Hiking the Colca Canyon Photo 4

Hiking the Colca Canyon

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January 13th 2010
Here in Arequipa is the place where they found the ice princess, Juanita, an Incan mummy found sacrificed on top of a mountain 6700m high. We also went on a hike here for 3 days into the Colca Canyon. The morning of the hike we first stopped on the side of the cliffs to watch the condors fly up in the morning heat. These are the largest birds in the world and look similar to vultures. After a ... 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