Noma i-Arequipa inolwandle olude kunayo yonke ePeru, ayaziwa njengendawo enhle yasolwandle. Mhlawumbe lokhu kungenxa yokuthi eziningi zazo zisezindaweni ezingazodwa futhi zitholakala kuphela ngolwandle. Kepha lokhu kunikeza ugu intelezi ekhethekile: inamachweba namabhishi ahlala izinyoni kuphela ezibekwe ezindaweni zemvelo ezibonakala zibhajwe ngesikhathi.
Yizindawo ezinhle zokuphumula, ngaphandle kwethelevishini noma omakhalekhukhwini, lapha udinga nje izimbadada ezinhle, isudi yokugeza nesifiso selanga.
Indawo ekahle yokuhlola le ngxenye yogu yi- UCaleta San José, enendlu yezivakashi ezithandekayo nenhle eyakhiwe eminyakeni embalwa edlule nguMauricio Mendoza del Solar noGonzalo Llerena, ababelana ngamaphupho abo nezivakashi ezifika lapha ngemuva kokuhamba ngomkhumbi amahora amabili zisuka ethekwini iQuilca.
Bangabangani abeza lapha eminyakeni eminingi edlule, behehwa ulwandle. UGonzalo ubelokhu edonsela emanzini iminyaka engamashumi amane kanti uMauricio uthathe isinqumo sokuyeka izifundo zakhe esemncane kakhulu waba ngumdobi. Lowo mqondo uthathe izinyanga eziyisithupha kuphela, kusukela ngemuva kokuthuthela eQuilca. Bobabili, kanye nabanye ophathina, banqume ukuqala ipulazi lama-oyster ePeru eSan José naseLa Francesa, kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi banquma ukubeka ikhaya labo.
Ngenxa yalokhu, indlu yezwe yakhelwa ukwaba le ndawo yasendle neyasezulwini nezivakashi, futhi yanikeza ukunethezeka okuthile njengamanzi ashisayo, amashidi ahlanzekile, indlu yokugezela enhle, nokudla okumnandi.
Ubunzima bokufika olwandle sebuyindawo ekhethekile, lapho ababungazi bekwenza uzizwe usekhaya. Ipharadesi lakho elincane livulekele izivakashi, futhi njengabanikazi, abapheki namatilosi, bakwemukela ngokumamatheka futhi bakulungele ukwabelana ngomhlaba wabo wasolwandle nezivakashi.
Ukuhlala okunconyiwe izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obubili. Uhambo luqala ethekwini laseQuilca. Ngemuva kokuhamba amahora amane uhamba ngomgwaqo oyitiyela osuka e-Arequipa, isikebhe esincane silinda ibanga lamahora amabili silibangise eCaleta San José.
Ezinye izivakashi zikhetha ukuhlala eSan José ukuze ziphumule futhi zijabulele ukuthula kwendawo, kepha uma ukhetha ukulandela uhambo oluhleliwe, ungaqala usuku ngohambo oluya kwamanye amatheku akule ndawo, njengeLa Francesa, i-Ancumpita, UPampa Ancla noLa Caleta Huata