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08/12/2025

COLCA CANYON

Location: In the Andes, northwest of Arequipa, Peru.

Depth: Reaches over 3,200 meters (10,000+ ft), significantly deeper than the Grand Canyon.

Formation: Carved by the Colca river over millions of years through volcanic rock.

Key Attraction: The Andean condor, seen at viewpoints like Cruz del Condor.

Culture: Features ancient agricultural terraces (pre-Inca) and charming villages like Chivay, Yanque, and Maca, with rich Andean traditions.

Activities: Hiking, trekking (to Sangalle Oasis), relaxing in thermal baths, and rafting.

Name Origin: "Colca" comes from the Quechua word for the cliffside food storage structures (colcas) built by ancient cultures. 

02/12/2025

Three hours away from the city of Arequipa lies one of the most impressive and important destinations of Peru: The Colca Valley. This place will enchant you with everything it has to offer: incomparable landscapes accompanied by the flight of the majestic condor, towns full of traditions and wonderful people.

 

With 4150 meters depth, the Colca canyon is the second deepest in the world and has more than 150 million years of rock formation that has varied in size and composition over time. Prepare all your things and join us on a tour where you will discover all the activities you can do in this beautiful place.

27/11/2025

LA RAYA VIEW POINT - PERU

from Cusco south to Puno and Lake Titicaca in Peru the highest point on the road through the mountains is called the Raya Pass at a height of 4,335m. Here you can stop to take in the beautiful panorama of the surrounding mountains. There are a number of local handicraft stalls here selling a colourful array of textiles.

24/11/2025

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05/11/2025

COLCA CANYON-PERU

Geography and depth

Location: It is in the Andes Mountains of Peru, approximately 160 kilometers (99 mi) northwest of the city of Arequipa.

Depth: It is one of the deepest canyons globally, reaching a depth of over 4,160 meters (13,650 ft), which is about twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.

Formation: The canyon was formed over millions of years by the erosion of the colca river carving through volcanic rock. 

Cultural and historical significance

Pre-Inca and Inca History: The area has a rich history, with inhabitants constructing large agricultural terraces and an irrigation system. The name "Colca" itself comes from the pre-Inca mud and stone granaries called "colcas" where crops were stored.

Traditional Villages: Today, the canyon is home to more than a dozen traditional towns with historic churches, and indigenous communities that maintain their traditions. 

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11/03/2024

At a depth of 4,160 meters (13,650 ft.), the Colca Canyon is the world’s deepest canyon – more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States, it is Peru’s third most-visited tourist destination with 120,000 visitors each year.

The Colca Valley gets its name from the mud and stone granaries built into the cliffs or caves, called “colcas,” where pre-Inca cultures would store crops and seeds. The area was first inhabited by the Quechua-speaking Cabanas, descendants of the Wari, and the Aymara-speaking Collaguas cultures, from the Lake Titicaca region. They constructed large expanses of agricultural terraces and an irrigation system to water their crops.

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18/10/2022

Colca-Arequipa 14 plains of Majes, it is known as the Majes River, and then is known as the Camana before reaching the pacific ocean at the town of that name.
The Majes River was believed by the Incas to flow directly into the Milky Way. For this reason, they often put sacrifices and gifts to the gods in the river for it to flow to them. Within the province of caylloma it is known as the "Colca Valley" between Callalli and Pinchollo/Madrigal. Down to Huambo it is known as the Colca Canyon. The town of Chivay is located at the midpoint of the Colca valley. Above Chivay, at an elevation of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft), agriculture gives way to livestock raising, principally alpacas and llamas, with some sheep and dairy cattle as well. Below Chivay the valley presents intensely terraced landscapes, continuing for many kilometers downstream. Within the deepening valley downriver, a series of small villages is spread out over the approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) between Chivay and the village of Cabanaconde. The canyon reaches its greatest depth in the region of Huambo, where the river has an elevation of 1,066 metres (3,497 ft). In contrast, 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the southeast of Cabanaconde rises the 6,288 metres (20,630 ft) high Ampato, a snow-capped extinct volcano.

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01/09/2022

25/02/2022

Lake Parón is the largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca, on the Peruvian Andes, 32 km E from the city Caraz, at 4185 m asl.
It is nested and surrounded by several snow peaks such as Aguja I 5,840 m, Aguja II 5m888 m, Aguja III 5,775 m, Caraz I 6,025 m, Qaras II 6,020 m, Qaras III 5,720 m, Artesonraju 6,025 m, Parón 5,600 m, Piramide 5,885 m, Chacraraju  W 6,112 m, Chacraraju E 6,001 m, Pisco 5,772 m, Huandoy E 6000 m, Huandoy N 6395 m and Huandoy W 6,356 m. It is one of the most popular areas for climbing in Peru, including the so famous The Sphinx 5325m, a granite monolith, offering at least 13 big wall ROUTES
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04/02/2022

PATALLACTA

Patallacta (possibly from  Quechua  pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation), "settlement on a platform"  pronounced "pahta-yakta"), Llactapata or Q'ente Marka (possibly from Quechua q'inti hummingbird, marka village, "hummingbird village") is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southeast of the site Machu Picchu, at the confluence of the rivers Cusichaca and Vilcanota on a mountain named Patallacta.

This site housed many occupants, including travellers and soldiers who manned the nearby "hill fort" of Willkaraqay, and a shrine with rounded walls known as Pulpituyuq that had religious and ceremonial functions.
Patallacta was burned by Manco Inca Yupanqui, who destroyed a number of settlements along the Inca Road system during his retreat from Cusco in 1536 to discourage Spanish pursuit. In part due to these efforts, the Spanish never discovered the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu or any of its settlements.
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