We were all feeling slightly delicate today so decided against the original plan (a 4-hour bus tour round Arequipa and the surrounding area seemed like an unnecessarily high risk activity...) so after a gentle breakfast and the catching of a few rays on the terrace we ventured out into a few of the nice touristy stores (deliberately selecting the ones closest to the hostel).
I bought some things for myself (obviously) and some things for my family (note to family: don't want to spoil the surprises y'all but sure you'll be relieved to know that the hat in the pic was not one of my purchases), engaged in a little light bargaining and generally felt quite pleased with myself.
We packed most of our stuff up ready to go and watched the sunset on the terrace, thinking what a pity it would be not to have snow capped volcanos overlooking us all the time.
In the evening we went out for a lovely goodbye meal with Emma and Ben in the same place we had cocktails the other day. Chicha is the nicest restaurant in Arequipa and makes super tasty food. We shared cuy (guinea pig) pancakes for starters and scallops, and I had alpaca papardelle for mains. For dessert we shared a trio of chocolate mousses and all was yum. Definitely an excellent way to end our stay :-)
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