We booked on to a tour of the nearby Canon which is famous for its gigantic condors. We started with a whole day travelling around visiting all sorts with our trusty guide Doris. She was ace. First stop - the National Reserve with lots of Alpacas and Llamas.
We stopped to take some caca leaf tea to help with altitude sickness as we climbed to nearly 5k to see the mirador viewpoint across to the three mountains. It did make us feel guiddy. I loved the smoking volcano.
We also stopped at some lovely hot springs.
After a sleep over in a freezing proper Peruvian hotel in Chivay, we got up at the crack of dawn to go see the condors. There were spectacular views over a massive canon - the second deepest canyon in the world (and no, the Grand Canyon is half the size!).
Then we arrived at Cruz del Condor. These birds were massive with three metre wing span. Our guide Doris told us loads of facts which I’ve now mostly forgotten. They are basically massive and it was jaw dropping to watch them swoop across us. Truly stunning.
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