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Chivay, Peru.
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Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Arequipa. It is Peru's third most-visited tourist destination with about 120,000 visitors annually.[1] With a depth of 3,270 metres (10,730 ft),[2] it is one of the deepest in the world. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with pre-Inca roots, and towns founded in Spanish colonial times, still inhabited by people of the Collagua and the Cabana cultures. The local people maintain their ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.
This photo doesn't show it really, but this canyon is 3200 meters deep. (Or, as we say in my country, 10,000 feet deep.)
On the way here we were briefly at 5000 meters, which is higher than the highest point in the continental U.S.A. I could barely walk 10 feet without losing my breath.
Views over the canyon floor near the northern town of Yanque, with Mts. Sabancaya and Hualca Hualca over the horizon.
Mighty cliffs carved by the RÃo Colca near the Valle de Canco. In order to appreciate the vast scales of this landscape, with a relief of 4000m from the river to the adjacent peaks, this is best experienced in person.
Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is Peru's third most-visited tourist destination with about 120,000 visitors annually.[1] With a depth of 10,725 ft (3,270 m),[2] it is one of the deepest in the world, second in Peru after the Cotahuasi Canyon and more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with pre-Inca roots, and towns founded in Spanish colonial times, still inhabited by people of the Collagua and the Cabana cultures. The local people maintain their ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces. (Wikipedia)
The hike out of Colca Canyon begins before dawn. By the time the sun began to rise, we had already been hiking for two hours. This view is maybe halfway up the 3000+ foot canyon sides after the light illuminated the canyon.
Colca Canyon is a canyon in southern Peru. It is the deepest canyon in the world, with an average of 3400 m (ca. 9500 ft). The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.
Il Colca Canyon si trova nel Perù del sud, ed è il più profondo del mondo (circa 3400 m di media). La popolazione locale coltiva su terrazzamenti, secondo le più antiche tradizioni pre-incaiche.
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Explore: #165 25-09-2010
El valle del Colca está ubicado en la provincia de Caylloma. Colca proviene de las palabras Collaguas y Cabanas, dos etnias que habitaban a lo largo del rÃo Colca. Este cañón tiene una profundidad de 4160 m, y es el cuarto cañón más profundo del planeta.
The Colca Valley is located in the province of Caylloma. Colca comes from the words Collaguas and Cabanas, two ethnic groups that lived along the Colca River. This canyon has a depth of 4160 m, and is the fourth deepest canyon on the planet.
Fuente/Source: Wikipedia
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