Chachapoyas Travel Guide

 sacdrummer99 Says:  Gocta Falls, the third highest in the world, are now opening for Tourism. The falls were kept secret by the locals of this area because they feared an ancient curse if they revealed it's location. The falls are supposed to be protected by a white haired mermaid like spirit... 

 phillipJ Says:  Wow. just to be at a place so unseen and so spectacular was a highlight...to save time, we just took the trip through our hotel, think it was a bit overpriced, but it was the going rate, and we didn't want to spend 2 days hping to catch a taxi back...The guide was sweet,... 

 swesn Says:  If you consult with the Tourist Information, there are actually countless other ruins and interesting sites, like Levanto, Laguna de los Condores, etc.... The problem is that they are all located spread out from Chachapoyas, about 2-3 hours away by car, and along terrible... 

 swesn Says:  Karajia funerary site must be one of the most remarkable tombs you will ever come across... with the wooden-clay coffins still in their original location, set into an impressive cliff face! Mummies wrapped in cloth were placed inside. The coffins were constructed of stone,... 

 swesn Says:  Kuelap is a prime example of Chachapoyan architecture. The Chachapoyas, also called the Warriors of the Clouds, were a group of Andean people living in the cloud forests of the Amazonas region.The Kuelap fortress is located at the summit of a hill at the altitude of more... 

 K-nalla Says:  The entrance to Chachapoyas and your departure point to Laguna de los Condores. Unfortunately because of time I couldnt visit it (requires 3 days there and back) but ill pdate you on it when i do it. 

 K-nalla Says:  The waterfalls at Pedro Ruiz. The Gocta is thought to get its name from "gota", water drop, but nobody really knows the origen. The Gocta is the third tallest waterfall in the world, 770 something meters above sea level, and with its two tier fall allows you to see the... 

 K-nalla Says:  Being here will make you understand why the took the name of Chachapoyas, cloud people.Not really a fortress but a city, Kuelap is thought to have nested around 4000 people in its more than 400 individual constructions. Chachapoyas was not a culture per say but more a fusion... 

 devillush Says:  A few hours by car out of Chachapoyas are the Karajia sarcophogii perched on a mountainside. There is a small museum in the town next to the site that was unfortunately closed when we visited. However, my tour guide went to the trouble of emailing me photos and descriptions... 

 devillush Says:  One of the best day trips from Chachapoyas (in my humble opinion of course) is to visit Kuelap. This is a pre-incan fortress up on top of a mountain (kind of like that southern neighbour, Machu Picchu) only without the massive tourist infrastructure. If you've made it as far... 

 EagleEye Says:  Quite nice scenery ... just 10 km north of Chachapoyas. A 4 hour walk in total - or you can take a taxi from Chachapoyas. 

 hartti Says:  The name means so bad that I was not able go inside. 

 K-nalla Says:  Cecina is probably the most traditional food in the Amazon area and as such could not be bypassed in Chachapoyas. Go to the mercado and watch them prepare it. Im peruvian, and I was surprised by the variety found here: Paiche, vaca, chancho, pretty much everything you can... 

 K-nalla Says:  The route Cajamarca-Celendin-Chachapoyas is one of the many beautiful routes through Peru. Starting in Cajamarca, some 2700 mts above sea level in the andes, youll go through mountain ranges all the way down to about just 300 meters above sea level! There you will be... 

 swesn Says:  As you take the bus from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas, about half of the bus journey is on asphalt road, but the other half is windy mountainous and very bumpy potholed road. I guarantee you will not sleep a wink for at least 5 hours.To get around the various sights, as...