Arequipa Tours, Treks and Climbs

148 km Northeast of Arequipa, lies the immense Colca Canyon.  At 3,200 meters deep, it is one of the deepest canyons in the world – twice the depth of its North American counter-part The Grand Canyon.  However, the canyons immense scale and awe-some beauty is not its only attraction.  Colca is home to the mighty condor which, with a wing-span of around 3 meters is one of the world’s largest birds.  The canyon is situated at the base of a picturesque Andean valley dotted with colonial towns and formerly inhabited by the Collagua and Cabana tribes.   Large portions of Colca canyon are habitable, with pre-Colombian terraced fields still supporting agriculture and human lif
To follow this circuit travelers must head for the northwestern part of Arequipa to Yura until reaching the cove known as Mirador de los Condores (natural outlook). From there it is possible to make out the snow-capped summits of Ampato and Sabancaya. The descent continues down to...