Colca Canyon was the bomb. More like the Grand Canyon in vertical scale but with a constant threat of rock fall everywhere. We paddled pretty much the whole thing in a day and then headed back to Arequipa to recuperate for another day. John and I ran the local river in Arequipa called Rio Chili. This turned out to be a great low water class 3 and four party with smooth rocks and tight drops. We got a ride from the local raft company and met some of the local kayakers. A highlight from this river was getting to put in where there is a great rock climbing area and super cold water coming out of a hydro pipe. The run finished with a sweet boof over a ten foot dam into a deep pool. We arranged for an overnight bus ride to Cusco and just arrived here this morning. We are staying at this crazy backpacker hostal right now with a ball room like the ones at Burger king, ping pong tables and a couple bars. We have arranged for transportation tomorrow to the Apurimac River which is the 3rd deepest canyon in Peru and all of the Americas. We are getting a ride with the local raft company and trying to negotiate the sale of our boats. Things are busy in this town as it is the tourist capital of South America being right outside of Machu Pichu which we will most likely see at the end of our trip. Things are going well and the best food we have had since we arrived here is this thing called Rocotto Relleno which is a huge spicy bell pepper stuffed with Alpaca meat and a fried potato on the side. We are all missing home a bit now as the beer is not very good here. I would compare it mostly to Hamms. Peace and Love,
Wolfgram