Yesterday, we (my group and I) had to get up at 6:00AM to get on the tour bus to Colca Canyon. Before the bus got there, I was expecting a little tiny van that you see regularilly here in Arequipa. But no, this bus was the real deal. Our guide, Renzo, was really informational, and quite good at his job (which later ended up him getting a good tip). The road to the canyon was really beautiful, even though it´s not what I´m used to. The terrain is desert-like, with allot of shrubs.
The bus ride was tough, a rough 4 hours on a bumpy road seeming to go nowhere. But, at last, I saw the first glimpse of some whitecapped mountains in the distance, which I guess means your getting close (finnally!). Hehe, I´m over exageratting on the ride; we met allot of great and funny people! There was this family from England that were living in Sao Paulo, Brazil and another sweet couple from the UK. I knew this was going to be a fun journey.
The hotel was wonderful, lots of colors and a great buffet dining room. My shared room was also cool, with a great view of the Colca Valley; only a half an hour from the canyon. The not so cool part; the hotel owned a spitting llama (I´m pretty sure it was a llama, but maybe it was an alpaca). Llamas are one of my
favorite animals, but almost 100% of the time I get spat at. This time was the same (as always), but only this time he spat at me twice. Later in the day, we took a hike with Renzo to the mountain. It took everyone´s breath away.. the terraces (the Inca way of farming, more here) were really interesting to look at. After taking a billion group photos, we headed back. On the way back down the path, there were several ¨stops¨with Peruvian kids (maybe 8 or 9) explaining some of the different kinds of corn, potatoes, and other crops. Some even had a llama (it didn´t spit!). Later, we played rummy all night.
The next morning, we, again, had to get up really early. The montains were great, the canyon even better. We saw condors (usually very rare to see). It was a great small little trip and was, by far, the best thing we have done so far!
The bus ride was tough, a rough 4 hours on a bumpy road seeming to go nowhere. But, at last, I saw the first glimpse of some whitecapped mountains in the distance, which I guess means your getting close (finnally!). Hehe, I´m over exageratting on the ride; we met allot of great and funny people! There was this family from England that were living in Sao Paulo, Brazil and another sweet couple from the UK. I knew this was going to be a fun journey.
The hotel was wonderful, lots of colors and a great buffet dining room. My shared room was also cool, with a great view of the Colca Valley; only a half an hour from the canyon. The not so cool part; the hotel owned a spitting llama (I´m pretty sure it was a llama, but maybe it was an alpaca). Llamas are one of my
favorite animals, but almost 100% of the time I get spat at. This time was the same (as always), but only this time he spat at me twice. Later in the day, we took a hike with Renzo to the mountain. It took everyone´s breath away.. the terraces (the Inca way of farming, more here) were really interesting to look at. After taking a billion group photos, we headed back. On the way back down the path, there were several ¨stops¨with Peruvian kids (maybe 8 or 9) explaining some of the different kinds of corn, potatoes, and other crops. Some even had a llama (it didn´t spit!). Later, we played rummy all night.The next morning, we, again, had to get up really early. The montains were great, the canyon even better. We saw condors (usually very rare to see). It was a great small little trip and was, by far, the best thing we have done so far!
2 comments:
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! thats like 2 discusting! besides that it seems loads of fun!!
Sounds quite interesting and fun to me!I wonder what it'd be like being spat at by a llama...!
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