Needing the previous night's sleep to continue recovering from the Inca Trail, we opted for a day bus to Arequipa today, from which we could explore the Colca Canyon and, if we were lucky, spot condors! I think I slept for 90% of our 8 hour bus journey, thus not much to report from today. We booked our tour of the canyon from our hostel and enjoyed dinner in a balcony restaurant overlooking yet another beautiful plaza complete with gardens, fountain, churches and cathedral. The buildings here are made from volcanic ash (hence its nickname as the White City) from the Chachani volcano (which has 7 craters) which last erupted 800,000 years ago. Other active volcanoes surrounding the city are Misti (5800m, last erupted in 1560) and Pichu Pichu, The city also experiences seismic tremors daily,
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