Path up and down the Colca Canyon

Treking in the Colca Canyon

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September 20th 2008
We arrived very tired in Arequipa after a massively delayed night bus from Nazca and our initial thoughts were to curl up and spend the day in bed. However, luckily for us we had managed to find the best hostel ever (House of the penguins) which has the nicest dutch owner and very comfy clean rooms (with the added bonus of peanut butter, cereal and yougurt for breakfast which was heavenly after ... 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