About Arequipa
AREQUIPA
Arequipa is a touristic and important Peruvian city located in the south part of the country. It is known as the «White City» because of its colonial buildings made of ashlar, and famous for its exquisite cuisine. The colonial downtown was declared in 2000 as a Historical Heritage of Humanity, and houses the convent of Santa Catalina (the only one in the world made as a citadel). In Arequipa it is located the Colca Canyon, the third deepest one in the world, an spectacular view only 165 km away. Arequipa is adjacent to Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, home of the famous citadel of Machu Picchu (one of the seven new wonders of the world).
COLCA TREK 2D/1N
Day 1: AREQUIPA – SAN MIGUEL – SAN JUAN DE CHUCCHO – OASIS
3:00 am pick up from hotel and depart to Chivay. There we will have breakfast and then we will go to the “Cruz del Condor” where we will see the majestic flight of the condors fantastic and one of the deepest canyons in the world. Then we continue for about 20 minutes to the viewpoint of San Miguel where we will have a breathtaking view of the Colca Canyon. Then we descend by four hours after the first community of San Juan de CHUCCHU (2,200 meters), where he will lunch. Then we continue to the villages of Cosñirhua and MALATA.
We observed in the course of the flora and fauna: typical fruits, medicinal plants, local people still speak the language Quechua (Inca language) and an interesting local museum to learn more about the culture of the Colca Canyon and we can prove the Chicha (beer of the Incas). Then we descend to SANGALLE (OASIS) to 1,160 meters above sea level where we will spend the first night.
Day 2: SANGALLE (OASIS) – CABANACONDE – AREQUIPA
Around 5:00 in the morning we got up to start the way back to the town of Cabanaconde. The approximate time of the rise will be about 3 hours and about 1,200 meters in a vertical line. Arrival and breakfast in Cabanaconde, approx. At 9:30 am we will go to the viewpoints of Antahuilque, Choquetico, the traditional village of Maca then head to the medicinal thermal baths of “Calera” having a temperature of 38 ° C is 4 km outside the town Chivay we’ll stay (one hour on site) Later we will return to Chivay. Lunch will be there. To finally return to the city of Arequipa, with some stops to see alpacas, vicunas, llamas and Misti, Chachani volcanoes, Arequipa arriving at approximately 6:00 pm.
