A whole post, just of pictures...

these pics are a few weeks old, but they are still pretty and we havent taken any cool trips since this trip to the COLCA CANYON, so i feel ok posting them now

notice my feet, and the view...from our hotel's porch, we loved this hotel (naturally)

the hotel stay, included a complementary 3-hr guided hike through the valley, maren and  I were able to butcher our way through a 3-hr spanish conversation with him, he was a saint

this llama literally spit in my face, about 20 seconds after this picture (GROSS!)

charming dining room at the hotel

I am not catholic, but i dont quite understand the whole idea of churches seeming to be museums first and churches secondarily, intersante

yup...maren paid this kid money to take a picture with him

notice the white-capped mnt in the background

lush

look REALLY hard, and you can see an ANDEAN condor, they have 3meter (10ft wing-spans)

At "ciudad de dios", a poorer neighborhood in the city of Arequipa...we got to tag along with a group from El Camino church, as their members spend every sunday after reaching out to people in this community 

Pastor Craig Querfeld, a missionary in Arequipa, who is partially supported by my parent's home church in philly, really amazing guy, got to spend some quality time with him and his family