The Colca valley

High and mighty

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May 6th 2007
We arrived late Saturday night in Chivay, a small town near the Colca Canyon. We got up at the crack of dawn to go the canyon. The thermal winds created in the morning meant that we were most likely to see condors. The area had a long history. As we traveled through the Colca Valley we saw lots of Incan terraces. The landscape was fantastic. We stopped to look at some old tombs built half way up ... 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