LLAMA LLAMA CONDOR

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we r still alive and kicking. ad feeling way better then yesterday actually. probably got used to the altitude more.
so today was the CONDOR day. We had to get up early again (Surprise surprise, i think this will never end) = 5.30 wake-up call. We went across the Colca valley all the way to the Colca Canyon. The valley was full of terracing different crops being grown on all of them. Looked really nice!

Then we entered the canyon. Its supposed to be 3300m deep = twice as deep as the Great Canyon. Which is a bit of cheating, as its actually 1200m (because the 3thousand they counted from a top of the mountain thats next to it)

then by 8.20 we were at the Cruz del Condor. Point where condors usualy fly about. They actually more glide on thermals than fly - they dont move their winds at all during the flight.
Cruz del Condor:

At the beginning we were happy notcing one REALLY realy far. haha we woudl probably have to add red arrows in ohotoshop on pics to show where the actual bird was. But later on more and more started coming. They were getting really close to us - I´d say to about 4m from us while in flight. you could even hear them swooshing about - their wings would made this funny noise. Condors have a wing span of 2.5m by the way . It was a real spectacle. And for desert we got a condor which sat on a rock next to us - either to rest or just to show off to us . And if that wasnt enought for us: another one came. Eventually there were 3 of them sitting there. 4m5m form us. Amazing birds

By the way: contuinuous mode on the camera comes handy . it ended with me taking about 400 pics in 1h... I NEED TO BE INSTITUTIONALIZED so if anyone kows a good mental hospital pls let me know! (by the way, don´t b afraid, i intend to delete like 95% of the condor fotos only keepig the best shots

afterwards awe walked around the canyon a bit. was really nice

i dont think ive mentioned that we had really nice ppl on our group - with an Irish, Scottish, Canadian, Peruvians, Americans, British and flemish Belgians. Also the whole trip was very nicely organized and the guide very helpful and tod us a lot a bout the valley

there's plenty of ppl (also children) working here posing for pictures - dressed up in traditional clothing and often with baby llamas/alpacas. they r so cute, especially the children. today took lots of such pictures. you always give them a tip afterwards, of 1 sol (23 eurocents). some of these children were SO COLD (so were we, but we had winter coats on) = sad! also, many children here have really sunburned cheeks - I guess they havent eard of sunscreen here

when talking about cold. it was bloody ccoooooollllld in the morning. it felt like 2 degrees or so. (haha, despite the fact we were wearing our Peruvian stuff - i already got 2 hats (im a WEAK WOMAN) and a pair f gloves. and later it go to so warm we were walking in our tshirts and melting.. funny weather
got to go for dinner now

dinner = peppers with shrimps & veggies