Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Baños Chacapi
(admission S10; 4am-7pm)
From the plaza, a 30-minute walk down to the river brings
you to these hot springs, a kind of poor-man's La Calera. The early-bird opening time is
mainly for locals, many of whom don't have hot water in their houses.
THERMAL BATHS
Sleeping
In Yanque, a number of simple, family-run guesthouses have joined in a local develop-
ment project; they are scattered around town, and offer lodging from S15 per night.
Su-
maq Huayta Wasi
( 83-2174;
www.casabellaflor.com
; Cusco 303)
, also known as
'Casa Bella Flor,' just two blocks from the main plaza, provides an excellent balance
between tradition and comfort. A more upscale option is
Hotel Collahua
( 22-6098;
www.hotelcollahua.com
;
Av Collahua Cuadro 7; s/d/tr S65/85/95; )
whose bright
rooms are encased in independent bungalows over large-ish grounds where alpacas roam.
There's a comprehensive restaurant onsite.
COPORAQUE
Noncommercialized Coporaque has the valley's oldest church and not a lot else, unless
you count the splendiferous views of canyon slopes covered in terraced fields.
Sights
Nonguests can use the Colca Lodge's thermal baths for S30 (price includes one meal in
the lodge restaurant).
Oyu Oyu
Though not visible from the road, the remnants of this pre-Incan settlement are reachable
by a half-hour uphill hike, after which you can continue on to a waterfall whose source is
the runoff from Nevado Mismi. Guides can be procured at the Colca Lodge.
RUIN
Sleeping
Colca Lodge $$$
( 53-1191;
www.colca-lodge.com
;
d/ste with breakfast S546/852; )
Expensive but utterly romantic, this is the Colca Canyon packaged for the decadent where
the artistically manicured grounds appear like a shot of oxygen aside the rippling Río
LUXURY HOTEL
