Colca Canyon, Peru
One of Peru's natural wonders, this canyon is high, deep and home to condors. Explore Colca Canyon in words and pictures.
Colca Canyon, Peru
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. Here, condors soar above the canyons and high into the thin mountair air.
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. Here, condors soar above the canyons and high into the thin mountair air.
Colca Canyon - Rio Colca and Cruz del Condor
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.
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.
Arequipa Tours: Colca Canyon
Scroll down the page for description of the Colca valley, civilization and sightseeing.
Scroll down the page for description of the Colca valley, civilization and sightseeing.
Colca Canyon - Travel Information
Condors, photos, getting there and suggested itinerary for the solo traveler.
Condors, photos, getting there and suggested itinerary for the solo traveler.
Colca Canyon - Valley of Wonders
Description, history, wildlife and recommendations.
Description, history, wildlife and recommendations.
Colca Canyon Condor in Flight
Superb photo.
Superb photo.
Colca Canyon Cycle Tours
Tours, photo gallery and essential information.
Tours, photo gallery and essential information.
Colca Canyon Photos
Click on a thumbnail for larger images, including condors in flight.
Click on a thumbnail for larger images, including condors in flight.
Colca Canyon Photos
Photos of a journey through the canyon from beginning to end.
Photos of a journey through the canyon from beginning to end.
Colca Canyon Rafting Trips
Rafting expeditions, packing instructions, itinerary and photos.
Rafting expeditions, packing instructions, itinerary and photos.
Colca Canyon Touring Information
"The Colca Canyon is a beautiful part of Peru offering stunning scenery and one of the best opportunities to see condors in the wild."
"The Colca Canyon is a beautiful part of Peru offering stunning scenery and one of the best opportunities to see condors in the wild."
Colca Canyon
Accounts, with photos, of visitors visits to the canyon.
Accounts, with photos, of visitors visits to the canyon.
Colca Canyon, Peru
Trekking information for independent hikers.
Trekking information for independent hikers.
Giant Condors Fly in Peru's Colca Canyon
"Two-mile deep Colca Canyon is off the radar screen of most Americans planning a trip to Peru, but it’s one of the most memorable places in the country. This giant gash in the earth isn’t easy to get to, but when you’re standing at the Cruz del Condor lookout gawking at the swooping giant condors you know it’s worth the five-hour drive on rugged dirt roads over 17,000-foot-high passes."
"Two-mile deep Colca Canyon is off the radar screen of most Americans planning a trip to Peru, but it’s one of the most memorable places in the country. This giant gash in the earth isn’t easy to get to, but when you’re standing at the Cruz del Condor lookout gawking at the swooping giant condors you know it’s worth the five-hour drive on rugged dirt roads over 17,000-foot-high passes."
Parador del Colca
"Seven bedroom lovely eco lodge built using local materials and commanding superb views of the gardens, fields and the river. There are hot springs within short walking distance of the lodge."
"Seven bedroom lovely eco lodge built using local materials and commanding superb views of the gardens, fields and the river. There are hot springs within short walking distance of the lodge."
Peru's Colca Canyon
Description, recommendations and attractions.
Description, recommendations and attractions.
Peru's Parador del Colca Ecolodge
"Once you’ve settled in it’s hard to leave Parador del Colca, a seven-room ecolodge near the rim of Peru’s Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world."
"Once you’ve settled in it’s hard to leave Parador del Colca, a seven-room ecolodge near the rim of Peru’s Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world."
Pictures of Giant Condors, Native Indians and Colca Canyon, Peru
Life in Colca Canyon, high in the Peruvian Andes, moves along at a pace set in pre-Inca times. These pictures show the weather-beaten faces of locals, giant condors swooping on the updrafts in the canyon and the terraces where locals have grown crops for centuries.
Life in Colca Canyon, high in the Peruvian Andes, moves along at a pace set in pre-Inca times. These pictures show the weather-beaten faces of locals, giant condors swooping on the updrafts in the canyon and the terraces where locals have grown crops for centuries.
Where is the Deepest Canyon in the World?
"No, it's not the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, nor the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. Come to southern Peru where high in the Andes exists the lesser known Colca Canyon, which for 100 kms averages 3400 meters deep (ca 2 miles)." Getting there, photos, what to do and see, and where to stay and eat.
"No, it's not the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, nor the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. Come to southern Peru where high in the Andes exists the lesser known Colca Canyon, which for 100 kms averages 3400 meters deep (ca 2 miles)." Getting there, photos, what to do and see, and where to stay and eat.