Chivay

We were seated in front of a picture of the islands and a member of the community told us all about it: the building of the islands, the diet of the Uros people … Members of the Chivay Cultural Association asked some questions which were properly answered.

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We took a boat with members of a Chivay Cultural Association and their families and disembarked at one of the islands, where part of the Uros community welcomed us.

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By email, someone asked me to describe the folk dancing we saw in Chivay.

Archive 2006-05-01 2006

As we drive out of Chivay on the dirt and gravel road, there are beautiful views of the Colca Valley farms.

colca canyon trip, day two 2006

Chivay has a little central plaza, a little market, an abundance of dogs on the dusty streets, and a few tourist restaurants and hotels.

Archive 2006-05-01 2006

As we drive out of Chivay on the dirt and gravel road, there are beautiful views of the Colca Valley farms.

Archive 2006-05-01 2006

By email, someone asked me to describe the folk dancing we saw in Chivay.

colca canyon trip, day two 2006

We drive back to Chivay for lunch, the dirt road by now very dusty from tourist traffic.

colca canyon trip, day two 2006

After lunch in Chivay - more trout, more quinoa, more potatoes, and this time a bright green mousse made of the fruit of a local cactus - we hit the road.

colca canyon trip, day two 2006

Chivay has a little central plaza, a little market, an abundance of dogs on the dusty streets, and a few tourist restaurants and hotels.

colca canyon trip, day one 2006