Colca Canyon Peru Travel

The Colca river begins high in the Andes, at Condorama Crucero Alto, drops down to the Pacific in stages, changing its name to Majes and then Camana as it goes.Where it runs between the tiny mountain villages of Chivay to Cabanaconde is a deep canyon known as the Colca Canyon.

Getting to Colca Canyon. Generally, you use the town of Arequipa as the base to explore Colca Canyon which is 4 hours away. To get to Arequipa we took an overnight bus with Cruz Del Sur and it was much more pleasant than we could have expected. Cruz Del Sur is a very reputable company within Peru that makes overnight bus trips quite enjoyable ...

Colca Valley and Canyon It is located four hours away from Arequipa City. The road to the valley runs across the slopes of the Chachani volcano, the Salinas Aguada Blanca National Reserve and fields where alpacas and viscachas feed on ichu and yareta (shrub-like plants that are also used as fuel).

Yes, Machu Picchu is Peru’s number one attraction and trekking the Inca Trail is so popular that permits sell out months in advance. But if you’re active and independent (like me) and would rather not sleep on the ground (like me), trekking in Peru’s Colca Canyon is for you. No need to carry ...