Once again work has taken me to a country renowned for surf, but I have to pay my dues in land before I can justify catching a wave.
We're working out of Arequipa in the South, and the architecture is amazing.
The nickname - La Ciudad Blanca - was given to this city because of the white volcanic rock (lapilli tuff,... for you rock nerds) that was used to build almost all the buildings in the old sector. Everything is amazingly preserved, especially considering the tectonic setting of the city (surrounded by massive volcanoes).
Ironically the hotel we are staying in was constructed of a composite which is meant to resemble the older volcanic tuffs. I just can't see how a false rock can be cheaper to build with given the extent of these tuffaceous rocks which form high cliffs along road cuts surrounding the city. The false rock may look nice, but you ain't fooling any geologists... which seem to be a large portion of the clientele at this particular hotel.
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