Mummies at the museum at Leymebamba

Chachapoyans, the friendliest folk you'll meet

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January 7th 2006
After the impressive archeological sites around Chiclayo, we had really developed a taste for ancient relics and massive sites which take ages to explore. As such, we were really quite excited about our next destination - Chachapoyas. The initial drive to visit the town was the nearby ruins of Kuelap, said to be some of the most important pre-Inca ruins in the country (although you do get a used t ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more