Mirador Cañón del Sonche

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The joy of this steep-sided canyon that cuts like a deep gash through the Northern Highlands is that you’re barely aware it’s there until you are practically standing on its lip. Pay the entry fee at a small cabin a short 500m walk east of the tiny village of Huancas and proceed up a short path to a wooden tower for spectacular views of the hidden 962m-deep valley.

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