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Peru Tourist Guide
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NORTHERN PERU:
Chachapoyas:
Kuelap
Leimebamba
Karajia
Kuelap Trek
Kuelap Chachapoyas
Located at an altitude of 3,000 meters, in the cloud forest of the department of Amazonas,
Kuelap is proof of the engineering skills of the Chachapoya, a tribe who inhabited the area
from 1000-1400 AD.
The towering ramparts that protect the citadel of Kuelap are studded with three guardposts, a
tower and three very narrow
entrances which could be defended by a single warrior. The walls stand 8 meters high and
completely surround the complex. The complex of Kuelap must have been impregnable to invading
warriors from neighboring kingdoms, although finally the Inca soldiers managed to conquer the
Chachapoya.
The citadel of Kuelap is made of stone, but unlike Inca architecture, featured fantastic and
animal figures, and changed the traditional pattern of geometric designs. The common buildings
at the Fortress of Kuelap were circular, and some of these have been reconstructed so that the
few visitors who come here (due to the difficult access) can see how the people lived here,
amidst orchids and bromeliads.
Ancient Peruvians were highly successful in integrating with nature. The Chachapoya, whose
secrets still lie buried in the dense jungle, created harmonic structures in a privileged
site, a timeless land where the jungle-clad hills are wreathed by mist: The Fortress and
Citadel of Kuelap.
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