Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Canon de Colca

After Lake Titicaca, we headed straight to the Colca Canyon, more than 10 hours by bus with a stop in Arequipa, a city in view of the stage echoes of flights that we had held as and when we approach the border with Peru. Finally, we take turns to sleep and avoid losing a bag, shoes, clothing, but no time! Security is very present, with a vigil that will remain close to us, the watchful eye (as much as some other views of our luggage, visibly less benevolent) and mouth masked. For here the presence of swine influenza, triggered the plan "Let us not transform into a pig sick".
After several hours of waiting, on prend notre bus de 3h30 du matin et continuons notre nuit, un pied dans chaque sac, les yeux fermés par la fatigue. Plus tard, on ouvre les yeux sur de jolis paysages de plaines vertes, encaissées dans des vallées, au milieu desquelles coule généralement un rio venant des montagnes alentour. On s’arrête dans de petites villes dignes des films de western, où le bus lève un nuage de poussière tant l’air est sec et les rues semblables des pistes bordées de petites maisons aux portes séparant la rue du salon.
On arrive finalement en début de matinée à Cabanaconde, que Aude surnommera le Commissariat (prononcez façon marseillaise pour voir?)… On se pose dans un hôtel on the square before going to eat in a small restaurant, where service is provided by 2 French, arrived here a little hard and stayed also in tears for the service bar and kitchen. We will discuss a bit before resting, because hours of bus are somewhat tiring. Indeed, the track is bumpy enough to give us the vibrations all the way, since there were only places from the bottom: OK we were lying, but we felt all the bumps! I go for a walk in the surroundings of the city late in the day and enjoy the views offered viewpoints on the canyon. You should know that there are many viewpoints throughout the Long Canyon, and some have paid access. Since the launch of the competition for "New 7 Wonders of Nature", all sites (Iguaçu, Uyuni, Disneyland ...) trying to get anything out of the game And suddenly, Colca be visited using a ticket " tourist trap "of 35 soles (7 euros), which gives access to anything that does not really visit. For not having bought it, we got threatened and disliked by a seller on the bus, without sanction of nothing, but it was tried! Finally
the canyon from above is indeed impressive and well motivated to go the next day take a look.

a time when the sun goes to bed, children leave school and play on the roads, pet owners are going to find them and bring them into the garden, while fields end up being harvested with a vengeance by the laggards. I take this opportunity to play with some children, far more adept than me at the top and helps bring to the village three mules. After a meal for 5 soles with a little lady, you go to bed early because tomorrow was walking ahead of us!
Indeed, once the water and bought some sandwiches, we head towards the path coming down and, according to information taken from the 2 French, requires 3 hours of descent and ascent 4. It's 10 o'clock when we share; bah yes it is the holidays too! Despite warnings from the French, we promise headache, dehydration and other disasters, it is headed for the name of dreams "-Oasis Eden." Mountainsides down well. Fortunately, we took the small backpacks that allow us to walk quietly, in less than 2 hours with a fantastic view of the distant snow-capped mountains and the opposite, which we see all the little paths from the bridge crosses the river to the highest summit.

Arrived at the bottom, what a surprise-filled pools of river water among palm trees ahead, surrounded by a lawn with fresh grass.

But we decided to focus on the nature side and tranquility of a river, where you can sunbathe a little and soak your feet in water at about 5 degrees ...! because the snow came from the mountains! Palm trees, sun, sound of river rocks and burning, we thoroughly enjoyed the place for a deserved lunch break, in a gorge where the rock reveals several colors from tan to gray. Quel bonheur!
Mais le soleil est vite masqué et nous remontons un peu plus haut sur les espaces aménagés. C’est là que l’on fera la rencontre de 4 Français arrivés dans l’après-midi d’un trek de 3 jours, avec qui l’on passera un très bon moment. Une fois n’est pas coutume, j’ai mangé les noms (d’avance excusez!!!), alors qu’on a déjà bu votre eau “micropurée“, encore merci!!! Nous ne pourrons donc pas profiter davantage de ce superbe lieu destiné à devenir un lieu touristique paradisiaque, au milieu des montagnes, qui s’est offert à nous dans un calme absolu.
Prévoyant entre 2h30 et 3h30 de montée, nous repartons donc avec l’eau de cette rencontre, qui comme certaine fois nous paraissent trop courtes alors que nous manquons déjà de temps. Mais on veut surtout éviter la nuit et on ne veut pas non plus être surpris par la fatigue! Finalement la montée sera plutôt agréable et on ira jusqu’à doubler les mules, alors qu’on les envisageait jusqu’à présent comme une espèce de roue de secours!!

Trop facile, on a vraiment la forme, malgré l’altitude!
On se paiera donc le luxe de pas arriver tard, de prendre une douche et un bon repas, avant … de reprendre ce putain de bus qui nous fera arriving at 4 am this time, still in the good old city of Arequipa. Always one foot in the bags and head in the ass, we expect our bus to Cusco, the starting point of our week Peruvian Inca sites rich ...

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