Colca Canyon
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Address | Chivay, Peru |
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Depth | 3270 m |
Phone | +51 54 203010 |
Offshore water bodies | Colca River |
Did you know | The area is best accessed via Arequipa, Peru's second largest city, where you can hire a car or hop onto one of many public buses that run daily to various villages in Colca. |
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ID | 1009514 |
About Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon, a river canyon in southern Peru famed as one of the world's deepest, is a well-known trekking destination. It's a habitat for the giant Andean condor, on view from overlooks like Cruz del Condor. The canyon landscape comprises a green valley and remote traditional villages with terraced agriculture that predates the Incas. Its Colca River is popular for rafting.
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