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Chachapoyas Travel Guide
Off the beaten track
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Laguna de los Cóndores: 2,600 m.s.n.m. (8,530 ft. above sea level)
In 1997 a group of archaeologists discovered some 280 Chachapoya mummies, at a height 100 m (328 ft.) above the Laguna de los Cóndores. These remains of important Chachapoyadignataries had remained there, untouched, for more than 500 years. Buried alongside the mummies were 3,000 pieces of great archaeological and historical value (ceramics, idols, spears, and beautiful wooden statues from both the Chachapoya and Inca cultures). After a period of research, the mummies and artifacts found in the tombs were transferred to the Leymebamba Museum, 45 km (28 miles) from the Laguna de los Cóndores (accessible only by foot or horseback) and 93 km (58 miles) from Chachapoyas. |
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Bagua: In a remote, pastoral zone rich with flora and fauna, this Amazonian city lies on the right bank of the Utcubamba River, 104 km (65 miles) from the city of Chachapoyas. Because of the immense diversity of its natural attractions, it holds some of the greatest ecotourism potential in northern Peru. |
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- Cataratas de Numparket(Numparket Falls): a dazzling waterfall with a drop of more than 90 m (295 ft.). 40 km (25 miles) from Bagua.
- Pongo de Rentem: 2 km (1 mile) at its widest, this natural wonder constitutes an adventurous and difficult river passage at the confluence of the Marañón, Utcubamba and Chinchipe Rivers, with thermal baths on the right bank of the Marañón. 14 km (9 miles) from Bagua, following the internal CarreteraBagua-Imazita
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For additional information about these and other lesser-known activities and destinations in Chachapoyas, please contact us at: travel@casa-andina.com |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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