世界で2番目に深い渓谷で古代の建造物を発見

世界で2番目に深い渓谷で古代の建造物を発見

We’re hiking into Peru’s Kulka Canyon to witness something truly ancient, the Andennis. These incredible agricultural terraces were already old when the Colosseum in Rome was in its prime. They predate much of the Great Wall of China as we know it today, and even iconic sites like Ankorwatt and Cambodia are younger than some of these Kulka Canyon terraces. This week, we’ve traveled across the planet to this incredibly remote region of Peru to descend almost a mile deep into this gargantuan canyon and explore these enduring feats of ancient engineering firsthand. So, we’re in Cabanac. It’s this really cool town that is about 5 hours north of Arakipa. It’s one of many communities that have been in this canyon for over 1,500 years. The reason that we’re here is to hike the Kulka Canyon Trail. The Koka Canyon is really impressive because it’s 11,000 ft deep, making it almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. We hope that we’re going to get to see some cool, unique communities along the way. Do you want to come with us? I don’t think so. I don’t know if you can see behind me, but there’s these like natural terraces or well, not natural terraces. They were built some of them 1500 years ago. You’ll notice for dozens and dozens of miles along the canyon, the hundreds of steps of terraces going deep into the canyon on either side. And they were established by the pre-Inca civilizations that lived here and made those terraces for cultivating crops and and they had these really complex systems of irrigation. And they just look so incredibly cool and we can’t wait to check out more as we descend further into the canyon. We’re going down to a town called San Juan Ducho. Some of these communities have been around have been established for like500 years. Wow. This is just so incredibly deep. I haven’t felt the scale of something like this since I’ve been to like the Grand Canyon. So, I think we’re hiking around here and way down the canyon going over this alpine stream here. And then I think that’s home for the night. And you can see all of those uh those ancient like terraces that were built. And then the next day we’ll be hiking out. And then there’s a very apparently like lush green canyon behind uh this ridge here. It’s kind of a little daunting looking at how deep that is knowing that we’re going to be hiking into that today. Well, it’s not so scary about hiking into it. I think it’s hiking out. Hiking out. Yeah, good call. Got our first glimpse at Sangali. That’s where we’re going to be spending the night on our second evening, the last day. It’s going to be pretty steep. I don’t think we’ve mentioned this. It’s We’re at pretty high elevation. We’re starting at around 11,000 ft right now. And then so we’re going down to I don’t know what that is. Like 7,000 I think. Hiking like 4,000 ft of elevation in one day. Plus the altitude is going to be a little bit of a butt kicker. I think I have like kind of a slight fear of heights and I keep wondering how many people have fallen off and killed themselves. Let’s not think about that. Why are you thinking about that? Cuz I have a fear of heights. Look at this. There’s like these terraces these that were carved these like flat terraces, hundreds of them that go all the way up the side of the canyon above this town. They’re so old they look like they’ve almost completely blended in to the side of the mountain again. And it’s just so crazy to think that people carve these 1,500 years ago. I mean, the ones over above the town look like they go up for almost like a,000 ft. It’s just so cool to like walk through history, as cheesy as that sounds, but I love I love experiencing places like this. I don’t think I’ve ever hiked some place so steep before. I mean, we are literally just doing switchbacks straight down the side of a cliff. If you have a fear of heights like me, I would suggest not looking over the edge because fear of heights activated. I’m really worried about our last day because this is steep and apparently it’s supposed to be even steeper on the other side of the canyon. We’re walking along this path to get to the city. And it’s so cool to think that we’re walking in between these rock walls that may have been constructed a thousand years ago. Oh, my baby’s so hot. I do not do very well with that. No, very hot house flower. Hot house flower. I don’t do well with extreme temperatures. I need like 60°. Look at how nice this place is. This might be the biggest bed. Can you lay down on this for scale? Look at how big this bed is. You can fit like four Jessica’s on there. We’re a little low on cash, but you can pay with credit card here, which I think is probably not super common in these really small towns. So, we can get a restaurant, we can have beer, we can have a hot shower, we can have a bed party. Also, all of this was like $25 US, which is pretty amazing. This place just got a lot better. You can come visit us if you want. Okay. [Music] [Laughter] This is the life. You ready for it? Wow. Here. Gracias. Here. Cheers. Today we’re hiking for about 5 miles until we get to Sangali. Uh which is this like that beautiful tropical green paradise that we showed you from the top of the mountain yesterday. I think it’s going to be easier than yesterday was. And hopefully we have a lot more water than we did yesterday and we’re starting earlier. It’s pretty cool right now. I didn’t know that I’d ever see one of these in nature. This is an a blooming agave plant. After their lifespan, I think it’s like 20 to 30 years, they use all of their energy to build this massive 20 to 30 foot stock where their flowers are and then they die. I don’t think we’ve ever seen a blooming agave before. And we’ve already seen like three or four. What’s confusing is there’s a sign that looks like we’re supposed to go up, but then somebody sort of like painted an arrow down. So, we’re not totally sure which way. We just saw a woman