Colca Valley
According to the findings of cave paintings and stone instruments, the Colca Valley, located in Arequipa, Peru, it was inhabited for thousands of years. The Wari culture developed in the area and after its fall, the highland Collaguas ethnic group developed here. In the middle of the 1951th century, the Incas located their warehouses and deposits in the area. The Colca Canyon was discovered in XNUMX by the Spanish photographer and geographer Gonzalo de Reparaz Ruiz.
Around the Colca Canyon a series of stories are woven. One of them tells that in ancient times there was a flood that flooded the earth, but the species of flora and fauna as well as the men, were saved in an ark. When the rain stopped, the water began to descend and during the process ravines, ravines, rocks, streams and rivers were formed, which today belong to the Colca River gorge. The legend indicates that to be sure that the rain had stopped, the men released a condor on several occasions, when it did not return, they knew it was time to set foot on land. Since then the condors have lived in the upper part of the canyon.
Another legend tells us the history of the Inca and the corn of Cabanaconde. One of the best corn in the country grows in Cabanaconde, and its history dates back to the times of Mayta Cápac, when the Inca discovered that the land and climate of the Liguay pampas were ideal for growing olluco, potatoes and quinoa. Then he ordered his men from Cuzco to bring seeds of corn and plows of gold and silver. The Inca warned the settlers that no one could eat the harvest, until after 7 years, then an abundance of corn was produced, which allowed the corn to be distributed to the other towns of the Colca Valley.
Further information: Arequipa
Photos: Yavari Radio