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Journey to Colca Canyon PART II

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May 5th 2008
Ok so woke up at 5am the next morning to take our bus to Colca Canyon - another couple of hours at least...F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G morning, suprisingly slept extremely well!! My guide book claims Colca Canyon to be the deepest Canyon in the world, am sure I've heard since then there may be an even deeper Canyon in peru which is still being investigated. Colca is 1km from the cliff edge to the river bott ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more