The Colca Canyon
Phew. Knackered. Again. Just come back from the Colca Canyon where we trekked for 6km in an afternoon (glutton for punishment after the Inca trail!). We have seen the most incredible scenary; snowcapped mountains towering over
That rather lyrical description of the Colca Canyon does not deserve interuption to highlight that at 4900m above sea level on top of a snowy mountain, Steve went to the toilet and Beth indulged in retail therapy (purchased a poncho). Beth was dizzy with altitude whilst Steve was dizzy at the thought of Beth indulging in retail therapy full stop.
We were really excited about bathing in the natural hot springs but despite them being 30c and refreshing after a long trek, we soon realised that the local Peruvians use them as a bath rather than a pool and after feeling unknown objects float pass us for the seventh time, we said Caio! We stayed in a wonderful hotel in the middle of nowhere, complete with their own pet Alpaca (feel terrible about eating one the night before now). The only down side was the cold; as Peru doesn't have central heating, it's cold enough in the cities at night, but in the highlands it's freezing!
Did you know that the Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world (behind another one in Peru we can't remember the name of) and the Rio Colca running through it is 450km long? There endeth the geography lesson.
Off to Puno (South Peru) and Lake Titicca at 7am tomorrow (by bus again but only 5 hours this time with any luck) so will update after the weekend xxx
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