Chivay, Peru Travel Blogs

Condor-man
Aug 8, 2006 (3 photos)

... . I could easily stay at the one we were at for a good week. In comparison, our new hotel... now in the provincial capital of Chivay... is the worst of the worst. But the hot water bottles they give you before you go to bed were a bit of a novelty. ...

5th anniversary AND 8 months together constantly..
Sep 22, 2006 (2 photos)

... that we dont have a private bathroom or double bed as promised (and its our wedding anniversary) we are duly upgraded and are happy. Chivay is a small town and is named the Love City as it was here that an old king came here for his first night of his ...

Flight of the condors
Oct 25, 2007 (27 photos)

... from the pass.  Mostly a dull ache behind the eyes.  It isn´t pleasant.  We stopped once more over Chivay before heading down.  People began to protest that they had had enough stopping for the day.  We descended to lunch.  ...

Majestic birds and incredible canyons
May 9, 2004 (7 photos)

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Zu Fuss durch den zweittiefsten Canyon der Welt
Jun 26, 2009 (19 photos)

Wieder fit und nuechtern starteten wir am Tag nach unserem Kater um 6 Uhr morgens mit dem Bus von Arequipa nach Capanaconde, dem Einstiegspunkt in den Colcacanyon. Der Colca Canyon ist mit 3400 Metern mehr als doppelt so tief wie der Grand ...

Cañon Del Colca,Chivay,Cruz Del Condor and Coca
Jan 17, 2007 (48 photos)

... tiny 5 stringed guitar) are also used.  The next day we were up at 5 a.m. to prepare for our drive from Chivay through the Colca Canyon area.  We passed through the small town of Yanque where we had views of the sacred mountain Walcawalca.& ...

Finished the ride at the hot springs in Chivay
Jul 16, 2009 (1 photos)

Yaurie to Yanque After a good rest we left Yaurie and headed on the road south towards Chivay. The first thing you notice is the giant open cut Copper mine on the outskirts of town, although not attractive it does provide some much needed employment in ...

Colca Canyon
Apr 13, 2008 (12 photos)

... stuk rijden, dus we hebben voornamelijk veel in de bus gezeten. In de middag kwamen we aan in het hoofdplaatsje van de regio, Chivay. Echt weer een gat waar niks te beleven was, dus hebben we maar wat loos cocatheetjes zitten drinken en in de avond uit ...

Condor Canyons
Jan 9, 2006 (6 photos)

The photos that I took did not capture the glory of the condor. I will have others coming via e-mail in the future from some of the people I met visiting the condor valley. Also included is a mummy from the dessert. In the highlands there have been ...

The flight of the condor
Nov 25, 2006 (8 photos)

From Arequipa we drove to Chivay. We crossed the altiplano and saw loats of lamas, alpacas and also vicunas which are a rare member of the camelid family. We went up and over a pass of 4,900m. We didn't suffer with the altitude but one of our party is very ...

Colca Canyon - dan 1.
Jul 11, 2007 (8 photos)

... ne bi bilo čudno. 4.900m nad morem. Halloo? Nastavljamo voznju, spustamo se u dolinu rijeke Colca i prolazimo gradić Chivay. Tu ćemo se vratiti kasnije, na ručak i spavanje, ali sada hitamo prema mjestu promatranja kondora. Radi se ...

Off to Colca Canyon!
Jun 5, 2009

... ! Then, went to the hotel, which I won't be calling it a Hotel :) and went to sleep. Budget: Colca Canyon Tour (2 day / 1 night): 87 USD Hot Springs: 10 soles Dinner in Chivay: 18 soles Pictures of my trip to Peru: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcalgary

Condor Spotting
Sep 29, 2009

... tea we still feel dizzy and short of breath when walking!!!! Our hotel in Colca is literally in the middle of no where, very rural Peru and the scenery is stunning, huge mountains with snow cap peaks in the not too far distance. We took a 90min hike up the ...

Chivay, Peru
Jun 17, 2007 (11 photos)

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Early Morning Condors and Rum!
Oct 20, 2009

... , we got the local 3 hour bus to Chivay, not really knowing what to expect - we arrived in teh little dusty town of Chivay in Canyonland and found a little hostal with an alpaca in the courtyard, and chose the middle of the range room with hot water from ...

