Chivay/Colca Canyon

This morning, we explored the Colca Canyon and stopped at numerous viewpoints through the canyon to admire the amazing scenery. The canyon is the deepest canyon in the world at approximately 4200m deep.

Along the way, we had a short walk to a lookout to spot condors - large eagle-like birds that have a 3m wing span. They are considered the biggest flighted birds in the world. They usually live up to 65-70 years. Initially we only spotted one condor about 100m away but after half an hour there were so many swarming right around us (up to 10 at a time) - very cool! This was pretty amazing as there is only around 120 in this region.

We then went to the small town of Maca on our way back to Chivay and tried a Colca Sour which is the region's spin on the national Peruvian drink using a local fruit which looks like a kiwi but is very sour. We both enjoyed it! Gab also got a photo with a Llama called Chocolate!

We then had a buffet lunch (the alpaca and guinea pig was delicious!) and returned to the hotel for a bit of a rest. In the afternoon, we went to the hot springs in the mountains for a relaxing dip! The pools were of various temperatures but we struggled when we had to leave in the dark and the cold after 6pm.

We went back to the hotel and we both spoke to family on a couple of Easter video calls which was lovely. We had hot showers and went out for hot chocolate. After the buffet, we didn't need dinner! We chilled out in the lobby and played a few games with the group before bed.Read more