Chachapoyas

The height of 771 meters is thought to be relatively accurate, though Ziemendorff suspects the true figure could be within 13 meters in either direction. The falls has a regular to high volume of flow becoming an immensely powerful waterfall during the rainy season. However unlike other world class waterfalls, it doesn’t dry up in the dry season.

Day 1

Airport pick up in Tarapoto and night in Puerto Palmeras Resort.

Day 2

Trarapoto

Day 3

Private transportation to within two hours hike to El Mirador where you can observe the Gocta waterfall. During the hike you will be able to observe variety of hummingbirds, toucans, birds, flowers, monkeys and other species from the region. Night in Choctamal Marvelous Spatuletail Lodge (B,L,D)

Day 4

Kuelap

Day 5

Early departure to Chiclayo and transfer to airport for your evening flight to Lima. (B, BL)

Chachapoyas

Kuelap is situated on an escarpment at 3000m (9840ft). Massive walls form a giant platform on which the city is built. You don’t so much as walk into Kuelap as walk on to it. The exterior walls rise up to 20m (65ft) tall, and extend along the ridge for 584m (639yds.).

To enter the site there are three narrow entrances and once inside there are many roundhouses typical of Chachapoya design. There are two obvious religious places namely the Castillo which is a platform overlooking the second entrance and the unusual Tintero, which appears like a chopped off inverted cone. The outer walls are impressive but what makes a visit to Kuelap so special is the feeling of mystery in a place that once was lost and is still not fully understood. Much of the site is covered by trees, laden with bromeliads orchids and mosses and home to many birds.

Day 1

Chachapoyas

Airport pick up service in Chiclayo and private transportation to Chachapoyas. We will see waterfalls, and America’s most spectacular views on our trip to the unspoiled city of Chachapoyas. Overnight.

Day 2

We will go to the spectacular sarcophagus of Karajia perched on a cliff. From there we will see more sarcophagus higher on a sheer cliff than any building you’ll have ever seen. Overnight above the clouds in our village co-op Choctamal Marvelous Spatuletail Lodge where you could observe hummingbirds, the lodge is located in the road to Kuelap at only 45 minutes from the fortress, excellent panoramic views of Kuelap and the Abra Yumal Pass. Overnight.

Day 3

Chachapoyas

We will spend the day at Fortress Kuelap known as “the Machu Picchu of the North”. Kuelap has over 400 buildings inside 3 levels of walls, and is the largest stone structure in all South America. Orchids and bromelias cover the walls and trees inside this fortress. On the way to Chachapoyas we will observe the platforms of Macro located on a cliff overlooking the Utcubamba River.overnight

Day 4

Early departure to Chiclayo, we’ll see Tucume on the way to Chiclayo if time allows. Transfer to airport for your evening flight to Lima.