The deepest canyon
By: Stuart A. Kallen.
Series: Extreme places
Publisher: Kidhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Colca Canyon (Peru) -- Juvenile literature; Colca River Valley (Arequipa, Peru) -- Juvenile literature; Colca Canyon (Peru); Colca River Valley (Arequipa, Peru)
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the history, geography, animals and plants, people, exploration, and ecology of Peru's Colca Canyon, where the Colca River's elevation rises to 3,450 feet above sea level.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 44) and index.
Table of contents: title: More than two miles deep; title: The plants and animals of Colca Canyon; title: People of the canyon; title: Explorers in Colca Canyon.