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The Top 9 Gorges in Peru

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 9

to choose from in Peru. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Peru.

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Santa Teresa River Gorge

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Colorful granite walls in a deeply cut canyon that can swell enormously, especially when there is an avalanche on the Salkantay. Nice to look at.

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Trail Past the Maras Salt Pans

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From the viewing point, a path leads past the salt terraces and later through a beautiful gorge down into the Urubamba Valley.

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Quebrada Santa Cruz

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The Quebrada Santa Cruz mountain stream rises from the Nevado Taulliraju glacier (5,830 m) and crosses the high mountain range of the Cordillera Blanca from east to west. North of …

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View of the Colcapampa Valley

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Diverse views over the cloud forest, narrow paths that have been trodden by the Incas for centuries and partly adventurous crossings of rivers, waterfalls or streams make this part of …

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Callejón de Huaylas – Santa River Valley

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The Rio Santa runs 200 km northward between the Cordillera Negra in the west and the Cordillera Blanca in the east and overlooks the fertile Callejón de Huaylas. To the …

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Quebrada Los Cedros

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The Quebrada Los Cedros is a 21 km long tributary of the Río Santa in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. The high mountain river has its origins in the Laguna …

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Red Valley

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Beautiful view. Hardly any visitors.

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Huaripampa Valley

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The Santa Cruz Trek leads through the Quebrada Santa Cruz valley. By crossing the Punta Union pass you reach the narrow Quebrada Huaripampa valley with several mountain lakes below the …

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Condor Viewing Point in Geoparque Colca y Volcanes de Andagua

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A bottle is always advisable at this height. The surface is easy to walk on.
It is best to be here in the morning and watch the Condore start.

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