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Arequipa & Colca Canyon

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November 11th 2008
Arequipa Our next stop after Cusco is the second largest city in Peru Arequipa. Here lies the deepest canyon in the world Colca Canyon (3,350m deep, twice as deep as Grand Canyon)! We arrived at 6am nice and fresh of the 12hour night bus and booked ourselves on a 3day trek of the canyon for the next day! Colca Canyon Up at 4 o clock to catch the bus to the little town Cabac ... 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