Capital: City of Chachapoyas
Altitude: 2.335 m.a.s.l.
Distance: not available

The province of Amazonas is located in the Northeast in the middle of the jungle. It was the cradle of the Chachapoyas or Sachapuyos. Its stone buildings temples, fortresses, platforms, tumbs, pottery and cities testify the development reached by this civilization.

The fortress of Kuelap, the funeral packs, the necropolis of the Chipuric and Revach Cultures (800 a 1200 años d.C.) found in the zone are important remains of tourist interest.

The city of Chachapoyas still has its houses of vice-royal style; with tile roofs and big patios surrounded by archords, beautiful gardens and wide balconies.

It is interesting to visit:

- The Cathedral
- Square of Arms
- Municipality
- The Bishop-House
- Churches of Santa Ana and Señor de Burgos
- Grotto of Santa Lucia
- Well of Yanayucu
- Orchil Green-House Santa Isabel
- Archeological Site of Yalape
- Tunels of San Antonio
- Forest of Palmera de Ocol

Tourist Site Attractions:

Town of Huancas, with the cave paintings of Pitaya.

The counties of Bagua, Utcubamba and Condorcanqui, with the native groups aguarunas and huambizas ( towns where the time seems to have been still). It is interesting to visit the water falls of Numparket. It is located 40 kilometers from Bagua.

The city of Lamud, in the province of Luya, is characterized for its: Square of Arms. The River Jucusbamba. The Cross of Lamud. And the Stone Mills.

The picturesque city of Luya was seat to the monumental fortress of Kuelap.

The Fortress of Kuelap, was built in the 18th., century b.C. It is located at 74 kilometers from Chachapoyas, in the county of Luya. It is considered one of the major Peruvian archeological monuments. From its 20 meters high walls and an altitude of 3.000 m.a.s.l., to the wall-flanked alleys with cone shape, make this city a curious and misterious place.

In the region of the county of Luya there are archeological remains of Revach, Chipuric, Carajia, San Antonio, Pueblo de los Muertos and Gran Vilaya.

The county of Rodriguez de Mendoza, considered a zone of high jungle, with natural attractiveness, popular festivities and a great gastronomical variety.

Lagoon of Pomacochas, located at 86 kilometers from the city of Chachapoyas, in the county of Bongara. Surrounded by totorales, its waters have a green-blue color due to subterranean streams that feed it. One can see birds like herons and the zambullider.

Lagoon of the Condors, located at 93 kilometers from Chachapoyas. It is characterized for its natural beauty. The place is also known as "Laguna de las Momias" (Mummies Lagoon), because 280 mummies were found there well conserved. Besides, there are found about 3.000 objects that belonged to the pre-Inca period.