Cola+Canyon

[|Cola Canyon]
[|Sample Itinerary]

**COLCCA CANYON** At 4 hours trip from Arequipa is located the valley of the Colca, an impressive geological formation crossed by the river Colca, which descends across its throat. Come to discover this place, pride of the Peruvians that has an intense polemic: with a depth of 3000 meters is really the Colca Cannon the deepest of the world? for the defenders of the Colorado cannon, these think that is necessary to bear in mind both hillsides of the cannon We’ll get collected at the hotel after the breakfast, ascending gradually towards the mountains up until arriving Pampas Cañahuas and to the national reserv of Vicunas, Alpacas and Llamas, some birds like flamengos, ducks, Andean eagle, then we arrive to the observatory of volcanoes and the highest mountains of the region, where the landscape is very picturesque with a cold and dry air, after a stop we continue with our trip, we will descend towards the valley then to get village Chivay where we will take advantage to take our food. Then we will get accommodated in the hotel chosen (Chivay or yanque) after establishing ourselves in the hotel we will go to the hot springs of Chivay and in the night we will delight its dances and native music rom the valley. We will get up very early to go to the viewing-point of the condor our principal objetive " or the cross of the condor "in the way will visit very picturesque villages that even preserve their ancient customs, colonial buildings like churches and Inca terraces which are still use, where the quinua, quiwicha, maize are cultivated and others Inca products with high multifaceted degree, which way usefull of support for the development of this very important culture in the cover Peruvian andes, then we will arrive to the observation point to watch the flights of the biggest bird of the world "condor", after have seen the condor in its native live we will return with destiny to Arequipa.
 * DAY 1: AREQUIPA - CHIVAY/YANQUE**
 * On the 2nd: CHIVAY/YANQUE - AREQUIPA**