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Me and the Canyon  
   

Me and the Canyon

If you look to the left side, you'll see the bottom of the canyon waaay down there.
Colca Canyon Hiking

July 19th 2006
For the last three days we have been hiking around in Colca Canyon, near Arequipa. Colca is the second deepest canyon in the world, with the first deepest about 12 hours from here, apparently. After the bus ride to Colca, I think I´ll be skipping that one. The bus took 5 hours first stopping in Chivay and then continuing to Cabanaconde. Some of the road was paved. Before we left someone (Den ... read more
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