Chachapoyas
The city of Chachapoyas is the capital of the Amazonas Region. It was founded on September 5, 1538, by the Spanish conquistador Alonso de Alvarado "and his twenty". Local agriculture includes sugar cane, orchid, and coffee growing.
Chachapoyas' transitional location between the arid Cordillera Occidental and the rainy Cordillera Oriental, gives birth to the unique cloud forest.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ALTITUDE
Max: 3450 masl / 11319 ft
Min: 230 masl / 755 ft
WEATHER
Temperate and rainy in summer (Dec to Apr)
Maximum: 23ºC / 73F
Minimum: 10ºC / 50F
ACCESS ROUTE
By Land: Lima – Chiclayo – Chachapoyas (21 hours)
By Air: Flight to Jaen (1.5 hrs)
CHACHAPOYAS INGREDIENTS
KUELAP FORTRESS
Known as the “Peruvian Babel Tower”, Kuelap is an ancient stone fortress strategically built by the Chachapoyas or Cloud People on a mountaintop whose western flank is an imposing precipice.
The citadel has approximately 420 circular buildings that include a watchtower and a castle. All this is set amid rolling forested hills and small rural communities. A beautiful, little-visited gem in Peru.
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