The winter solstice is a time for parades and a festival in Chivay, the biggest village in Colca Canyon, high in the Peruvian Andes. To learn more about visiting this two-mile deep canyon, where many locals still live like their ancestors did centuries ago, read this article about visiting Colca Canyon, Peru.
Festival Celebrating the Winter Solstice in Chivay, Peru Colca Canyon in the Peruvian Andes is an ecotourism dream trip
By Lois Friedland, About.com Guide
Locals celebrate the winter solstice festival in Chivay, a town in Colca Canyon.
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