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Category Archives: Kuelap

Chachapoyas & Tarapoto Vacation Special with direct flights on StarPeru

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: November 26, 2011

During the month of December we are offering two very special Peru tour packages that fly you directly into to the heart of the northern cloud forest with StarPeru to experience the ruins of Kuélap, Alto Mayo, the amazing Gocta Falls and much more…

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Where else besides Machu Picchu should Peru enlist the help of stars like Susan Sarandon?

By Rick Vecchio | Published: April 6, 2010

Susan Sarandon added a big dose of Hollywood sparkle last week to the reopening ceremony of Peru’s crown jewel, Machu Picchu. Peru would be well served to apply such Tinsel Town treatment to its other historic attractions. Against the iconic backdrop of Inca Pachacuti’s 15th century citadel, the Academy Award winning actress posed with Andean [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Ayacucho, Chachapoyas, Huaraz, Machu Picchu, News | Tagged alternatives to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu reopens, Susan Sarandon at Machu Picchu | Leave a comment

Kuelap

By Rick Hind | Published: September 1, 2009

Kuelap is often called the Machu Picchu of the North, but the yellow stone fortress is not nearly as recognizable as the famed Lost City of the Inca. That’s a shame because it is an amazing feat of ancient architecture in its own right, and offers a window into the Chachapoyas culture that built it.  [...]

Also posted in Chachapoyas, Destinations, Northern Circuit | Tagged Chachapoyas culture, cloud forest, Fortress of Kuelap, Northern Peru | Leave a comment

Gocta Falls ~ The Debate and a Video

By Rick Hind | Published: August 27, 2009

There’s been much frenzied debate about what place Gocta holds on the list of the world’s highest waterfalls. Is it the third highest, the fifth or the fourteenth? Do you measure both drops together, or only the highest of the two stages? Is height really the most important factor in deciding whether a waterfall is [...]

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