Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Like many of life’s great adventures, our trek into Peru’s Colca Canyon was born not of careful planning but from a spontaneous impulse. It was our first day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is one trek you shouldn't miss. kovgabor79/Getty Images While it's true the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu might be the most ...

Colca Canyon stretches across the heart of southern Peru, carving a dramatic path through the Andes Mountains. Known as one of the deepest canyons on Earth, its immense scale is softened by ancient ...

For those who like the unconfined outdoors, Peru's Colca Canyon is a wonderland, finds Taryn Stenvei. The volcano is exploding again. Out of the van window, a mighty plume of smoke and ash billows not ...

Colca Canyon is a breathtaking natural wonder located in southern Peru, carved deep into the Andes Mountains by the Colca River over millions of years. Known as one of the deepest canyons on Earth, ...

Within a bus ride of Machu Picchu is a fissure twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, home to soaring condors, endless trekking routes and little-altered Inca and Pre-Inca traditions. Most first-time ...

The condor's longevity may explain why the Incas believed the birds to be immortal. One popular legend tells that when a condor starts to feel old, it will commit suicide by launching into flight from ...