Chachapoyas
The city of Chachapoyas is located in the Northern
Andes in the Department of Amazonas. Its name is based on the Chachpoya people, which refused to be conquered by the Incas. The main archeological treasure of this
culture is the spectacular fortress of Kuelap. They had a unique architecture style with rounded constructions
using plane stones and carved decorations on the walls of the buildings. This fortress was protected by huge walls with
difficult entrances that made an enemy invasion almost impossible.
The Chachapoya people had a characteristic way to mummify their dead. They put them inside of sarcophagies and placed them on the heights of
vertical inaccessable cliffs (e.g. «Revash» and «Karajía»). There are many mummies to observe
in a special acclimated room in the
Museum of Leimebamba. These mummies were found on the cliff beside the Lake of los Cóndores near the town of Leimebamba.
But there is a lot more to research about this misterious people. It is known that there is another city of the Chachapoya still hidden under the vast vegetation of the forest, the Gran
Pajaten. One more example of this powerful culture that left a lot of open questions for the researchers.
Travel programs:
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PTW-CHK001
Chachapoyas
Adventures
4
days
/ 3 nights
From
Chiclayo to Chachapoyas, Sarcophagi of Karajía, Chocctamal, the Fortress of
Kuelap und back to Chiclayo.
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PTW-CHK002
Highlights
of the Chachapoyan Culture
5
days
/ 4 nights
From
Chiclayo to Chachapoyas, Sonche Canon, inca village Huancas, Levanto,
Yalape, Chocctamal, the Fortress of Kuelap und back to Chiclayo.
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PTW-CHK004
Expedition to the Lake of Los Cóndores
8
days
/ 7 nights
At least 220 mummies were found beside this lake on an
inaccessible cliff. This is a rigorous trekking tour that follows an Inca Trail to the beautiful and clear Lake of Los Cóndores
located between the mountains.
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PTW-CHK005
Archaeological
Tour to Northern Peru
5
days / 4 nights
Cajamarca,
Celendin, Leymebamba and the Mallqui Museum, Choctamal, the fortress of
Kuelap, Chachapoyas, Karajia, Chiclayo.
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Find more tours including Chachapoyas
in Chiclayo, Trujillo,
Tarapoto and
Roundtrips.
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