Colca Canyon tour day one
Probably the clubbing of last night wasn´t such a good idea, because today I was going to travel past the highest point of my travel in Peru. After a short night of sleep the bus and guide for the Colca Canyon tour were waiting outside the hotel.
The bus travelled into the Andes and after a lot of climbing we reached the highest point (about 4900 meters above sea level). Although I had been chewing on a complete tree of Coca leaves I was feeling a bit shaky and unsteady at that height. It could be due to the alcohol of last night or the altitude...
The trip to the town of Chivay where we had lunch was very beautiful because of the mountains and the packs of vicuñas and alpaca´s that live there. I imagined that the area woul be less dry and that there would be snow at this altitude, but it is very dry and there is hardly any snow or ice. After the lunch the bus went to the town of Cabanaconde where we would spend the night. Along the way there were a few stops where I got to see the canyon (depth: about 3670 meters). The next morning the bus will leave early to see the condors at Cruz del Condor.
