People and Landscapes of Cabanaconde, Peru |
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Cabanaconde, Peru is a little farming village on the lip of the Colca Canyon, possibly the deepest canyon in the world. This canyon is
considerably deeper than the Grand Canyon in the United States, but controversy exists as to whether it is deeper than the Cotahuasi
Canyon, also in Peru. The Colca Canyon is a popular destination for trekkers who come here to take an adventurous and challenging hike deep
into the canyon to isolated pueblos that are widely separated on the canyon walls below. Cabanaconde itself has little to offer the tourist. However, it is an interesting place to visit for those interested in learning about or observing the lifestyle of these hard-working people of Quechuan heritage. The people here are poor, but also very friendly. I spent two days here in February of 2009 and was greeted by the vast majority of passesby and many people stopped to engage me in conversation. |
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Cabanaconde at street level Cabanaconde is a Peruvian village that rests on the lip of the Colca Canyon - the world's second deepest canyon. |
Mountains and hillside #0656 To reach Cabanaconde from Arequipa, you'll cross a 4800 meter pass where snow is not uncommon in summer. You'll pass through the town of Chivay and a number of villages - Maca, Yanque, Achoma, and Pinchollo to name a few. Arequipa to Cabanaconde is 15 soles and four hours one-way. |
Green Fields #0629 Incan terracing is seen virtually everywhere - from the steepest of mountainsides to even relatively level ground as seen here. |
Donkey in Cabanaconde, Peru Even this donkey knew I was an outsider. |
Rooftop view of Cabanaconde, Peru The people of Cabanaconde are very friendly. I was greeted by nearly everyone as I walked the village 'streets'. |
Two girls These two cute girls - 4 and 5 years old, respectively - spent their days playing in the Plaza de Armas of Cabanaconde, Peru. |
Green Fields The topography of the terrain surrounding and below Cabanaconde undulates sharply up and down. It's possible to look up to beautiful mountainsides or down upon these beautiful green fields. |
Typical scene in Cabanaconde A typical scene in Cabanaconde is the occasional donkey feeding in the street. Or sheep being herded toward the nearby hillsides to graze. |
A girl alone An empty plastic jello cup, a pothole for castle sand and a world of time during the summer break from 'la escuela'..... |
The richest girl in town This little girl proudy - gleefully even - rode her tricycle back and forth on one cuadra of La Plaza de Armas in Cabanaconde. She referred to her pink transportation as 'el carro' - perhaps in her mind, a Pink Cadillac. |
Terraced fields around Cabanaconde, Peru. Cabanaconde and the neighboring villages and Colca Canyon are within the boundaries of the Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca. As of early 2009, the reserve will cost you S/35.00 to enter. |
Mountains and hillside #0658 At S/3.50 for lunch and S/4.00 for dinner and an exchange rate of S/3.15 soles per dollar, this village's wealth is here in these prolifically productive green fields. |
Mountains and hillside #0659 Cabanaconde resides at 3290 meters elevation. But it is from here that treks down into the Colca Canyon begin - taking hardy (and hearty) souls a thousand meters lower to semi-tropical climes. |
Land of the condor Here, the Condor is revered. A short, twenty-minute bus ride will take you to Cruz del Condor, where these majestic creatures will swoop closely by the human gazers perched on a beautiful point just above their nests on cliffsides below. |
Me with the kids of Cabanaconde I gathered 30-some 'los ninos pobres' from the village and distributed toys, notebooks, and pens and pencils. |
More happy kids of Cabanaconde This village, perhaps like poor villages everywhere, are full of the young and old. Teens have fled to other larger towns and cities. |
Stark Cabanaconde, Peru A hardscrabble place. Live, eat, mate and die! That ain't all bad. |
Street scene in Cabanaconde, Peru. Cabanaconde is all stone, mud, and hard working people. |
Arequipa, Peru |
Chivay, Peru |
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