Arequipa – The Colca Canyon

Early breakfast at 05:30. Att 06:00 private flight from Arequipa (2335 masl), on course to the Colca Canyon, passing by Cerro Colorado and the city airplane terminal. Drive on the smooth, tough street, with a see of the gigantic snow-covered Chachani Well of lava (6035 masl) on the proper side of the street until the Cemento Yura manufacturing plant (2600 masl) and turn to the proper, driving tough crisscrossing on the tall levels to Pampa Cañahuas over 3000 meters elevation and the Aguada Blanca vicuña save.

The area also incorporates alpacas, llamas, and uncommon guanacos, and within the lakes, you’ll be able to discover marihuana or flamingos. The see of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes is on the correct side of the street. Turn to the cleared-out to reach Patahuasi at an elevation of 4000 (masl) and 85 km. from Arequipa, where you’ll be able to drink coca tea or other teas, coffee or eat a nibble, and appreciate the see of the stone woodland before you. The Mirador De Los Andes or de los Volcanes (4,800 masl), a curious perspective is less than one hour ahead, with a see of all the volcanoes around. Begin driving steeply down a street with a bounty of bends to nearly reach the Chivay town, where after taking off the Colca control office, we turn to the cleared out to get in 10 kilometers the little and excellent Yanque town, Inn.

A brief journey to the Collaguas Uyo Uyo ruins or visit the Universidad Católica historical center in Yanque and/or a workshop for ordinary artisan embroiderers. Lunch, lodging. And dinner.

6:45, drive takeoff to the Mirador de la Cruz del Cóndor to appreciate the profundity of the canyon and the morning flight of the condors taking off their homes within the canyon dividers once we have seen a few of them, continuation to the Mirador de Tapay. See at the foot of the canyon, the towns of Tapay, Cosnirhua, and Malata that we’ll visit on our journey. At 9:00 hours, arrive in Cabanaconde town. Breakfast

At 10:00, from the town of Cabanaconde, we begin the plummet trekking from 3400 meters along the cleared-out bank of the canyon for three hours along a crisscrossing and soak-slanted way to the foot of the canyon until coming to the Colca waterway at 1,200 meters over the ocean level. You did 2200 meters height distinction.

In 3 hours, at 13:00, entry at the Colca Stream. At this point, you’ll appreciate an unimaginable scene and you may be able to watch the canyon from its depths, as well as an amazing semi-tropical microclimate and exceptionally changed vegetation. Lunch (box lunch). Brief rest and after that, a 2-hour walk crossing the suspension bridge to the other side of the stream to the town of San Juan de Chuccho. Supper and overnight in comfortable cabins with private toilets.

06:00 a.m. Breakfast: begin the journey to the pleasant town of Tapay (1-hour journey). Commonplace colonial church and interesting engineering and scene. See the cold Sepregina and on the other side the tremendous top of Bomboia.

Lunch based on neighborhood dishes, at that point begins once more the walk for 4 hours along the inclines of the correct bank, crossing the Sepregina stream gorge, and passing through the towns of Cosnirhua and Malata. 3:00 p.m. Cross the bridge over the Colca Stream to the green desert garden of Sangalle near the stream. Lodging in a traveler lodging with a pool, cabins with toilets, and a gentle and exceptionally charming climate. Supper and overnight.

At 04:00, restart the walk, and confront a climb of 4 hours to Cabanaconde (soak path climb). In Cabanaconde, breakfast and a private vehicle to the inn in Yanque: Lunch, rest of the day free to rest, or begin your return drive to Arequipa.