Santa Catalina convent, Arequipa
Flowers at Santa Catalina convent, Arequipa
Caught in the headlights
Stopping for a break on the descent into Colca Canyon
Lush vegetation on the far side of the canyon
San Juan de Chuccho - a beautiful village near the bottom of the canyon
A rest and a smile
Lots of steps at the end of a long day's hike - my worst enemy
Anne making friends with the locals
We camped in the backyard of a family from the village of Tapay. Their two children were very excited by all our equipment.
Breakfast on day 2
One side of the canyon has been terraced and supports vegetation. The other is steep and barren. We descended and climbed the steep side.
Workers making mud cement
Church in the canyon
View up the canyon
End of day two, arriving at Oasis
Green grass, swimming pools, heaven after sweating on a hike
Part-way up the climb on day 3. We could see a terraced field dating to pre-Inca times that we hiked past the day before.
A break after 3 hours of climbing in the sun
It's a long way down
Success! Exhaustion!
View over the Colca valley on the bus ride back
