I continued to Nasca, went to the Maria-Reiche-Planetarium to hear a lecture about the Nasca-lines in the evening and was all set for a flight over the lines the next day...but it just didn't happen....I spend several hours at the small airport, hoping for a flight, but due to the recent planecrash there was just one company doing flights, which was of course booked for several days, and the other companys were waiting for permission to fly from Lima, but obviously didn`t get it for more flights that day... I went to the "Mirador" instead to get at least a glimpse of the lines and had a funny busride back to town, sitting up with the driver like a figurehead behind the windscreen. I went on to Arequipa, probably one of the most beautiful cities in Peru, with glistening white buildings made of sillar (volcanic stone). I did a 3 day- trekking through the nearby Canyon de Colca. First, we went to a viewingpoint called Cruz del Condor. When we got there, loads of people were already there in hope of spotting a Condor....and after a while people started moving... a huge Condor was doing rounds above our heads, just as to make sure that everyone got a good picture of him, I swear I heard him chuckle up there at the sight of all those people "OOhhing" and "AAhhing" at the sight of him. We started to hike down into the canyon near a village called "Cabanaconde", spotted another condor on the way down,crossed the river at the bottom, stayed with a local family for a night, went on to learn about different plants and the local clothing, passing through small villages on the way and finally arrived at the oasis San Galle, where we lingered in the pool for the rest of the day. On the last day we left before sunrise to hike out of the canyon- a 3 hour hike up- (we resisted the temptation of getting our bums on a mule for the way up, but later rewarded ourselfes with stuffing ourselfes at a huge buffet that offered everything from alpaca, ceviche to cuy ) and on the way back to Arequipa we spotted lamas, alpacas, vicuñas and flamingos in the "national reserve of salinas and aqua blanca".
I continued to Nasca, went to the Maria-Reiche-Planetarium to hear a lecture about the Nasca-lines in the evening and was all set for a flight over the lines the next day...but it just didn't happen....I spend several hours at the small airport, hoping for a flight, but due to the recent planecrash there was just one company doing flights, which was of course booked for several days, and the other companys were waiting for permission to fly from Lima, but obviously didn`t get it for more flights that day... I went to the "Mirador" instead to get at least a glimpse of the lines and had a funny busride back to town, sitting up with the driver like a figurehead behind the windscreen. I went on to Arequipa, probably one of the most beautiful cities in Peru, with glistening white buildings made of sillar (volcanic stone). I did a 3 day- trekking through the nearby Canyon de Colca. First, we went to a viewingpoint called Cruz del Condor. When we got there, loads of people were already there in hope of spotting a Condor....and after a while people started moving... a huge Condor was doing rounds above our heads, just as to make sure that everyone got a good picture of him, I swear I heard him chuckle up there at the sight of all those people "OOhhing" and "AAhhing" at the sight of him. We started to hike down into the canyon near a village called "Cabanaconde", spotted another condor on the way down,crossed the river at the bottom, stayed with a local family for a night, went on to learn about different plants and the local clothing, passing through small villages on the way and finally arrived at the oasis San Galle, where we lingered in the pool for the rest of the day. On the last day we left before sunrise to hike out of the canyon- a 3 hour hike up- (we resisted the temptation of getting our bums on a mule for the way up, but later rewarded ourselfes with stuffing ourselfes at a huge buffet that offered everything from alpaca, ceviche to cuy ) and on the way back to Arequipa we spotted lamas, alpacas, vicuñas and flamingos in the "national reserve of salinas and aqua blanca".
2 comments:
Oh you couldn't fly over the Nasca? What a shame... but you are looking so good in the nature.... I'm jealous.
I got a job! I will be working from next month. I will enjoy the rest of freedom and will be back to the regular working life.
chiho
Ärger Dich nicht so sehr, dass die Flieger ausgebucht waren. Meine reisefreudigen Schwiegerellis waren "natürlich" auch schon an diesem Ort und denen ist bei der Flugweise der dortigen Piloten übel geworden - obwohl sie sonst echt was aushalten. Also, Schwamm drüber, wer weiß, wofür es gut ist ... :-)
LG Michelle
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