Chacapoyas, the Kuelap ruins, and sailing through the Amazon rainforest to Iquitos
April 21st 2010 The overnight bus from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas seemed to fly by, even though it was 2 hours late arriving. Bizarrely we only arrived a few hours after the night bus from the day before had arrived, as landslides had caused the road to be closed for 16 or so hours, so I’m glad I hadn’t left Chiclayo a day earlier as I had originally hoped to. Chacapoyas is the capital of the Amazonas departme
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