First sight of the oasis

The Colca Canyon

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July 24th 2008
After my birthday, Preetham and I decided to head to the town of Arequipa to visit the nearby Colca Canyon, which is the second deepest canyon in the world. (the deepest canyon is Cotahuasi Canyon, which is also in Peru but farther away from Arequipa). We took an overnight Cruz del Sur bus from cusco to arequipa and we were really impressed with the bus initially! It was like a plane, with ... 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