Colca Canyon

Our lodge at Colca Canyon is set on the floor of the canyon on a snow fed river away from the dust of the desert. The hot springs and thermal baths provide relief for bodies tied from the rigours of travel! Yes we have been doing it tough...while you are in your AC comfort!
The lodge is owned by a company that has large alpaca ranches and is luxurious as it comes around this part of the world. We had no wifi or AC but it is a beautiful setting.

                                        Approaching the lodge there were active volcanoes.

In part the slopes are terraced for farming but other areas have sheer cliffs. As you drive around these areas, centimetres from the edge, there are no guard rails.

                                                   Doing it tough at the thermal pools.

There is an alpaca herd at the lodge. This is a wasis a type of alpaca considered sacred and it does not have a haircut.

                                     One of the llamas. They are larger and have a raised tail.

Yes we walked around after a soak in the thermal pool and when we walked back we had another dip.

We did venture out to look at the local towns. Gail gets up close to a baby alpaca.

                          We could not decide which alpaca to buy!This was in the small town of Yanque.

                                                       Looking down on the canyon.

                                                           Gail and Rob at the Canyon.

Looking down on the lodge. From here it was a hair raising trip to the comfort of the lodge.