Oasis in Colca Cañon

Our second day of hiking in the Colca cañon has been the easiest one.
We had rather late morning and delicious fresh pancakes for breakfast. Once we packed and got ready, we started the slow 4 hours hike towards the Oasis where we will be spending night.
I must say we got really nice group of people on this trip and along the way we chatted with different people about life and travels.
Roy has been brilliant and showed us even more fruit that we could try out.
After little uphill we grabbed a break at a little guinea pig farm and refreshed with kiwi like fruit.
From here it was only nice slow hike through a village that grows lots of avocados and along a lovely waterfall.
The oasis looked very welcoming when we spotted it from.above for the first time. Everyone picked up pace and we made it there right around lunch time.
We enjoyed lovely lazy afternoon with a quick dip in pool. There was a football much scheduled for 5 p.m. between the different groups and locals.
What an experience! I only watched and cheered but it was such a fun! The slightly tipsy locals where source of jokes and "Negro" was just amazing to watch. Every time the ball would get out of the football pitch, he would lay on the ground and chill! What a legend!
With the match over, it was only time for quick shower before we headed for dinner.
Vegetarian option of pasta and tomato sauce wasn't anything to rave about but carbs will be very handy for the next day hike.
As we needed to get ready for an early morning, there wasn't too much of a party and everyone just headed to their own bungalow for couple of hours of sleep.Read more