Return from Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon

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February 8th 2012
Rushed through breakfast this morning as were unaware that plans for departure time had been amended and were leaving 15 minutes earlier than advised the previous afternoon. A two hour drive along a winding pass to Colca Canyon in the company of a Guide. The Guide talked to us about the area and the inhabitants who originally bandaged babies to either elongate and thin their faces or mak ... read more

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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