The bird is the word

Cameron set forth with more than half of its passengers showing strong signs of the night before. Some of them, it turned out, had also become the victims of a tummybug. Nevertheless, our guiding star determinatedly ascended, past 4800 and down into Colca valley, where Chivay, the main village of the region, and likewise our destination awaited.Next on the agenda was to swim in the nearby hot springs and do some ziplining from mountain to mountain. But alas, the ziplining was closed, but there was plenty of hotspringing. That didn't cure all hangovers, though, but the pizza in the evening helped. Four nights with poor sleep had taken its toll, and with the early rising the next morning it was off to bed early as.The most typical of Andean birds, and definately the heaviest airborne one, is the condor. In Colca Canyon the majestic vulture nests, and it rises with the upwinds early in the morning. With front row seats by the edge of the canyon and a big tele lens on, the avian artistery caused the camera to go warm. On the way back we stopped at a small village where I happily posed with a llama by my side and an andean eagle on my shoulder.And woolly hats were purchased.