Canyon Colca 4D/3N

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Summary

Práctica de yoga durante las vacaciones Located in the department of Arequipa, the Colca Valley covers a series of trekking tours of great beauty and recent discovery for adventure tourism. The area encompasses almost endless network of bridle paths that wind through the mountains linking colonial communities of incredible natural beauty that is only possible to travel on foot, in, that people have access to local, national and foreign tourists as well, animals household, such as llamas, donkeys, horses and mules that are used as pack animals. The route will add a touch of interest the existence of unique rock formations eroded and the presence of species of fauna and flora unique and abundant, like the Andean condor. The most impressive attraction of the route is, however, the chain of volcanoes and glaciers. The Canyon was from time immemorial, the home of the ethnic groups and Cabanas Collaguas reached an extraordinary level of development in hydraulic engineering and agriculture. One of the most popular trekking routes in the Canyon is that connecting the towns of Cabanaconde Sangalle in a circuit that takes three to four days and allows you to enjoy breathtaking landscapes, villages of ethnic Cabana, as San Juan de Chuccho, Cosñirhua and Malata or Llahuar, Fure Llatica and depending on which side you want to visit, you will find in addition to the exquisite nature, also the curious locals who open their arms to all visitors who come to their communities, we share with them time and live in natural form to which they are used with food and natural medicines and share the work they perform their tasks such as agriculture. "This is an experience that any person who chooses to visit the Valley of Fire, forget." You can choose to visit the left or right side of the canyon in both cases you will be impressed with so many wonders that nature offers in her eyes.

Itinerary

Day 1:

Pick up passengers from their hotels at 6:00 am, to address the public bus to take us to Cabanaconde (3,230 m. Sn.m.) (06 hours of trip approx.). Upon arrival we will have lunch at a local restaurant and then begin our hike down into the canyon.

After five hours of walking we reach the first Llahuar community, where we join the Colca River and the river Huaruro can also enjoy the hot springs and geysers appreciate it so we can fish for trout along the river and spend the first night.

Day 2:

We got up early for breakfast and continue the walk, the day we visited the ancient town of Llatica (2,438 m) and a number of places of special beauty, the inhabitants of this canyon are dedicated to the collection of "cochineal", find a small community of name Fure (2,758 m), lunch and after a slight break we head to the beautiful waterfalls Huaruro (80 meter drop), and the cataract of the tocall; Return to Fure, and here we spent our second night in comfortable cabins.

Day 3:

This day we will go to the community of Sangalle, after a walk of four hours we arrived at Sangalle (Oasis), there have lunch and have the afternoon off to enjoy a swim in the heated pool of 24 º C and the visit by the around the site. After 4 hours of rest climb the southern slopes of the Colca Canyon to reach the old town of Cabanaconde (3 hours away), where we will spend the third night in a hotel with private bathroom.

Day 4:

We got up at 6 am. for breakfast and then it will approach the local bus at 7:00 am. we move to the Reserve de la Cruz del Condor, a place in which to observe the fascinating flight of the condors and depth of Colca Canyon, after an hour approx. take the bus at 9:00 am. take us to the district Chivay, place where we can enjoy the natural Bathrooms Calera, medicinal thermal water of 35 ° C. then we have time for lunch and then return to the White City which will be arriving at 16:30 pm. They were then transferred to their hotels.