a lake, used for irrigation
a centuries ols Inca grave high in the mountain.
near Achoma
what a view!
frozen rivers high up the mountain
Colca Canyon, from Chivay to Cruz del Condor
The unpaved road on the south side of the Colca Canyon from Chivay to the Cruz del Condor observation point passes by a number
of small old cities like
Yanque, Achoma and Maca.
Yanque is known for the male dance troups dressed as women in colorful
clothes, the tamed falcons and the little museum.
Everywhere the locals are more then willing to sell their
products to the droves of tourists that pass by on their way to the condor experience.
In between there are superb panoramas
of the rugged mountains and centuries old cultivated multi layered terrasses.
We went from Chivay to the Cruz del Condor and
back in September 2010
a dance group at Yanque, they look like ladies but are actually men
the ladies have the goods on display, waiting for customers
layers of terrasses and down under the Colca River
a couple of Andean goose
back in Yanque we see this man with a tame falcon
WOW