Colca Canyon
Oct 14, 2006 (23 photos)

... lucky, like me) and a runny tummy. Not the best really... We reached our hotel, the Mamayacchi, in a little village near Chivay and were treated to the most amazing view from our lovely room (see the photo). It was a welcome contrast to the dungeon ...

Arequipa to Chivay
Jan 8, 2009 (7 photos)

... , our stop for the night. There was another stop with local girls and lambs and alpacas to hold for photographs. The town of Chivay was a bright patch of green nestled amongst steep valleys of brown rock. It began to rain as we got to the hotel, but ...

Conquering the Andes
Nov 21, 2009 (17 photos)

... . However, my appetite was ruined, when the local guide from the Belgian group seriously questionned my possibilities of making it from Chivay to Puno the following day due to the farmers blocking the road. And I questionned him back, because I had not ...

Cycling down from 4,800 metres
Sep 1, 2009 (8 photos)

... was nuts. When we eventually reached the Mirador we both popped out of the taxi to go for a walk before I biked back to Chivay. The altitude had an immediate effect on us both in that our chests felt really tight and we struggled to get our breath. ...

An altitude of 4900m& the Condors of Colca Canyon!
Aug 28, 2008 (101 photos)

... were bleary eyed, yet another sign of altitude effecting.   After, down through the Peruvian andes towards the town of Chivay passing numerous Inca terraces and random small holdings dotted over the countryside was a relief to many as we came down ...

Condors and Llamas in the Colca Valley
Mar 31, 2009 (168 photos)

... trip was brilliant! We were in a group of 16 people from various countries in a little bus. We basically slowly traveled to Chivay in the Colca Valley with lots of stops for beautiful view points along the way. We saw lots of llamas, vicuñas, alpacas, ...

Colce Canyon, 1000 Höhemeter zum Zmorge
May 6, 2007

... , super!). Bienvenidos en America del Sur! Nach offiziell 5h holpriger Fahrt plus de uebliche 1h Verspaetig (in Bolivie und Peru, Arg. und Chile isch meistens puenktlich gsi.) bin ich in Cabanaconde acho. Nach em Zmorge simmer 1000 Hoehemeter in Canyon ...

Colca Canyon
Jul 15, 2006 (4 photos)

... alpaca goods as well as meeting with some of the villagers. We also crossed over a pass of 4800m before entering the town of Chivay. We spent the rest of the day walking around town and visiting some of the local markets. During the evening, we went out ...

Colca Canyon
Jun 6, 2007 (15 photos)

It was a 5 hour very dusty drive to Colca Canyon. The road wound up through the volcanoes and the scenery was very dry and barren. We drove through a pass at 4,800m and stopped for a short walk. This is the highest we had been on the trip and we all ...

Arequipa - Colca Canyon
Apr 21, 2008 (16 photos)

... And she's the "expert".  Hotel Mama Yacchi is an eco-resort  and just beautiful.  From there we went into Chivay for meals, traditional music, dance & song and up to Colca Canyon to see the condors.  Their 3 metre wing span makes ...

Colca valley/canyon
Oct 28, 2008 (15 photos)

... we were waiting we also saw a multitude of different animals including rabbits we a long tail.  Went back to Chivay had Lunch in the market (again for 3 sols, compares to the tour operators 20 sols) and finally went back on our ...

Colca Canyon
Mar 22, 2006 (4 photos)

... the snow-capped Andes brings us to a surreal perch, atop the Colca Canyon, outside of the rustic town of Chivay, Peru. Countless switchbacks, water filled tunnels, hundreds of bone rattling potholes, burro and lama road blocks all serve notice that ...

Condors and the Colca Canyon
Feb 22, 2009 (46 photos)

Big birds......coming soon

Our Group
Nov 19, 2007

... efforts to catch the speck on our cameras. But eventually we called it a day, and most of the busses left to shake back to Chivay.  We, though, went for a walk along the side of the cliff face.  (The Colcha canyon is the second biggest in the ...

Canyons and condors
Aug 11, 2009 (15 photos)

This was a quick two day tour from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon. Again we'd managed to arrange it through Hosteltrail.com which is always a bonus for a trip like this once we've done the work in setting it up. Its always interesting too to see the ...