Chachapoyas Classic – 4 Days Tour

Day 01: Jaén – Chachapoyas.

Reception by a representative of our Travel Agency at the Jaén airport, transfer to the city of Chachapoyas. Arrival to Chachapoyas, transfer to your hotel, rest of the afternoon free for rest and altitude acclimatization.

Overnight in the City of Chachapoyas.

Day 02: Fortified Citadel of Kuelap.

Breakfast at the hotel. At approximately 08:20 AM, departure to the Fortified Citadel of Kuelap, on the observation route of the archaeological site of Macro, arrival at the town of Nuevo Tingo.

Transfer by cable car to the Fortified Citadel of Kuelap, and then you will visit its main buildings, houses with friezes, upper and lower town, the tower, the main temple, the southern platform and much more. Lunch and return to Chachapoyas 17:30 Hrs. approximately.

Overnight in the City of Chachapoyas.

Day 03: Gocta Falls.

Breakfast at the hotel, then 08:20 a.m., departure to town of Cocachimba, from there you will start the 2:00 hrs walk to the wonderful Gocta Waterfall, on the way you will see an abundant flora and fauna and a variety of birds.

Arrival at the Gocta Falls photo session and free time to enjoy the place, return to the town of Cocachimba. Lunch and return to Chachapoyas. 17:30 Hrs approximately.

Overnight in the City of Chachapoyas.

Day 04: Chachapoyas – Jaén Airport

Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, transfer in our tourist transport to the Jaén Airport.

Important: The hours of the excursions will be reconfirmed at the destination.

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Chachapoyas location

The city of Chachapoyas is located in the Peruvian jungle. Chachapoyas is located in the province of the same name, in the Amazon region.

This city is known as the “Loyal City of Chachapoyas”, and has a significant number of tourist attractions, among those found in the same urban area.

The architecture of the Chachapoyas culture

The architecture that it has is an aspect that, we can highlight from this Chachapoyas culture, it is the architecture that was determined by different buildings that were made of stones, fringed and decorated with ornaments characterized by having different geometric shapes or designs.

Which complex stood out from the Chachapoyas culture?

KUÉLAP:

They had three entrances, had a path and drains for rainwater through the canals. It consisted of 500 buildings; many of them were circular in shape:

Torreón: A 7-meter-high structure served as a defense to avoid enemy attacks.

Inkwell: it had an inverted cone shape and had a height of five meters.

Castles: it was the home of a ruler, which had a rectangular shape and was made of three platforms.

GREAT PAJATÉN

It was located in the jungle of San Martín, and made up of friezes that contain symbolic aspects with characters whose arms and legs were open. In this place, 20 different structures were placed, three of which had a diameter of 15 meters.

SHOLÓN FUNERAL COMPLEX

In 2003, expeditions were made to the Chachapoyas jungle that discovered the Sholón Funeral Complex. In this place, ten-meter mausoleums were found, which mummies and textiles from the culture itself adorned.

What are the highlights of the Chachapoyas culture?

The Chachapoyas were made of various manors that were found in the heights of the Utcubamba River. Each of the villages had the same customs, were independent and presented a priestly class. The reasons that allowed integration were the military and religious.

In relation to economic activity, agriculture benefited, since the region had fertile lands. What allowed the crops of potatoes, olluco, goose, quinoa, among others, likewise hunting; gathering and livestock systems were developed.

What was the belief of the Chachapoyas culture?

To date, there is not much information that determines which were the main gods of the Chachapoyas culture; it is considered that they worshiped the serpent, condor and jaguar. What is supported is that in their beliefs there was a cult of the dead.

The funerary ritual of the Chachapoyas culture consisted of wrapping the remains of the deceased in cloth. The burial was carried out in isolated places or mountainous slopes, in two types of cemeteries that were:

SARCOPHAGES.

The sarcophagi were made of cane and clay, they only deposited inside the remains of a single person, generally important. Highlighting places of this type such as Karajía, Ayachaqui, Léngate, Pueblo de los Muertos, Chipiruc and Ucaso.

MAUSOLEES OR COLLECTIVE TOMBS

The Mausoleums were tombs in the shape of houses, which were built with small stones and mud, external walls painted with gabled roofs.

This pattern is located in Revash, Sholón, Laguna de los Cóndores, Los Pinchudos, Pueblo de los Muertos, Guanlic, La Petaca-Diablohuasi.

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