pass us that said that we could go either way, we think, but our Spanish is admittedly pretty terrible. Yeah, we go up. It looks like we have to like climb about 1,000 ft. So, I think we’re just going to be lazy and go down, but that might be a terrible mistake. We just passed a tour group and the guide stopped us and he’s like, “Uh, if you’re going this way, be careful and only follow the orange signs.” It sounded kind of ominous to be honest. Yeah. Not sure what the other pathway means. Maybe you just fall off a cliff. We just found a first orange arrow, which makes me feel a little bit better. Here’s some of these uh rock walls that we were talking about, these terraces. I think what they do is they build up these rock ledges and then they backfill everything with dirt. And I think these irrigation systems were also built a long long long time ago. Yeah. They So cool that you just get to walk through history. Yeah. and really old history. I mean, it’s it stands to reason that these could be some of the the oldest uh irrigation channels um dating back to almost 1,500 years. And it’s crazy that they’re still in use today. My favorite thing about this hike is that we barely see anybody else on it. Like, we stayed at the lodge last night and there’s clearly other hikers, but this morning we’ve passed one tour group and that’s literally it. Like we just have this entire canyon to ourselves, which is not something we’re very accustomed to while hiking. And it’s so nice. Like all we can hear are little birds chirping, the rush of the waterfall. It’s really [Music] nice. Wow. First off, look at how pretty that is. Wow. But second off, look at this trail that we’ve got to go up. And you can actually even see some people on it right now. Are you ready for it? I’m going to zoom out. Oh my god. What’s really scary, like those switchbacks look pretty steep, but maybe doable, but like once you get up, you can’t even see the trail. It just looks like it’s straight up. I see a sign for pool. That’s exciting. Hola. This is Eden Lodge. Eden. Eden. See? Oh, gracias. Wow. Oh my god. It’s so blue. Wow. Another really nice room. Big shower. I am impressed by these big beautiful windows, outlets, decent size bed. This is not bad. Wi-Fi? Yeah, Wi-Fi all over the property. In the most one of the most remote places we’ve been. Uh, can we get to that pool? Yes. Okay. We are currently at the Eden Lodge in Tangali. This is one of the pools that we could see from hiking down, and it is as good as I cannot believe it, but there’s no one else here. We passed two people all day. We actually planning on hiking this trail a day earlier, but this place was like totally filled up, so we pushed it back a day so we could stay here. And uh I’m pretty psyched that we have this pool to ourselves right now. Cheers. We’ve done hot to hiking before, which is kind of what this is. We’ve definitely never ended with a beautiful pool in this canyon. Just this is a really cool experience. Uh it’s a little bit before 6:00 a.m. We just had our breakfast and we’re about to hit the trail for the last time. It’s uh about 4,000 ft of elevation up. We’ve got to get to a bus just before 12. So, we’ve got 6 hours or like an hour and a half per mile. Still no sun above the horizon yet, but it’s coming soon. This place is so epic, man. We keep seeing the sun climb down the side of this hill and uh we’re racing it. My goal is to get halfway up before direct sunlight touches my skin. I don’t know if this is actually basalt. All of this canyon, well, all of these mountains surrounding it, I think, were formed by volcanic eruptions and then carved by the river. And it’s just so cool to see the remnants of all the volcanic activity everywhere. I love seeing stuff like this. Like, it’s just kind of crazy to think about how our earth has changed over the course of millions of years. Also, look at this view. I know. This is incredible. Okay, back to it. Back to it. We just passed 1,800 ft, which means we’ve made it halfway up the elevation. I couldn’t find a single record of somebody on all trails hiking this trail clockwise, but I think I finally understand why this part of the trail has been in the shade for like the vast majority of this hike up today. And man, I am so grateful for it. We passed people going up the other side who did go uh clockwise and from like 6:30 a.m. on there is absolutely zero shade. It was hard honestly even going downhill cuz you just feel these like waves of heat hitting you. I can’t imagine hiking uphill in that. You got this Schmidt. We’re almost there. I cannot believe we are going to make it up to the canyon rim in 3 hours. Look at what’s up there. We made it. Wow. 8:45, Jess. 2 hours 45 minutes. Great job.

Embark on an incredible journey with us as we hike deep into Peru’s breathtaking Coca Canyon! This isn’t just any trek – we’re exploring ancient agricultural terraces, some of which predate iconic world wonders like the Colosseum, the Great Wall of China, and even Angkor Wat. Join us as we descend almost a mile into this colossal canyon, discovering the enduring feats of engineering left behind by pre-Inca civilizations over 1500 years ago.
From the charming town of Cabanaconde to the lush oasis of Sangalli, follow our footsteps through history. Witness the awe-inspiring scale of Coca Canyon, nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and marvel at the ancient andenes, the intricate terrace systems and irrigation channels still in use today. Get ready for stunning scenery, challenging hikes, and a unique glimpse into a truly ancient world!
#CocaCanyon #Peru #AncientHistory #HikingAdventure #Terraces #PreInca #SouthAmerica #TravelVlog #Andenes

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One day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa: https://www.viator.com/tours/Arequipa/Colca-Full-Day-Tour/d5020-75388P2?pid=P00222458&mcid=42383&medium=link

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