Day 29: Maybe a higher power is telling me to stay in Peru
Initially I was to go straight from Cusco into Bolivia, but of course the near civil war they had cancelled that idea. So I went to Arequipa (from where I am still writing) with the intention of going into Chile instead. But two days ago the 7.9 earthquake in Chile caused a landslide which took out a part of the road that runs south of Arica, the Chilean border town. On top of that, the unrest in Bolivia has since ceased. So as of yesterday, it appeared I couldn't get into Chile due to the landslide, and I had to go to Bolivia instead. But today I read the Chilean road authority made quick work of the landslide and that the road (while sketchy) is open again to buses. So to Chile I go, again!
