Condors flying high

Colca Canyon

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July 14th 2006
When we arrived in Arequipa we booked a 2 day tour to Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world, in the hope of seeing some Andean Condors. In Arequipa itself there was not really too much, just a nice plaza and some surrounding volcanoes to look at. We were picked up from our hotel the next morning to fins that a French school party were on the same tour, grrrrrr! The first day consis ... 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