Colca Canyon General Tips

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• Carry coca tea with you, you can put it in a bottle.
• Sangalle’s water is good to drink, at least for us.
• To save money buy: bread, cheese and honey.
• Buy bananas in the towns.

Colca Canyon Fever Day III

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The night at Las Palmeras was eventful, after the return of the water service, there was a small storm of wind and rain.

This day we has a really nice lunch (thanks to Carlitos) soup, chicken with rice and french fries, juice, fruits and cookies. Our dinner was fruits, cheese, cookies and honey (from Cosñirhua).

From the cabin, made of totora and cane, at night you could see the stars.

Colca Canyon Trekking Tips III

Wake up early before sunrise, so can start walking as soon as the sun comes out, trust us! you don’t want to be walking at midday!!

Take with you water with coca tea and some caramels for instant energy. Remember that you are going from 2,100 meters (a.s.l) to 3,300 meters (a.s.l)

In this part of the trekking you just have to walk upwards until you can see Cabanaconde. (3 hours)

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Colca Canyon Trekking Tips II

From San Juan de Chuccho (House of Rivelino) take the wide pathway and if the path is bifurcating take always your right. There is a point where you start to go upwards following a small river (on your right) continue this way until you see a bridge, cross it and then you will start to go upwards.

Colca Canyon Fever Day I

We left Cabanaconde at 9AM, we woke up early after a really bad night. One of us had fever and a sore throat, the other one was ill too but without fever. Altitude and pressure changes were having an effect on us.

Colca Canyon Trekking Tips I

You can arrive to Cabanaconde by taking a public bus during the night:

1AM Reyna Buses
1,30 AM Andalucia Buses
They both charge $15 soles for the trip.

If you take the 1AM bus you arrive to Cabanaconde at 6AM you can eat breakfast in town and then start walking to San Miguel lookout to start the trekking.

Cabanaconde

Cabanaconde lives after sunset, when everybody comes down after working in the fields. Restaurants and cocinerias (small local restaurants) are full of customers. The main square also gets it’s share of women selling bread and warm beverages.

In all this area people listen to music similar to Wendy Sulca’s ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=693m7iCh-TE ) You can see a lot of children happily dancing to it. You have 2 choices: get used to it or use earplugs.

Food in Cabanaconde, Peru

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