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Condors

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July 2nd 2005
We woke up at 6 am to begin he 2 hour drive west towards the view point of the condor. Colca canyon is by definition the the words second deepest canyon at 3400 meters or so (the first is the Colthuasi Canyon(sp?) 75 km to north which beats it by 40 meters or so). Colca canyon was formed by a combination of river erosion and the massive fault line created by two volcanoes on either side of the ... 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