Altitude: 3100 m Studies reveal that Kuélap had been populated between 500 and 1000 AD. The fortress is known to be the biggest in Latin America. For its construction the "Men of the clouds", as they were called by the Inca, used 700,000 km³ of stone and earth. A nice alternative to going there by bus would be a five to six hours hike starting at the small village Tingo (approximately 20 km away from Chachapoyas).
Altitude: 3100 m
Altitude: 2600 m
In 2000, a lovely museum was opened in Leymebamba. It exhibits
spectacular finds that were discovered three years prior at the
Laguna de los Condores just South of the village. The 5000 pieces
(among them bamboo helmets, ceramics, fabrics and clothing needles)
helped scientists to learn a lot more about the fascinating culture
of the Chachapoya. The 200 mummies, that were found in almost untouched
graves, will make visitors shiver.
Exotic, 2-metre high statues are enthroned up on a rock near Karajía. These statues with their oval, flatly chiselled faces and angular noses were used as sarcophagi by the Chachapoya (mummies in crouching position were discovered inside of them). Visitors will feel reminded of the famous stone statues of Easter Island.
Near the town of Santo Tomas de Quillay, on the top of a mountain, you can find impressive burial buildings. This cemetery was built in multistory chambers, which are like miniatures of brightly red houses and palaces. The rock faces in Revash are decorated with geometrical camelid figures.
The funeral towers of Macro are built into rock faces on the shore
of the river Utcumbamba. In ancient times this extraordinary location, high up in
the mountains, facilitated the communication with the fortress via signal
fires, which were visible over great distances. Here you can find different programs in order to get insight to the surroundings of Chachapoyas: classic Chachpoyas programmes special Chachapoyas programmes |
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