Colca Canyon
December 21, 2018 in PeruWent 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
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
After walking down for about 2 hours, we reached the main road at around 4 pm. We had trekked a total of 18 kms all above 4000 mts above sea level. It had been a fantastic trek and an even moreRead more
we get up at 0230 to be ready for the bus that is supposed to pick us up at 3, but actually turns up at 340 that could have been an extra hour in bed. We are boarded on a little minibus for the 3 hourRead more
Heute müssen wir früh aufstehen, da die Tour bereits um 6 weiter geht. Wir fahren heute tiefer in den Canyon hinein und legen auch ein paar Stopps auf dem Weg ein. Dabei haben wir oft eine schöneRead 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
We continued to follow the path marked on Maps.me all along the river canyon. The track slowly but steadily gained elevation as we continued deeper into the hills. The road was in quite good conditionRead more
On the way back, we decided to walk along the river all the way down instead of following the road. The road had many ups and downs and we felt that the constant downward direction of the river wouldRead more
The path though not very steep was quite a long distance and the very high altitude made the progress slow and hard. On the way, we had the rare sighting of the Andean dear.
We had seen a few cows andRead more
Just on the other side of the ridge next to the geothermal area is the geyser. It is in the river canyon right next to the river's edge. The hot water from below the earth at very high pressure mixesRead more
More Colca Canyon - tried to take pictures of the Condors, but they are hard to see in the pictures.
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Maca