Since the last time I wrote I spent a couple of days in Colca Canyon, supposedly the deepest canyon in the world at 3600m and again surrounded by gorgeous scenery and plenty of llamas, alpacas and vicunas. The first day we hiked to the top of a mountain, legs still a bit sore form Inca trail and (really through with steps at the moment!) Our gui...

Got up today at 6:30 because i signed up for a Bus Tour of the Colca Canyon. Raul said that it was a Japanese Tour, meaning that you donīt need to do anything, but take pictures. At first i was like "thatīs cool", but then i thought "man, that was kinda racist". Thatīs okay with me cause i make fun of everyone anyway. So while i ended up going o...

It was a 2 day trip, taking us to various inca ruins, a thermal water place (that my tired bones - after the Inca trail and everything else they have been through - have found it more than necessary), a traditional restaurant with local dances in the night and then, in the second day in the morning, the visit to the canyon and the cross of the c...

October 8 to 10 The taxi and our guide, Alvero, picks me up promptly at 5:20 a.m. We then go on to pick up Sonja and Phil, newlyweds from Switzerland, and rendezvous at the bus terminal with the other three trekkers, Rachel from Toronto (soon to be Nelson, maybe) and Patsy and her 10 year-old son, Brel, from Montreal. There are six of us. Day On...

We have our first early start today. And so does everyone else, the breakfast room being packed at 06:30 , though by 06:45 we are the only ones left. Luis assures us that this is no problem, and the condors are late risers too. Off we go by way of the back routes. Bumpy and dusty, the modest unsurfaced road winds past farmland, extensive terraci...

Day 2. We walk through the very small town then an hour to the next one. Few people. The views of the canyon are really nice. We are to stop at an Oasis before ascending the canyon. I catch up with the French guys and make myself a temporary member. The waterfalls, green trees and pools come into view. Can't wait. There is a hostel there where w...

Well Iīm still in Arequipa. Weīve had a failry relaxing day today, just chilling after our two day trip to the Colca Canyon. We had a really good time. It was funny but the highlight for me was getting out in to the sticks of Peru and seeing the primitive conditions that the people are living in. We left Arequipa on Monday about half eight in th...

We took a two day tour of the worldīs second deepest canyon (neearly Cotahausi is apparently slightly deeper) which is famous for having condors circling around it. We were luckly enough to see the condors and the canyon itself was spectacular but the real eye-opener for me was seeing the way of life in this remote area. All roads are unpaved an...

We woke up at 5.30 today. God, wasssup with these un-godly hours we've been keeping. Time to make our way back up to CabanaConde. It was a 4 hour hike down to the oasis yesterday and I'm wondering if we can make it a 4 hour hike back up. My legs are seriously doubtful but I'm gonna give it a try anyway. The hike back up was tough. Boy, was it a ...

Left Chivay at 6am after breakfast and stopped on the way at viewpoints of incan terraces where we are told that there are 3,500 types of potatoes grown in Peru and that there is also a National Institute for the Potato. Bet you never knew that. We then stopped at Yanque another colonial town with a nice square and 17th century church with local...