Colca Canyon hosted Expocominutario on 25 and 26 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 12:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Colca Canyon hosted Expocominutario Colca 2026 in Chivay on 25 and 26 September 2026. The site, locally called Cañón del Colca, is in Caylloma province, Peru, and the programme brought together tourism businesses, communities, artisans and entrepreneurs from the valley.
Expocominutario Colca brought tourism groups to Chivay
The event was a two-day tourism programme in Chivay, the capital of Caylloma province in the Arequipa region. Agencia Andina reported that agencies and operators from Peru, Chile and Bolivia were due to participate on 25 and 26 September 2026.
Expocominutario Colca included a tourism fair, a familiarisation trip, a business meeting and a fashion show. The programme also presented rural community tourism, cultural traditions and handicrafts from Caylloma. It was organised by the Municipalidad Provincial de Caylloma and the Autoridad Autónoma del Colca y Anexos, known as Autocolca, as described in the event programme report.
Colca Canyon links the fair to a UNESCO geopark
The programme placed Chivay at the centre of a tourism gathering connected to the wider Colca Valley. That link matters because the valley combines natural landscapes with living cultural and craft traditions, the same elements presented by the participating communities during the September programme.
The Colca Canyon and the Andagua Volcanoes form a UNESCO Global Geopark, a designation granted in 2019. Peru's national tourism board places the attraction in Caylloma province and identifies Chivay as the access town. It also gives the route from Arequipa to Chivay as 151 kilometres by road, with travel by bus or car, in its official Colca Canyon guide.
Visiting Colca Canyon: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Expocominutario Colca took place in Chivay on 25 and 26 September 2026. Its reported programme included a tourism fair, familiarisation trip, business meeting and fashion show.
- The special programme has finished by 27 September 2026. The report does not establish a continuing public exhibition or a changed entrance arrangement after the event.
- Chivay is the reference town for the canyon. Peru's national tourism board lists travel from Arequipa to Chivay by bus or car, covering 151 kilometres by road.
- The landscape is a high Andean canyon environment. The wider attraction is managed within the Colca and Andagua Volcanoes UNESCO Global Geopark, so visits combine natural scenery with settlements and cultural sites across the valley.
- Spanish is the official language used in Peru, and the national currency is the Peruvian sol.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Colca Canyon
When did Expocominutario Colca take place at Colca Canyon?
Expocominutario Colca 2026 took place in Chivay on 25 and 26 September 2026.
Where is Colca Canyon and how do you get there?
It is in Caylloma province in Peru, with Chivay as the access town. The national tourism board lists bus or car travel from Arequipa to Chivay.
What is Colca Canyon?
It is a major Andean canyon within the Colca and Andagua Volcanoes UNESCO Global Geopark, designated in 2019.
