Amazing sight in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

The Wari civilization is known for their advanced agricultural practices and food preservation techniques, which allowed them to store and distribute food throughout their empire. One of their most impressive preservation techniques was a type of food freezing, which involved creating specialized structures known as qollqas.

Qollqas were massive, multi-story buildings constructed out of stone and clay. The Wari used them to store large quantities of food, including grains, potatoes, and other crops. The qollqas were designed to maintain a cool and dry environment, with thick walls that insulated the stored food from the outside temperature and humidity.

The Wari also took advantage of the high altitude of their empire to preserve food through freezing. Many of their qollqas were built at high elevations, where temperatures are naturally colder. The Wari would store food in the qollqas during the winter months when the outside temperature was even colder, which helped to freeze the food and keep it fresh.

Additionally, the Wari used a variety of other food preservation techniques, such as drying, salting, and smoking. They also had a complex system of roads and warehouses that allowed them to transport and distribute food throughout their empire. These advanced food preservation and distribution systems were essential to the success of the Wari civilization, which flourished in the Andes Mountains of South America from around 600 to 1100 CE.

"El Cóndor Pasa" ( Colca Canyon / Peru ) 

Amazing sight in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

Amazing sight in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

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Amazing sight in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

Colca Canyon

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this one looks better than the first because i used an ss for a reference :3

edit: one more doodle here! and some writing here!

Colca Canyon Condors, Peru: Native to the mountains of South America that give the bird its name, the Andean condor can be spotted across the continent but arguably the best place to see these strikingly large animals is in the Colca Canyon of Peru. Located in the south of the country about a 4-hour drive from Arequipa, the Colca region is known for its dramatic landscapes, history, vibrant rural culture, and native condors. Aracari arranges private, tailormade trips to Arequipa and Colca where you can spot the majestic Colca Canyon condors!

Cañón del Colca alta, Arequipa, 2017.

Colca Canyon ( Peru ) 

0094 Andean Hillstar by Sue Bishop Via Flickr: This hummingbird was one of the highlights to our trip to Colca Canyon, southern Peru in 2007 Apologies for the quality of the photo.

Colca Canyon Tour: Part 1

It was another early morning today with my alarm going off at 2:15am this time, although I didn’t feel too bad compared to that early start for Rainbow Mountain! I was the third to be picked up and chose myself a single seat knowing the bus would eventually be crammed full, which it was once we started our drive towards Colca Canyon. There was a Japanese lady that was being very dramatic about someone wearing perfume and was asking them to “take it off” as if it’s so easy to remove a scent once sprayed… she was tying a sweatshirt around her face and coughing and eventually just moved into the front set between the driver and a guide that we collected at a gas station on the outskirts of Arequipa. It was twisty turns and bumpy roads for about 3 hours until we finally arrived in Chivay for our breakfast. At 3,600m it was absolutely freezing and our breakfast was less than satisfactory – dry bread with hard butter, instant coffee sachets, and scrambled eggs that were definitely undercooked. Our next stop was ten minutes in Maca town where there was a church to look at, people selling photos with their alpacas and eagles, and a super sour cactus fruit that we got to taste. We stopped at a couple viewpoints on the drive because there was some old French guy that complained that we didn’t get to stop at any viewpoints and he likes photos. Another passenger told him he was being rude and to shut up but he got his viewpoint. Our guide bought us the entrance tickets for Colca Canyon and we continued our drive up to the Cruz del Condor, or Condor’s Cross. The group split up here as some were doing a trek, and I stayed back for about an hour at this viewpoint watching the condors flying around. Our guide gave us a brief explanation of the canyon, which is the second largest in the world at 4,000m deep. He also told us some interesting facts about condors, like how they mate for life and commit suicide if their mate dies. They can live to about 80 years old and eat about 2kg per day which can last them up to a week without eating. They like flying around the condor’s cross because the valley has a natural air current that allows them to glide without flapping their wings to conserve energy. The guide left to take the rest of the group to the trek drop off point and we had free time to walk around the area and take our own photos and videos.

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