The Colca valley, overlooked by the fuming Sabancaya volcano, offers a magnificent and colorful scenery surrounded by montainside agricultural terraces. The canyon is also dotted with quaint villages like Yanque and Chivay, where it’s common to encounter villagers in local dress around a street corner.

COLCA CANYON

The Colca valley, overlooked by the fuming Sabancaya volcano, offers a magnificent and colorful scenery surrounded by montainside agricultural terraces. The canyon is also dotted with quaint villages like Yanque and Chivay, where it’s common to encounter villagers in local dress around a street corner.


Sabancaya volcano

Wheat field, Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon

Woman with lamb and alpaca, Chivay

Road vendors, Colca Canyon

Plaza de Armas, Chivay

Girls with traditional costumes, Yanque