Colca Canyon » Rafting Colca Canyon http://www.infocolca.com COLCA CANYON TREK TOURS BIKING COLCA PERU AREQUIPA COLCA CANYON PERU Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Rafting in the Colca Canyon http://www.infocolca.com/rafting-in-the-colca-canyon/ http://www.infocolca.com/rafting-in-the-colca-canyon/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:35:23 +0000 Colca Peru http://www.infocolca.com/colca/?p=16 The first rafting expedition in the Colca was carried out by the Polish Student Expedition in 1981, where they travelled from Canco to the Andamayo River, where the Colca River becomes the River Majes.

Initially, the expedition tried to leave from Cabanaconde, but the difficulty of the rapids and rocks damaged their kayaks and inflatable boats.

Since then, a number of further rafting expeditions have been carried out, but given the extreme difficulty of the river, and the impossibility of rescue in case of accidents, these are still rare.

The river is extremely dangerous, and experienced canoeists have lost their lives attempting to navigate it.

Therefore, rafting on the lower part of the river should only be attempted by the experienced and as part of a well-organised group.

However, it is possible to raft on the upper part of the river, in the Plaza de Armas of Chivay there are agencies that organize 1½-hour trips, reaching about class III, which are suitable for beginners.

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