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Into the depths

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November 9th 2005
The main thing the tourists do here in Arequipa is go to Colca caynon to see the Condors - so I went to Cotahasi. Cotahuasi is the deepest caynon in the world, and bigger than the Grand Caynon in the States. It is about 12 hours in a bus, twice the distance to Colca caynon, and for that reason a whole lot less visited. And after blowing my spare change on climbing Misti, I decieded a few day ... 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