Colca Canyon Tour

This experience allows us to learn more about the natural beauty that we have, its impressive canyon together with the varied flora and its fantastic fauna make it a perfect destination. On the tour we will visit:

• Patapampa: On the way to Chivay this is one of the main viewpoints that we will find, here we can have a privileged view of the most important and imposing snow-capped mountains such as Walka Walka, Sabancaya and Ampato. As a tradition of the elevated places here you can also see mounds of rocks superimposed one on another located throughout almost the entire place. They also bear the name of Apachetas, it is said that they were made to pay tribute to the Apus or Sacred mountains. Here the inhabitants of the area are few and their main activity is the raising of camelids such as the vicuña and alpaca, as well as the occasional sale of their textile products made from these.
• Chivay: Its name is original from the Quechua term that when translated means clay plate because of the shape of the town. It has a history of Spanish foundation at the time of Viceroy Toledo, it was created to reduce the original peoples in order to subdue and educate them in the Catholic faith and thus be able to dominate them more easily. It is located on the western slope of the Andes Mountain Range, in the upper area of the Colca Canyon. The town is divided into 3: Urinsaya, Hanasaya and Ccapa.
• Calera thermal baths: This is an amazing attraction that we find very close to the town of Chivay, in the place we will find a set of heated pools built especially to maintain the heat of the waters. These come from the Cotallaulli volcano, where they initially have a much higher temperature between 80° and 85°, but upon reaching Calera along the route, their temperature drops significantly to 38°, which makes it an ideal temperature for travelers who visit it, within the minerals that are in the waters we find Calcium, Zinc and Iron which makes these are considered as curative of various ills, such as rheumatism and many others related to the muscles and the skin because these are absorbed by the pores.
• Condor Cross: This place offers us a natural spectacle due to the height at which it is located. It bears this name because a large cross and a small stone wall were built in the place for the comfort of tourists as a form of security. At midday we will have one of the most important and beautiful events in this place, the Condor flies over the canyon and in reality this bird does not flap its wings, it only glides, so the show is wonderful. The condors gain altitude before gliding on the air currents that head towards the coast, where they find food.
• Yanque: It is a town full of living culture where people celebrate with Andean music and typical costumes, with a colonial church with pieces of art and painting that are unique for their details and finishes. In the place we will also visit the artisan center in which the artisans use ancient techniques to create the art of the Colca Valley.

• Foods: These can be requested.

• Personal expenses and Tips: How to buy handicrafts, clothes, drinks, etc. Tips are not included either, these are voluntary according to the service received.