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21st April - Visit to Colca Canyon and the Condors

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This was a really early start as we were being picked up by the tour company at 3.30am. We were the first people they collected which was a bit annoying as they spent ages looking for a street to get another couple. I have seen no satnavs at all in Peru or Bolivia, but boy do they need them. In all there were around 10 of us in a minivan, a Mercedes, which was a bit of an upgrade on the normal boneshakers we seemed to travel in. I tried to keep awake but drifted off until we reached the breakfast place around 7.30am. Here we had ham and cheese rolls and a drink made with quinoa which was pretty disgusting - there was tea and coffee to compensate. In the garden to the restaurant there was a baby alpaca. These are usually used by people in costume to earn some money from photographers, but there was no one with him so we all took advantage. We were in a tiny place called Yanque. I took some pictures up and down the street but there was not a lot going on! Here is