Colca road

Colca Canyon to Arequipa

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November 19th 2009
Buonasera to all, Its a warm balmy evening in Arequipa, and am sitting outside at 8pm writing this blog. Another interesting 2 days spent in one of the remoter areas of the planet......I set off from Arequipa at 7am yesterday morning and with various stops it took us 5 hours to reach the canyon. We went past the highest point so far for me at 4850mts......you really do feel it. I arrived in Ch ... 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