Photo of the Day: Colca Canyon Peru

By on September 17, 2010 ]

Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m. However, the canyon’s walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces. – Wikipedia

Cañon del Colca Arequipa Peru

Colca Canyon Near Arequipa, Peru

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7 Responses to Photo of the Day: Colca Canyon Peru

  1. Marlene September 17, 2010 at 15:25 #

    As usual……………….Breathtaking!

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  2. Andi September 18, 2010 at 10:02 #

    Breathtaking!!!!

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  3. Sonya September 18, 2010 at 23:32 #

    Gorgeous photo of the day!

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  4. Anthony September 19, 2010 at 01:36 #

    Wow, Guys that is an amazing pic! We will have to pick your brains when we are visting Peru.

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  5. Mark H September 26, 2010 at 01:11 #

    Did you see the magnificent Andean condors soaring the thermals?

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  6. Jeremy B October 6, 2010 at 13:49 #

    Wow, that is a beautiful photo! Love the clouds floating through the Andes!

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  7. Dina October 12, 2010 at 11:05 #

    Gorgeous! Wish to see it myself one day!

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