Cordillera del Chila - part of Nevado Mismi, the source of the Amazon.
The Colca Valley, with pre-Inca terraces on the far side.
And with cactus in the foreground.
Farming methods don't change much round here.
The Rio Chili is just visible at the bottom.
A blooming cactus.
Sunset at the Cruz del Condor.
The sky just got weirder as the sun sank behind the ridge.
Nice llama jersey!
Pink Flora.
Don't look down...
Facing north across Colca.
Outside our hostel in Cabanaconde.
Olivia - our guide.
Cabanaconde's central business district.
All trekked out - after the 2-hour hike up the canyon.
Burros!!!
The fertile terraces around Cabanaconde.
Condor country.
Pass the sunblock.
Our intrepid group.
An alpaca snacking.
White male, mid-30s, very odd arms and no body...
An oasis at the foot of a canyon... Paraiso Lodge.
The view from the bar.
Brekkie - bread, butter, jam, juice and coca tea.
Marconi surveys the canyon...
Looking down 1000m into the canyon. Just visible is the condor viewing area on the right.
Most of the women dressed traditionally. And brightly.
Evening canyon sunshine.
The Peruvian sales pitch.
Bread basket to a region.
"Change for a fiver, Gladys?"
Our ´just-seen-a-condor´ smile.
"Bags, tins, avocados?"
The hot springs at Chivay. Spot the pale-blue guy...
The Rio Chili flows quietly by...
