Colca, Peru

Travel Blogs from Colca (312)

Condor-man, Chivay, Peru travel blog
Condor-man
Aug 8, 2006

... there are about 70 condors in the area... I´m not sure if that means just at this particular location or throughout the entire Colca Canyon. We made a few pit stops along the way to take some photos of the canyon and to walk a little bit along the edge ...

A travel blog entry by chowie
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Okay Waykis!!!, Colca Canyon, Peru travel blog
Okay Waykis!!!
Aug 7, 2006

... but it now feels like I´m experiencing the Peru I envisioned before coming down here. We left Arequipa, via mini-bus, for the Colca Canyon. Since we were climbing to altitudes that were about 4000 metres above sea level, we had the chance to try out the ...

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Flight of the Condor, Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, Peru travel blog
Flight of the Condor
Jul 28, 2005

After a few days chilling out in the gorgeous town of Arequipa we decided to get on with the show and go to the Colca Canyon. The Colca Canyon is the second deepest in the world, thought to be twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the USA and the home ...

A travel blog entry by dospollos
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A canyon, a condor, a convent, Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, Peru travel blog
A canyon, a condor, a convent
Jan 7, 2006

... , four of us (Rich and I with Guillaume and Ole) set about exploring the city and investigating options for a trek in Colca Canyon. A few hours´ legwork later, we´d settled on a three-day, two-night trek with Colca Aventuras along an alternative route (ie ...

A travel blog entry by idarich
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Forum Discussions on Colca (25)

March 18, 2009 trip to Peru
Posted on Mar 10, 2009, 00:36:53
... Miraflores, then travel to Pisco, Bastillas Islands, Huacachina (trying some sandboarding)-possibly stay the night, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes (stay the night) then back to Lima on the morning ...
Peru, 19 Dec 2008 to 4 Jan 2009
Posted on Oct 24, 2008, 16:38:17
... . hola, Well, I will be in peru at more or less the same time (christmas till mid of january) for seeing cusco, arequipa, colca canyon, machu pichu and titicacasee. If possible I also want to do a trekking tour that ends up near Machu Pichu (but one ...
Itinerary Feedback
Posted on Feb 23, 2009, 09:33:06
QUOTE By all means come back by way of Arequipa and if time permits visit Colca Canyon. I loved both Arequipa and Colca Canyon. By far a major highlight on our trip. Don't miss it! And yes, didn't like Puno.
Itinerary Feedback
Posted on Feb 22, 2009, 23:58:19
... Copacabana to Arequipa. You may have to change buses in Puno. There may not be an overnight service. Wed. 6 - Arequipa. Colca Canyon is a minimum 2-day, 1-night affair. Depending on transportation from Copacabana to Arequipa, you may be able to squeeze ...