Our last hooray in Peru was Colca Canyon. After traveling 6 hrs from Arequipa, we arrived in Cabanaconde, a small town with dirt streets that feels like the Wild West. Early in the morning we boarded a heavy duty work truck and were on our dusty way to Cruz del Condor. There we were lucky enough to see several Andean condors close up. The following day we hiked down a steep, gravely trail 3000 ft into Colca Canyon and stayed the night in Llahaur where we had a refreshing dip in some natural hot springs by the Colca River. Gorgeous! The next day we hike up, down, and back up again 3000ft (a grand total of 9000ft). Luckily, we had a half time break in the Oasis. The Oasis is a beautiful lush, green area in the bottom of the canyon complete with fancy swimming pools!
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