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Chachapoyas 2022 - Peru

Amazonas

12/04/2022 - 19/04/2022 70 °F
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overview / intro

In the north central part of Peru is an interesting area. It's part of the highlands, we were around 10,000 feet of elevation a lot of the time. But it's also part of the rainforest. The rivers here are part of the system that feeds into the Amazon rainforest and waterways eventually throughout all of Brazil. There are waterfalls, and deep canyons, and historic sites from pre-Inca times.

We based most of our travels from Chachapoyas, a large city in the Amazonas department of Peru. From there we hiked to several waterfalls, and saw rock carvings that are ancient sarcophagus, some of which haven't even been open yet and have mummified remains inside. We explored some caves that also include historic artifacts, and walked around the ancient fortress of Kuelap.

Unfortunately Kuelap was closed due to a recent rainstorm damaging one of the walls. It's set to be the next Machu Picchu site in Peru with lots of foundations that remain from rock walls and buildings.

Recommend:

any of the hikes around the area
Chachapoyas market and shopping / pedestrian street
Kuelap site
Sarcophagus of Karajia
Gocta waterfalls

Trip Map

Pictures

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PANO view of the first hotel eco lodge

taking a picture of the photographer taking a picture of Gocta waterfalls

one of the valleys and view of 2nd hotel by the river

Sonche canyon, just a 1600 foot drop to the bottom

Cave with ruins

hillside sarcophagus of Karajia

Kuelap fortress

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Posted by MurkTravels 18:04 Archived in Peru Tagged culture history peru waterfall hike ancient 2022 Comments (0)

Trujillo 2022 - Peru

12/03/2022 - 19/03/2022 85 °F
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North of Lima along the coast are several towns with historic and archeological sites. We took a long weekend trip up there to check it out.
First we flew into Trujillo, capital of La Libertad department. We checked out Chan Chan and the Huacas of the Sol and Luna.

Just north from there is the town of. Huanchaco, famed for it's reed fishing boats and surfing. There is also another site called El Brujo, with the remains of a pre-Inca female ruler of the area, during the reign of the Moche culture. It had a fantastic museum and they were continuing the excavation of the site.

After that was a bus ride north for several hours to the town of Chiclayo. The historic site up there is Sipan, also from the Moche time. It had the remains of other rulers as well. The actual bones, gold, and treasures they found are in a museum in town.

Recommend:

El Brujo site was my personal favorite
The Sipan museum has the most artifacts