Wish us luck. This weekend we are off to Colca Canyon. There´s some controversy about this, but some consider Colca to be the deepest canyon in the world. In any case, from top to bottom it is twice as deep as the grand canyon. Our plan (with some help) is to take a six hour bus ride to a remote town, climb down into the canyon (in the depths of which tropical oases and even orchids are aparently found) and then back up the other way to a series of little towns, which this weekend will be celebrating a great fiesta of the Virgin de la Candalaria:
In this festival, the virgin is aparently processed out form her usual home in the church, and what follows is a great big party for the whole town and whoever else shows up. The event comes 40 days after Christmas in the liturgical year. It is also known as Candlemas. The virgin is of course the virgin Mary, but also has resonances with pre-Christian Andean religions and festivals. We´re excited for the weekend.
- MP ML
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Did you see an andean condor??
J -- we saw 3!!! They were whilrling above an amzing canyon (deeper than the grand canyon) We though of you alot on this trip because we also saw lots of other amazing birds, including some great big yellow ones that hide in cacti.
Anywa more soon -- Hope all is well!
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