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Viewpoint
Mirador Cruz del Cóndor
Viewpoint on the rim of the Colca Canyon, about 40 km from Chivay, with the river more than a thousand meters below. In the early morning hours, Andean condors often glide near the rim.
Arequipa · Peru
Chivay
In the destination Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
In the photo: Igreja de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Chivay.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Chivay.
Chivay is the main village in the Colca Valley, at about 3,600 meters and 160 km from Arequipa. It has a plaza with a church, a market and simple hotels, and is the base for the canyon, for the La Calera hot springs and for the colonial villages of the valley, such as Yanque, Maca and Cabanaconde. The Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint is about 40 km away.
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The local experience
What to see in Chivay
Hot springs
Baños Termales de La Calera
Piscinas de água termal à beira do rio Colca, a 3 km de Chivay, alimentadas por fontes quentes de origem vulcânica e cercadas de montanhas, com estrutura de vestiários.
Natural area
Reserva Nacional de Salinas y Aguada Blanca
Protected area of 366,936 hectares of Andean high plains between Arequipa and the Colca, with vicunas, llamas, alpacas and flamingo lagoons, crossed by the road to Chivay.