Discover The Upper And Low Zone Of The Colca Canyon In 3 Days - 2 Nights
Colca River Basin is situated in the extreme north east of the Arequipa region, the highest point of the basin is the Ampato snow- mountain at 6300 meters. The Colca Valley has about 180km. long and occupies only part of the Colca River basin, one comprising the districts of Callalli and Huambo.
The Colca Valley and Colca canyon is part of the South American tectonic plate, eroded by thousands of years by the longest river in the Peruvian coast. The area is surrounded by volcanoes as Sabancaya and the Coropuna and the Ampato.
The Colca River begins in the Andes, at the top of Condorama cruise. The valley itself where space begins arable margins becomes wider.
The Colca River reaches depths of up to 3400 meters on both sides and more than 180 kilometers long.
This is one of the deepest canyons in the world according some studies and expeditions, followed by the barrel of Cotahuasi canyon, formerly the deepest than the Grand Canyon of Unite State.
There are 16 villages of the ethnic descendants of Collahuas and Cabanas, of those who have inherited a rich cultural tradition.
Is one of the deepest and most beautiful canyons of Peru. Its deepest part (3400M) is located in the town of Canco, almost provincial boundary between Cailloma and Castilla province. The canyon is a geological formation caused by a fault in the earth's crust, where it continues to work on ancient erosion of the river of the same name.
After passing through the ancient town of Maca, the slope of the river increases dramatically and this is where the Colca Canyon starts itself. It reaches its greatest depth near the famous Cruz del Condor viewpoint.
Colca Canyon is the habitat of animals such as the Andean condor including for more than 100 species of birds, four types of camelids: Vicuña, Guanaco, Llama and Alpaca. In addition there are over 300 species of plants, of which 30 are cactus, not to mention the original green Yareta (cushion-shaped green that grows in areas of high altitude - Apiaceae Azorella).
One of the most valuable events of the visit to the canyon is the sunrise along the cliff where you can see the flight of about 20 condors.
The Colca Valley is ideal for recreational and artistic activities like painting, photography, poetry, and others, just as it is conducive for adventure sports like trekking, rafting, climbing, cycling, quad biking, horseback riding, bird watching, etc.
The traditional tour begins Valley near the town of Chivay, at the foot of Nevado Mismi, the farthest source of the Amazon River. It is from this area where the platforms or terraces curving whimsical growing along the river banks, dominate the landscape. PERU ADVENTURE TOUR will bring you in an amazing guided tour to discover the upper zone and the lower zone of the Colca Canyon. The tour description below includes no conventional visits along the left and right bank of the Colca River, passing through remote villages, walking along Inca trails, enjoying hot spring (man make), seeing from the best lookouts where other tour companies don’t go you will get great pictures about this wonderful landscape.
PERU ADVENTURE TOURS guides know very well each corner of the canyon for better recognize this piece of rich and ancestral land.
