Condor

World's 2nd deepest canyon

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August 5th 2006
5:30am. Got up and departed for Colca Canyon. Long and bumpy ride passing grandiose landscape. Never seen that much variation of terrain. Huge and barren mountains followed by deep and steep valleys. Many terraced farmlands at the foot of mountains but often ended by valleys. 8:50am. Arrived at Colca Canyon. It’s said that there was a long debate over where this was the world’s deepest at 31 ... 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