Arequipa to Tacna Part I
11/19/19 – 11/22/19 Arequipa outskirts. Bus exhaust breakfast. Hectic hustling through traffic, but soon discover ourselves removed from urban confines and in mountain bordering pueblos. In the air a mixture of mesquite, parched desert, and grilled chicken. Lunch in Pocsi. Asked if the water was potable and a woman confirmed in a curious manner as
Arequipa and Volcan Chachani
11/12/19 – 11/18/19 At sea level, atmospheric pressure is around 14.7 pounds per square inch. At sixty thousand feet above sea level (~18,000 meters) it drops to one pound per square inch. This elevation is known as the Armstrong limit in Honor of General Harry George Armstrong, who was the first to recognize the significance