{"id":2283,"date":"2015-07-12T08:56:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T13:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theagostins.com\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2015-07-12T08:56:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T13:56:41","slug":"aint-no-canyon-low-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickagostin.com\/?p=2283","title":{"rendered":"Ain\u2019t No Canyon Low Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ain\u2019t No\u00a0Valley<\/del>\u00a0Canyon Low Enough<\/p>\n

Peru is home to the world\u2019s deepest and second deepest canyons, both are just outside of Arequipa. We wanted to hike at least one of them, and being of the anti-guided mindset, found Colca Canyon to be more independent traveler friendly with a nice little circuit of small villages about a days hike apart throughout the canyon.<\/p>\n

\"P1200518\"<\/a>We had heard that the main route from the \u201clarger\u201d town at the canyon rim, Cabanaconde, to the oasis village at the bottom, Sangelle, was pretty packed with tour groups. So we decided to take an alternative route to get off the beaten path. Unfortunately, to get to the canyon rim we had to take a tourist bus. It picked us up at 3:00am and we fortunately were able to sleep for the first couple of hours. But within fifteen minutes of being awake and listening to the guide we were so glad we would be departing from him shortly.<\/p>\n

Once we arrived in Cabanaconde we stopped at Pachamama Hostel to grab a trail map and advice on the alternative trekking options. They were really helpful and we confidently set off on our way. We only made it to the edge of town before we got completely distracted by a horse auction going on in an old bull fighting ring.<\/p>\n