Day 1: We start from Arequipa at 08:00 in our private transport, we pick you up at your hotel after 2 hours driving we visit the Vicuñas National Reservation of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, we stop some minutes at Patahuasi to appreciate the handicrafts of alpaca and to drink a «mate de
coca» to avoid altitude sickness,
because, the highest point on this road is 4,900 meters (more than 14,000 feet) at that altitude we can appreciate the view of all the volcanoes in line like Ubinas (smoking volcano) El Misti volcano, Chachani, Ampato (were they found Juanita mummy) Sabancaya (active volcano), Hualca Hualca and Mismi (at this mountain is located the source of the Amazon river) and also the magic «Apachetas» piles of stones or rocks set by locals and also by tourists like an offering to the «Apus» (spirits living inside the mountains and volcanoes).
Because of
coca - growing and other agriculture, 1,235 acres of forest surrounding the Gorgeted Puffleg's habitat are devastated each year, according to the Hummingbird Conservancy.