Cañon del Colca, Peru - the second deepest canyon in the world, 3191m from top to bottom. Twice as deep as the USA´s grand canyon. Nice place for a stroll.
It´s also a good spot to see wild Andean Condors, though that doesn´t make it any easier to photograph them. These two pics are quite good I guess, but I have several hundered others that didnt make it to the blog...
One amazing thing about the canyon is that perched pracariously on the side of the slope are a few small towns... My first thought was that was a pretty stupid place to put a townsite, the first minor avalanche/landslide/rockfall will take out the whole town, but then I found out these places have been inhabited since long before the Inca - so I guess I don´t know much about Andean town planning. Even the churches the Spanish built way back in the 17th centuary remain intact. 
One of the locals checks out a rather impressive display of pre-inca agricultural terracing.....
It´s also a good spot to see wild Andean Condors, though that doesn´t make it any easier to photograph them. These two pics are quite good I guess, but I have several hundered others that didnt make it to the blog...
One amazing thing about the canyon is that perched pracariously on the side of the slope are a few small towns... My first thought was that was a pretty stupid place to put a townsite, the first minor avalanche/landslide/rockfall will take out the whole town, but then I found out these places have been inhabited since long before the Inca - so I guess I don´t know much about Andean town planning. Even the churches the Spanish built way back in the 17th centuary remain intact. 
One of the locals checks out a rather impressive display of pre-inca agricultural terracing.....
1 comment:
Nick,
What can I say!...I've been following your trip and adventures with great interest...and is getting better by the mile!. You are doing very well and pls keep posting those fantastic pics...
Muchas Felicidades y buen viaje.
René
(your kinderganten spanish teacher in Gero)(I've moved to Melbourne now working for Holden)
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