No, it’s not the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, nor the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. Come to southern Peru where high in the Andes exists the lesser known Colca Canyon, which for 100 kms averages 3400 meters deep (ca 2 miles). Or so they say! I think the depth really depends on where [...]
Peru Fast Facts Cairns on summit road, 4800 metres altitude Main international entry point is the capital Lima, located on the Pacific Coast. Lan Chile and American Airlines have daily services. Lima: population ca 7 million, a chaotic, crowded city with a dismal climate. Founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1535. Historical center around the [...]
San Diego Fort A friendly belch of smoke shoots forth from the fort signaling the arrival of half-a-dozen “naos” or Spanish trading galleons sailing into the safety of Acapulco Port. Is this how would it have been in the year of 1650? I contemplate the scene while standing on the stone parapet of San Diego [...]
The steamy hot jungles of the eastern Guatemala lowlands hide evidence of a vast Mayan civilization that prospered around 700 AD. Archaeologists exploring the region excavated forest-clad mounds that led to the discovery of a complex network of ancient cities. Topoxte, Yaxhá, Nakún, Uaxatún, El Mirador and many more – but the most spectacular of [...]
Sculpture at the Acropolis The kings of Copán in northern Honduras make the House of Windsor seem very boring and commonplace – what exotic names they have: King Waterlily Jaguar, Moon Jaguar and Smoke Imix (Jaguar), the wise and powerful king who built Copán into a military stronghold around 690 AD. Smoke Shell, the 15th [...]
No, it’s not the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, nor the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico. Come to southern Peru where high in the Andes exists the lesser known Colca Canyon, which for 100 kms averages 3400 meters deep (ca 2 miles). Or so they say! I think the depth really depends on where [...] 