The Colca Canyon is an area of outstanding scenic beauty with huge patchworks of pre-Inca terracing and narrow precipitous gorges set against the backdrop of distant snow-capped volcanoes. Unspoiled Andean villages lie on both sides of the canyon, inhabited by the Cabana and Collagua peoples.
The Colca Canyon offers superb opportunities for spotting the Andean condor at very close range, with a number of scenic lookouts on the rim of the canyon.