Kayak Guide to Whitewater of Peru
The Rio Cotahausi is one of the premier kayak/raft trips in Peru. Its officially recorded depth is 163 meters greater than the Colca making it the deepest canyon on Earth. The added spectacle of cloudless skies, hot springs, pre-Inca ruins, Quechua speaking locals and thundering class 5 whitewater makes this trip the gem of the [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2011 by kurt
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Reprinted from article “Below and Beyond Machu Picchu 2009″ Wow, these days its very rare to find a new river. However when you find a new river how often is it sheer WORLD CLASS. Yesterday we arrived back in Cusco, after completing the first descent of the Rio Concebidayoc in the Quillabamba region. As we [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by adamharmer
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Located in the department of Ancash, the Rio Santa drains the majestic peaks of Peru’s ominous Cordillera Blanca. It runs in a Northerly course for most of its journey before turning west towards the ocean. It is best to run the river in the heart of the rainy season from December to March when several [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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The Cañete Rivers offers boating for both novices and experts alike. With year round flows and it’s proximity to Lima it has become one of the country’s commercial rafting centers and has been the training ground for most of Peru’s kayakers and rafters. Buried in one of the Upper Cañete’s rapids Flows in the rainy [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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The Rio Velille is on of the Upper tributaries of the Apurimac and shares a lot of the same qualities of its big brother. The river lies within a majestic canyon with granite boulders and crystal clear water. The source of the water is Nevado Huainahuire which at 5438 meters (18,000 feet) which forms the [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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The Ocobamba is a major tributary of the Yanatile. It flows from the North of the flanks of Nevado Chicon and joins the Yanatile below Quebrada Honda Dogs going for swim Ocobamba put-in To reach the river you can come from the Sacred Valley and town of Calca or from below from Quillabamba. KM markers [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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In the Department of Cuzco on the road from Quillabamba to Ollantaytambo lies the valley of the Lucumayo. Born in the high pass of Abra de Malaga and flowing off the Northern flanks of Nevado Chicon is a river of the same name. Put in for the Lucumayo River First drop on Lucumayo River The [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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Born in the highlands of the department of Pasco is one of Peru’s mightiest Rivers known as the Mantaro. Its course is directly southward through the mining town La Oroya and on past Peru’s third largest city, Huancayo. Beyond here the river is twice dammed forming Peru’s single largest source of hydroelectric power. The fertile [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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The Rio Cosñipata is one of the princiapal tributaries of the Alto Madre de Dios River in the Department of Cuzco. It is a high jungle run of incredible beauty with good bird watching. It is now commercially rafted in an enjoyable 9 km, class 3-4 stretch. Trips start in Cuzco and usually encompass several [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2009 by kurt
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