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Colca Canyon

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November 10th 2008
So after Nasca it was off to the Colca Canyon (the deepest canyon in the world and home to Condors). A 6 hour overnight bus journey to Arequipa, made me realise that if i try to sleep upstairs on a bus that is flying around windy mountainous roads then i get travel sick, really travel sick and so spent most of the night ill in the bathroom! Luckily Arequipa was so beautiful that i managed to explo ... 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