- Exploration
- 2 days
- Year round
- Private
- English-speaking
Along the way......
The Colca Canyon offers a very interesting geography. Its enormity and depth (more than 3,000 meters from top to bottom) is the result of a massive cataclysm, which occurred over a million years ago... this canyon is no more than a scar from an earthly wound … Since then Man has left his trace… ancient Andean civilizations built on its steep sides over centuries and created hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of terraced fields… all of which are majestically guarded by the soaring King of the Air... the Condor...
Day 1 :
In the morning, departure in a private vehicle for the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest of the world with 3680 meters below sea level (el. 12070 feet a.s.l). Crossing of the National Reserve and the Patapampa Pass. On the way, we admire wonderful landscapes and possibly observe vicunas and other camelids. Open lunch on the way. In the afternoon, visit of the market of Chivay and bath in the hot springs of the village. Transfer to the village of Coporaque and arrival in the families of the community. Dinner included. Note: entrance fees for the hot springs to be paid directly on the site.
Day 2 :
After an early breakfast, we head to the villages of Ichupampa, Lari and Madrigal and arrive at Cruz Del Condor, at the heart of the Colca, to observe the condors (two hours stay on the site). Then, continuation of the journey to Chivay passing through the Antahuilque watchtowers (another viewpoint to observe the width of the Canyon and its terraced crops); Choquetico and its pre-Inca cemetery (with hanged graves) and Maca, Achoma and Yanque with their colonial churches of baroque style. Lunch open in Chivay. Back to Arequipa in the early afternoon. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner open. Note: possibility to go directly from the Colca to the region of Puno by private vehicle.