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Brian Lee runs "High-Side for Your Life", one
of many awesome class IV rapids found deep in the Cotahuasi
Canyon. |
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Hiking to the put-in of the Cotahuasi feels like entering
another world. These giant cactus are found alongside
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Wet
Planet guide and instructor Jonathan
Blum enjoys some calm water while floating through
another amazing Peruvian gorge. |
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At Sipia Falls, the entire Cotahuasi River plunges more
than 400 feet through a vertical crack in the earth. |
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Mile after mile, these rivers serve up incredible whitewater.
Here, Todd
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The Cotahuasi is filled history. These stepped terraces
left behind by the Inca make for great camping deep in
the canyon. |
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A line of donkeys carry our kayaks through the desert
on the way to the put-in. |
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With
a friend to carry her gear, Wet Planet guide Sarah Cohen
prepares to say "Good-bye" to civilization for
a few days. |
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The Wet Planet adventure ends in the town of Cuzco, the
jumping off spot for a visit to the ancient Inca city
of Machu Picchu. |
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In between the Cotahuasi and Apurimac trips, we'll spend
a day relaxing in Cuzco, the oldest city in South America. |
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Ben West exits "Centimeter Canyon", where the
entire river squeezes itself into this narrow gap between
the canyon walls. |
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A train of donkeys fords a small creek as they carry our
gear to the put-in. |
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