Colca Canyon

Day 67 - What has a 3.5 Metre Wingspan and Weighs 15kg? Condors!

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May 28th 2010
Our 5am wake up call was met with still cloudy skies - worrying as condors glide on thermals and will not come out on a cold, cloudy day; they can go for several days without eating. After 2 hours we arrived at the canyon (with a stop off on the way to have a photo with a black chested bassett eagle on my head) - 120km long and 3191 metres deep at its deepest point. The second deepest canyon in th ... read more

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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