Back to the upper cañon - Chivay

Higher up here, the cañon becomes a high valley, pre-inca terraces everywhere. There are hot springs in Chivay, very nice but hard to stay more than 5min in the hot water without getting dizzy (backRead more
Higher up here, the cañon becomes a high valley, pre-inca terraces everywhere. There are hot springs in Chivay, very nice but hard to stay more than 5min in the hot water without getting dizzy (backRead more
The beautiful views contained along the road. We reached the small village of Maca at around 3 pm. The bus stopped for a while here to drop and pick up people before moving on.
Hardly any habitation on this route,also not even villages in your shots.?
Not that much population in this area. Even terrace farming is new to this place.
Went sightseeing at the Colca Canyon - one of the biggest, deepest canyons in the world. Amazing landscape and many terraces built into the mountainsides for farming. They grow corn, potatoes, beansRead more
More Colca Canyon - tried to take pictures of the Condors, but they are hard to see in the pictures.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Maca