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Chachapoyas

Amazonas

Peru

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Information on the Chachapoyas Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the maps above to see the location of Chachapoyas and the Chachapoyas area (these will open in a window and are larger files (160kb) – please be patient).

 

 Chachapoyas in northern Peru is an ecologically diverse area of high mountains, cloud forests, deep canyons, raging rivers and jungle. The name Chachapoyas refers to the pre-Inca culture that dominated the region. The Chachapoyas People lived in stone cities on mountain ridges and the remains are there to be seen by visitors to the area. In fact the ruins are so numerous, the area is described as the richest archaeological zone in South America and possibly the world.

 

For travellers, Chachapoyas boasts impressive heritage sites and scenery to rival anything in southern Peru. Day hikers, trekkers, cavers, botanists and birders will find time too short to explore all the possibilities.

 

Chachapoyas city, at 2336m (7662ft) is a typical Andean town with a central plaza. Chachapoyas was founded in 1538 and was the staging post for the start of the infamous El Dorado expeditions in the 16th century. Today Chachapoyas is the capital of the department of Amazonas and a cosmopolitan city of about 20,000 people. It is a centre of commerce for the agricultural products grown in the area – potatoes, maize, beef etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In many ways the area is still off the beaten path (or “the gringo trail”) and this adds to its charm. You won’t find droves of tourists and even in the popular site of Kuelap (3 hours drive away) you can still feel like you are exploring the citadel on your own. Okay this may not last much longer, as Chachapoyas is being recognized as a top destination in Peru and for good reason too. The recent promotion of Gocta, the third highest waterfall in the world, has seen a growing number of travellers coming this way and word is getting out about how much this area has to offer for adventure and cultural enlightenment.

 

 

 

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Firework Castillo (Castle) on the 14th August marking the end of the two week Patron Saint Festival of Chachapoyas.