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Church in a Village in Colca Canyon, Peru, is Being Restored

Colca Canyon in the Peruvian Andes is an ecotourism dream trip

church in Colca Canyon, Peru, being restored

A church in a small village in Colca Canyon, Peru , is being restored to its original glory.

© Dick Friedland
There's a heavy Spanish influence in the region, so the Spanish government is funding the restoration of several churches in the small, poor villages that cling to the sides of remote 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.

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