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Colca valley

In a four-hour drive, the Colca valley is reached, a deeply incised valley that characterizes one of the most impressive landscapes with the surrounding, still active volcanoes and the terraces for agricultural use created by the ancestral inhabitants of the Collaguas and Cabanas on the steep slopes.

Numerous archaeological remains testify to a lively life in the region even before the spanish conquest, but the colonial period also had a strong influence, which can be seen in the pretty churches in the villages of the Colca. In the heights surrounding the valley, alpacas in particular are bred to obtain the coveted wool.

The «Cruz del Cóndor» vantage point offers a spectacular panoramic view of the Colca Valley, from where the condor can also be observed in flight in the early morning.

Altitude

3635 m (Chivay).

Average temperature

January: 5,7 °C, February: 5,9 °C, March: 6 °C, April:5,2 °C, May: 3,5 °C, June: 1,8 °C, July: 1,7 °C, August: 2,1 °C, September: 3,7 °C, October: 4,4 °C, November: 4,9 °C, December: 5,5 °C.

Average rainfall

January: 123,1 mm, February: 123,4 mm, March: 112,7 mm, April: 31,6 mm, May: 8,1 mm, June: 2,1 mm, July: 2,5 mm, August: 6,6 mm, September: 14,3 mm, October: 17,6 mm, November: 25,1 mm, December: 69,9 mm.

 

Average relative humidity

January: 70,3%, February: 71,2%, March: 68,3%, April: 58,5%, May: 52%, June: 46,9%, July: 44,3%, August: 44,6%, September: 49,1%, October: 47,6%, November: 51,1%, December: 59,8%.

Quelle der statistischen Daten: Weatherbase, City of Chivay.

Travel programs:

PTW-PER001

Experience Peru

12 days / 11 nights

Round trip: Lima, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Lima.

PTW-PER002

Experience Peru + Cloud Forest of Manu

15 days / 14 nights

Round trip: Lima, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Manu mountain forest, Lima.

PTW-PER003

Experience Peru + Tambopata Rainforest

16 days / 15 nights

Round trip: Lima, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Tambopata jungle, Lima.

 

PTW-PER004

Experience Peru + Paracas and Nasca

15 days / 14 nights

Round trip: Lima, Paracas, Nasca, Nasca lines, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Lima. 

PTW-AQP004

Colca valley

2 days / 1 night

Drive from Arequipa through «Pampa Cañahuas», «Sumbay», «Vizcachani», «Chukura» and «Parapampa» to «Chivay». Overnight in Chivay. Observation of the condors and the Colca Valley from the Cruz del Condor viewpoint. Return to Arequipa or continue to Puno.

 

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