Birds, Big Birds!

Just a “short” drive over another 5,000m pass and we set up camp at Colca Canyon. Only discovered a couple of decades ago (if you don’t count the indigenous farmers who have been there for centuries), it is one of the world’s deepest canyons (deeper than the Grand Canyon) and home to dozens of Condors. They put on a great show in the morning, using the thermals and their massive 3 metre wing-spans to effortlessly drift past. So, lots of bird photos. Another fun fact, to the East of the Canyon (last photo) is Nevado Mismi (you can just make out its snow capped peaks - the source of the Amazon.Read more