Colca Canyon

Highlights:
- Seeing surrounding mountains from a viewpoint of 4,800m
- Seeing so many condors from the viewing platform and being amazed at their size
- Having the best guide Edgar (again a private tour) who was so interesting through the hike and brought a bottle of wine along to share with us for dinner!
- Stunning views across and into the canyon across the 2 days
- A refreshing swim in the hostel pool surrounded by the canyon after finishing our first day hike
- Serena having the hostel dog hop onto her lap whilst she was resting and in a bit of a lull whilst hiking up the canyon early in the morning and having a boost (the dog also greeted us excitedly at the top!)
- Not feeling the effects of altitude too badly on our 2,000m to 3,000m hike at 4am!
- Seeing Inca style terraces and fields of corn as part of the scenery
- Relaxing on hot springs after finishing the hike on day 2
- Stopping at the side of the road to look over llama fields, and seeing loads of them cross the road which was funny!

Lowlights:
- A bit touristy before our hike started due to being on the same minivan as some who just went on a day trip

Food and drinks:
- Having a traditional breakfast that included a hot quinoa drink that we were skeptical about but it was actually really nice
- Eating some tasty burgers when we got back to Arequipa as reward for our hike!Read more