The new world

This is a big part of what made Arequipa so great.

The above is one of the cooks at Soncollay, a restaurant just off the central plaza. Walking into this restaurant, which was recommended by another traveler, we though we were just going to grab some dinner. I walked out more than four hours later after an experience I´ll never forget. The restaurant is run by head chef, Walter Buscamente, who has spent 30 years studying the origins of the human race and the links between languages across the world. A speaker of the native Quechuan language, the theories he has cooked up in his kitchen are more than enough to keep you occupied, never mind the delicious food he prepares with his unique cooking style (ultra-simple cooking on volcanic rocks, which are brought sizzling to the table).