Province of Amazonas

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.

How to arrive to Amazonas

By land: Lima-Chiclayo-Chachapoyas: 1409 kilometers (21 hours by car approximately), Lima-Trujillo-Cajamarca-Chachapoyas: 1716 kilometers (30 hours by car), Tarapoto-Moyobamba-Chachapoyas: 361 kilometers (7 to 8 hours by car)

Festivities

Chachapoyas Touristy Week (June1-7)

Along the Touristy Week, many social and cultural activities takes place, the most important are the horse back riding parade and the Raymillacta dance festival of Chachapoyas, the diverse communities of the province gathers their dancers to show the best of the folklore.

Virgen de Asunta Festivity (August 7-15)

A long the Imagen de la Virgen festivity, the virgin image is taking along the streets carpeted with flowers of Chachapoyas. Many cultural and recreational activities take place also handicraft, agropecuarian fairs, dances, typical dishes tasting and horse presentations.

Señor de Gualamita Festivity (September 10-15)

The central day festivity is September 14, along the celebrations there’s music and typical dances of the area

Tourist Site Attractions:

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

Town of Huancas

Huancas is the place where the cave paintings of Pitaya are located.

The counties of Bagua, Utcubamba and Condorcanqui,

There with the native group’s 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

Located 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

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.

Rodriguez de Mendoza Province

It is considered a zone of high jungle, with natural attractiveness, popular festivities and a great gastronomical variety.

Lagoon of Pomacochas

It is 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

It is 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.