Oct 23, 2008 - Chachapoyas (Kuelap)

So we finally made it to Chachapoyas and had a whole one day set aside to get to the pre-inca ruins of Kuelap (I hope you all realise that generally my spelling is not even close to correct for any of these places). ... Thanks to some fantastic planning by Peru Roads the entry in and out of Chachapoyas was only open for an hour in the morning and hour in the evening. ... Thus due to the time we had to leave, we arrived to Chicalayo at 3am and had to wait in the bus station till 7am, so we could quickly head off to the next viewing and then catch an afternoon bus to Trujillo .So we finally made it to Chachapoyas and had a whole one day set aside to get to the pre-inca ruins of Kuelap (I hope you all realise that generally my spelling is not even close to correct for any of these places). ... Thanks to some fantastic planning by Peru Roads the entry in and out of Chachapoyas was only open for an hour in the morning and hour in the evening. ... Thus due to the time we had to leave, we arrived to Chicalayo at 3am and had to wait in the bus station till 7am, so we could quickly head off to the next viewing and then catch an afternoon bus to Trujillo ....

May 1, 2008 - Chachapoyas and Kuelap

Pedro Ruiz to Chachapoyas. ... Chachapoyas and Kuelap. ... I was absolutly in awe! Chachapoyas is one of the most friendly towns I have visited on this trip. ... The best thing about Chachapoyas is all of the excursions you can do around it. ...

Mar 25, 2008 - Chachapoyas and the Pre-Inca fortress of Kuelap

We arrived in Chachapoyas at 5am, but even at that hour, when we found a hostel there was a tour guide at the door telling us all about a tour leaving later that morning! In the end, we decided to get some sleep(!) and go on the tour to Kuelap the next day instead. ... It's associated with the Chachapoyas culture (another Pre-Inca one in Peru - there are lots!), and was probably built around 800 AD to defend against the Huari or other hostile peoples. ... Back in Chachapoyas (which is pleasant, but, like all the Peruvian towns we've seen to far, very dusty!), we got an early night because our next bus was leaving at 2am! (why??!). ...

Jun 21, 2006 - Chachapoyas, Kuelap & Gocha falls

Kuelab & Gacha falls.Kuelab & Gacha falls....

May 11, 2006 - Chachapoyas

Hoy llegue a Chachapoyas despues de un viaje en bus (CIVA!) por DOCE horas oliendo a burro y llama en un bus que se caia a pedazos. Al toque tuve que ir al hostal y despues partir a Kuelap, una fortaleza de los chachapoyas en la cima de una montaña a 3000 msnm, que queda a 3 horas en combi en un camino patetico, en el medio de la nada. ... Fui con un grupo de europeos muy aventureros, un par se habian venido desde Brasil por todo el rio Amazonas! Kuelap es bonito, especialmente por las vistas, pero la fortaleza aun no esta muy bien excavada ni investigada. ...

Nov 21, 2005 - Chachapoyas

And so through rice paddies, palm trees and a stunning canyon to Chachapoyas, with a little unscheduled walking due to a five kilometre road blockade over the closure of the local education office and shifting of 5 jobs. ... We came here to explore Kuelap, the pre-Inca capital of the Chachapoyas region, set high on a remote ridge and surrounded by massive, largely intact defensive walls. ... Chachapoyans were physically very different from the small statured Incas - they were over 6 feet tall and fair with blue eyes - yet eventually the Incas managed to prevail after a year-long siege in which the Chachapoyans could access no food or water from their cultivated lands.And so through rice paddies, palm trees and a stunning canyon to Chachapoyas, with a little unscheduled walking due to a five kilometre road blockade over the closure of the local education office and shifting of 5 jobs. ... We came here to explore Kuelap, the pre-Inca capital of the Chachapoyas region, set high on a remote ridge and surrounded by massive, largely intact defensive walls. ... Chachapoyans were physically very different from the small statured Incas - they were over 6 feet tall and fair with blue eyes - yet eventually the Incas managed to prevail after a year-long siege in which the Chachapoyans could access no food or water from their cultivated lands....

Sep 18, 2005 - Chachapoyas et les ruines de Kuelap / Chachapoyas und die Ruinen von Kuelap

Arrivés samedi à 5h00 à Chachapoyas. ... On a aussi eu le temps de faire une petite balade à Huancas (à 2h de marche de Chachapoyas) pour voir le canyon del Sonche, ça nous a occupé! Dimanche, levés à 3h15 car on devait prendre le minibus à 4h00! Dur dur! En plus il se trouve que le minibus était complet, et le prochain étant prévu à 5h00, on s'est débrouillés et on a en fait pris un taxi pour pas cher! Celui-ci nous a déposés à Tingo une heure plus tard, village d'où part le chemin pour accéder aux ruines de Kuelap. ... Très intéressant à visiter, surtout qu'en plus, on a aussi vu des colibris et plein de jolies fleurs! Pour le retour, pas le courage de redescendre le chemin à pied, on s'est donc débrouillés pour trouver un minibus qui nous a ramenés directement à Chachapoyas (par la route normale!)! Et oui, il faut savoir gérer son effort! :-) Et petite anecdote: on devait repartir le lundi soir de Chachapoyas pour aller à Trujillo, mais pas de bol, la route était bloquée par des manifestations, on a donc du rester une journée de plus ici, à se tourner les pouces! ----- Sonnnabend frueh Ankunft gegen 5 Uhr: wir haben uns erstmal ein Hotel gesucht und uns noch eine Muetze Schlaf gegoennt. ... Auszerdem konnten wir so noch die andere Seite der Berge sehen, Wahnsinnspanoramas! Eigentlich wollten wir dann einen Tag spaeter wieder Chachapoyas verlassen, aber als wir abends am Busbahnhof ankamen, wurde uns mitgeteilt, dass die Busse heute nicht fahren, da die Straszen einige Stunden entfernt aufgrund von Streiks gesperrt waren, also noch einen Tag Zwangspause hier. ...