Chivay, Peru, My New Home!

Last stop on my journey, Chivay, Peru. The elevation is 3600 meters and the small town is an entry point to Colca Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world. Chivay is very small and rather remote but is special to all of us who live there. We have a great group of volunteers: Maya and Aviv of course, Gil from the UK, Tristan from New Zealand, and Megan from the USA. We live in a motel as family stays have not been set up given this is a brand new project. Chivay consists of a bus station, hostels, a bull fighting ring, a small soccer field, restaurants, a food and good market, and street vendors. We eat street food for lunch and dinner and it is really good but really repetitive; chicken, rice, potatoes, bread, repeat! But, you get used to it and begin to crave the food when your hungry which for me is all the time. It will be nice to have some variety when I come back home though. The group is great and I have enjoyed my time in Chivay and spending time with them. We are always up to something on the weekends, ie. going to Arequipa and this is a perfect way to finish up the trip. Chivay has some incredible views of snow peaked mountain ranges and the weather is usually very sunny and warm during the day and a bit cold at night. Chivay is feeling like my home away from home and it´s always nice to come back to this little town.