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Trekking the Colca Canyon  
   

Trekking the Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon: The grand, GRAND canyon

April 4th 2006
Wow what a week. Exactly a week ago I left for Colca Canyon for what is considered one of the hardest, but most rewarding, hikes in South America. Here is the breakdown of one of the most amazing, exhausting, and trying experiences of my life. Day 1 Ohad, my Israelli hiking partner, and I woke at 2:45 to catch a 3:30 bus to Cabanaconde, the starting point for our hike. Although we wer ... read more
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