Canocota-Chivay
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.95 mi
- Elevation gain
- 627 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,007 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,679 ft
- TrailRank
- 23
- Min elevation
- 11,850 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 2 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 891
- Uploaded
- February 17, 2008
- Recorded
- September 2007
near Canacota, Arequipa (Peru)
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Itinerary description
This is an extremely worthy hike. Specially if you have just arrived in Chivay and you are wondering what to do besides visiting the old ruins and the main plaza.
If you are going to Chivay (usually to take a look at Condor's flight), you should also spend some time hiking on the path between Canocota and Chivay. I would recommend you to take a cab from Chivay to Canocota and take the way back by hiking the path. Of course, you can also start in Chivay, and end up in Canocota, but I am not sure you will be able to take a cab back there. So, allow some extra time or headlights to follow the way back in case you need to.
You'll have the opportunity to walk through some stoned paths, crops and canyons. The path is easy to follow and if you would like to shorten it, you'll have the chance to take another cab in "La Calera", where people usually share some pools of hot water.
We did this path while coming back from "Callali" and "Momia Juanito" (Sibayo). Our taxi driver dropped us in Canocota and gave us some directions about the path. As we got to La Calera by the end of the day, we decided to take another cab back to Chivay.
If you are going to Chivay (usually to take a look at Condor's flight), you should also spend some time hiking on the path between Canocota and Chivay. I would recommend you to take a cab from Chivay to Canocota and take the way back by hiking the path. Of course, you can also start in Chivay, and end up in Canocota, but I am not sure you will be able to take a cab back there. So, allow some extra time or headlights to follow the way back in case you need to.
You'll have the opportunity to walk through some stoned paths, crops and canyons. The path is easy to follow and if you would like to shorten it, you'll have the chance to take another cab in "La Calera", where people usually share some pools of hot water.
We did this path while coming back from "Callali" and "Momia Juanito" (Sibayo). Our taxi driver dropped us in Canocota and gave us some directions about the path. As we got to La Calera by the end of the day, we decided to take another cab back to Chivay.
Waypoints
Waypoint
11,907 ft
LaCalera
20-sep-07 8:02:21pm - 20-sep-07 8:02:21pm
Waypoint
12,332 ft
Canocota
20-sep-07 5:22:13pm - 20-sep-07 5:22:13pm
Waypoint
11,996 ft
Chivay
19-sep-07 12:38:18pm - 19-sep-07 12:38:18pm
Waypoint
12,141 ft
BitingDog
20-sep-07 7:06:45pm - 20-sep-07 7:06:45pm
Waypoint
11,927 ft
Bif
20-sep-07 7:53:20pm - 20-sep-07 7:53:20pm
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