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Michael in the Sangralle pool

Condors and Colca Canyon

December 17th 2009
After our extended time in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, we contemplated for awhile where our next move would take us. Arequipa was originally not in our travel plans, but members from PSF have hiked the nearby Colca Canyon and had strongly recommended it to us. Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world at 3191 m (next to Cotahuasi, which is a few meters deeper and also nearby). Col ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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