We left the hotel at 6:00 am for a two-hour drive to Colca Canyon, the fourth-deepest canyon in the world. Stopping at several miradors along the way, we were able to see the usual terraces and snow-capped mountains.
Finally reaching Colca Canyon (Canyon of the Condors), we were chased about evil, spiny-nosed bumblebee, but we were soon distracted by multiple 3m long wingspan condors which glided about the canyon. These 12kg birds are endangered in Perú and Bolivia but extinct in other South American countries. We were able to tell the difference between young and old, male and female by the color of their feathers ¡¡¡. One condor decided to take a thirty minute bathroom break on a nearby rock and as the crowd waited with bated breath, the condor fooled us twice before spreading its wing and clumsily gliding away.
We then took the 5 hour drive back to Arequipa to explore the city square. Arroz Chaufa and ice cream completed the night before we got back on the bus to Cusco for another 11 hours!
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