The day after we moved to Nasca, the well-know place where marvelous lines and figures can be watched with an aircraft. The morning after our arrival in Nasca, we decided to fly over the lines (my wife stayed on the ground, unfortunately!!); because of the misty weather of the morning I had to wait several hours before the sun shows up and then, finally, I had the opportunity to see the mysterious lines from the sky. The pilot of my aircraft made several circles around every figure to provide us the chance to take many photos of the lines, the most beautiful being the Hummingbird, the Condor and the Spider.

In the afternoon of the same day we went to see the Chauchilla cemetery, an ancient burial place, where the Nazca people used to bury their dead. Here some graves are open to visitors. Unfortunately the strong wind caused a sand storm that hindered a lot our visit. At midnight of the same day we departed from Nasca to Arequipa. After a rough night in the bus with almost no sleep at all, we then arrived in Arequipa early in the morning of the next day.

In Arequipa we visited the Santa Catalina monastery, a beautiful monastery painted in bright red and blue colors. A local site that is worth a visit is the Santury Museum (located in the city center, just off the Plaza de Armas) where the famous Inca "Ice Maiden", Juanita, (a teenage girl sacrificed to the gods about 500 years ago) rests in a refrigerated crystal cage.