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South America » Peru » Arequipa » Cabanaconde March 28th 2017

David here... First of all, I must apologise for the amount of photos and panoramas in this blog. It's not my fault. The Colca Canyon area around Cabanaconde is just so beautiful. The photos don't even do the area justice. Of all the beautiful places we've been in our travels; Switzerland, Austria, Middlesborough, Peru is up there as one of the most stunning places we've ever been, if not the most beautiful. The trip from Yanque to Cabanaconde wasn't as easy as we thought. We had read, and were told, that buses pass through the main plaza all day. Well, the 09:30 bus we expected never turned up and after 45 minutes of waiting we asked in a local shop. We were told that the next bus was at 15:00 ish. As we were debating what ... read more

126, 127 diena. Sugedes fotoaparatas ir kelionė į Colca kanjoną

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Cabanaconde April 11th 2013

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Sumeris

Iš ryto papusryčiajam ir vėl važiuojam į miestą. Pirmiausia su Alexu einam iki kažkokios įstaigos senamiestyje, panašu lyg ir į banką. Čia jis trumpai susitikti su kažkokia drauge. Bankas įsikūręs vienoje iš senamiesčio gatvelių, bet įdomiausia, kad skirtingi banko padaliniai įsikūrę skirtinguose pastatuose, bet tame pačiame skersgatvyje. Prieš kelias dienas, dar prie Titikakos, kažkas atsitiko mano fotikui, nebefotkina. Tad po to keliaujam iki panasonic atstovybės, kur taisoma turbūt daugiausiai garantinė įranga. Bet priima ir mano fotiką, tikiuosi sutaisys ir būtų gerai, kad brangiai nekainuotų. Taigi paliekam fotiką ir keliaujam namo, prieš tai užsukę į parduotuvę apsipirkti. Šiandien Maysa pažadėjo gaminti pietus, aš pažadėjau būti jos asistentu. Pietums salotos, bei troškinys su bulvėm fri. Papietaujam tikrai skaniai. Pavakarę, kad nesėdėti namie vėl su Maysa važiuojam į miesto cen... read more

Adventuring

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Cabanaconde July 18th 2011

Telliott

Wow. The past few days have been absolutly amazing, as well as incredibly painful. I think I will have to do this in two parts as I need to go eat soon. I left central Arequipa at about 12 to go find a bus, and managed to catch one at 4, in the mean time I had one of thestandard sized 630ml beers or two. Pints seemingly do not exist in Latin America! Neither do toilets on standard buses. Anyway, It was almost dark only an hour or so into my 3 and a half hour journey, but when we had almost reached Chivay, the place I had initially thought to stop, we passed another bus to Carbanaconde - the place I ultimatly wanted to end up. As it was dark anyway, I decided my rule ... read more

Colca Canyon

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Cabanaconde May 21st 2011

The Colca Canyon

BucklandApplegarth

After scouring the tour companies in Arequipa for a good deal on a Colca Canyon tour we decided to trust some of the Trip Advisor reviews and get in touch with a local private guide called Carlitos. After a few e-mails and a delicious meal in Crepissimo with Carlitos we decided on a 3 day 2 night tour to the canyon. From the moment Carlitos picked us up from Casa de Ana (30 minutes late...heart beat racing...we've been duped arrrggghhh!!) to the moment we left him 3 days later it was a true adventure and not a dull moment in sight! We arrived at the Arequipa bus terminal to board the local bus to Cabanaconde with seconds to spare, which would have been fine if we hadn't had to pay to queue and pay the stupid ... read more

Brief history of Peru

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...more history

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