This is all just fantasy, right? Because I don’t know if I really would get up at 3.00 a.m. to sit in a minibus for many hours to visit Colca Canyon. It is located 160 kilometres out of Arequipa on very small roads, and the altitude is high (4910 m. above sea level). I suspect that both the bus ride and the altitude would see me doing this trip by myself, as it wouldn’t be suitable for a 15 month old baby. You can do it as a two day hike, but there’s no way that I’d be climbing out of this canyon.
But the canyon itself is one of the deepest in the world at a depth of 3,270 metres (10,730 ft) and it looks spectacular. Touristy, yes but- hey, I might see a condor! I’ll stand there with a bloody great eagle on my head!
Not too sure about that tunnel in an area full of earthquakes and volcanoes, though.
I know that many travellers suggest taking a 2-3 day hike, instead of trying to squash it all into one day. That way you walk from the bottom of the canyon to the top. But this fantasy, remember, and this fantasy doesn’t stretch that far!
The Resident Judge of Port Phillip 