Timeless Arequipa

Way back on August 1, I talked about the "Quality without a Name" that can be found everywhere here. Olga says that Arequipa is an "antique" city but since all the antiquities are still in use and functional and seem so right for the place I'm going to say Arequipa is timeless. Neither young or old.

I promised to show you all a small corner of Arequipa. This one is near our home in Yanahuara.

Yanahuara describes itself

You probably can't read this but it talks about our district, Yanahuara. If has grown up around a network of pre-columbian aquaducts and has about 25000 people living in 2 sq km.

The street I want to show you is called Leoncio Prado.
Leoncio Prado

It is not really a street, more a passage from now to then.

Looking into the Past

Everything on these stairs seems to have aged in a non-linear fashion.


Even the stone work around the tree has accommodated itself. It is hard to imagine that this door is still in use but the dog behind it certainly let us know he was there.

Did you notice the channel for getting water to the tree?

Nice Attention to Detail

We keep climbing and the stairs narrow.

Closer to the Top

It also gets a bit darker as it gets narrower.
At the Top
Here's that same door from the other side.
Quinta Leoncio Prado
A quinta is an enclosed place where possibly several families live. Where we live is called Quinta la Sevillana.

Finally we look down the street at the top. We found a very interesting restaurant just beside that car in the picture.
Looking towards Calle Misty

Heading back down we saw how thick the walls were. Almost medieval.


Finally down at he bottom again and pausing for a minute.

Sitting over Water from a Pre-Columbian Aquaduct