils into a civic identity that can cause visitors to feel connected to something vital and foreverafter refer to it as unforgettable?…

Gossiping women, Plaza de Armas, Arequipa, Peru photo

A plaza for people watching and conspiracy plotting

May 2, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

You don’t promenade in Arequipa, Peru’s Plaza de Armas. Not exactly. People wander about the main square, drifting from one group to another. They catch up with friends, kvetch about the cost of corn, plan vast conspiracies — it’s hard…

Sun and shadows, Santa Catalina Monastery and Convent, Arequipa, Peru photo

Jarred hearts, dead nuns, and a spring bride: Arequipa’s Santa Catalina Convent

April 25, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

I’d been led to believe that a visit to Monasterio de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Monastery) in Arequipa, Peru would be a serene, beautiful experience. Sure, sure. Except for the presence of death everywhere. Other than that, yeah, total bliss.

Adobo arequipeño recipe from Arequipa, Peru photo

Recipe for making Peru’s adobo arequipeño at home

March 19, 2013 · by Lauren · in Food, Peru, Recipes

Adobo arequipeño, also known as adobo de chanco, is a traditional dish from Arequipa, Peru. Cooked overnight, adobo arequipeño is a popular hangover cure and Sunday brunch dish at Arequipa’s local picanterías, or “spicy shops.” Though eating adobo arequipeño on…

Elsita's adobo, Cayma district, Arequipa, Peru photo

Today adobo, tomorrow the world: The best adobo in Arequipa, Peru

March 14, 2013 · by Lauren · in Food, Peru, Travel Stories

A town in which the traditional Sunday brunch is a bowl of spicy pork stew is a town I can get with. I just hope that the adobo in Arequipa, Peru is actually good. I don’t want to get with…

La Iglesia y Complejo de la Compañía, Arequipa, Peru photo

Jesuits and Catholics have their day

March 13, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

There are two things to do on a Sunday in Arequipa, Peru. One is to soothe your hangover with a bowl of adobo arequipeño, a spicy pork stew. The other is to go to church. So I do as the…

"El Lanlaco" cultural statue by Hnos. Yanqui. Arequipa, Peru photo

Sh*t just got real…istic in Arequipa, Peru

March 7, 2013 · by Lauren · in Art, Peru, Travel Stories

Nothing like wandering the streets of a new-to-me city and seeing this: This nightmare isn’t some Pan’s Labyrinth be-hoofed creature come to haunt the streets of Arequipa, Peru. It’s Peruvian folklore, rendered large and hyper-realistic.

Gastón Acurio's guinea pig, Cuy Pequinés, in Cusco, Peru photo

Eating guinea pig: A pet at home, dinner in Peru

February 27, 2013 · by Lauren · in Food, Peru, Travel Stories

An old saying begins, “If you love somebody, let them go.” If you’re traveling to Peru and you’ve had a guinea pig as a pet, a more fitting expression may be, “If you’ve loved something, put it in your belly.”

El Misti volcano in the distance, outside Arequipa, Peru

Missed opportunity at El Misti volcano

February 7, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

I’ve always wanted to hike a volcano. There’s no source for this desire of mine that I know of — no suppressed trigger from my childhood, no daredevilish dream needing realizing, no genetic memory of mountaineering in my family tree….

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