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Cabanaconde + Colca Cañon + Condors = Comatose

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May 23rd 2008
I have recently arrived back in Arequipa, fresh from a 2 day 1 night trek of Colca Cañon, the deepest canyon in the world. There is literally probably a thousand words I could use to describe the experience, but it´ll suffice to just say I went through a hurricane / rainbow / other various weather analogies - of emotions. We chose to do the 2 day 1 night trek instead of the 3 day because it se ... 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