The Desert Speaks

Peru's Canyon of the Condor

Travel through Peru’s Colca Canyon in search of Andean Condors. Examine the terraced farming that is a result of pre-Incan engineering sophistication. See how the native people still live as they did before the arrival of the Incans. Finally, admire a colorful field of ripening quinoa and visit a pair of women winnowing the essential Andean crop.

Peru's Canyon of the Condor

26m 14s

Travel through Peru’s Colca Canyon in search of Andean Condors. Examine the terraced farming that is a result of pre-Incan engineering sophistication. See how the native people still live as they did before the arrival of the Incans. Finally, admire a colorful field of ripening quinoa and visit a pair of women winnowing the essential Andean crop.

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