{"id":3682,"date":"2011-12-28T15:23:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T20:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?page_id=3682"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:54:10","slug":"citadel-of-gran-pajaten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/san-martin\/citadel-of-gran-pajaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Citadel of Gran Pajat\u00e9n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This citadel is located at 2850 meters above sea level, on the right bank of the Montecristo River, and sits on the flanks of a narrow tableland. Most buildings at Gran Pajat\u00e9n were constructed by the Chachapoyas culture (1200 to 1500 AD) but radiocarbon dating shows the site was occupied from 200 BC. Central buildings are decorated with slate mosaics featuring human, geometric and bird figures. The ruins are extremely fragile and most are still covered with vegetation, leading the Peruvian government to restrict visitors to those with a permit from the Institute of Culture.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"450\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Location Access<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"99%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"12%\">Province:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"21%\">Mariscal Carceres<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"67%\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Distance:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Time:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">350 kilometers<br \/>\nfrom Trujillo to<br \/>\nChagual, 600<br \/>\nkilometers from<br \/>\nLima to Trujillo,<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">30 minutes by<br \/>\nplane from Trujillo<br \/>\nto Chagual, 8<br \/>\nhours by car from<br \/>\nLima to Trujillo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">30 kilometers from<br \/>\nChagual to Pataz,<br \/>\n60 kilometers from<br \/>\nPataz to Gran<br \/>\nPajat\u00e9n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2 hours by car to<br \/>\nPataz, 3 days walk<br \/>\nor by mule to Gran<br \/>\nPajat\u00e9n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">District:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Huicungo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Locality<br \/>\nReference:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Site Details<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"99%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Entrance Fee:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"19%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Hours:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"41%\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Museum &amp; Other Services:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Restricted<br \/>\naccess, requires<br \/>\npermission from<br \/>\nINRENA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This citadel is located at 2850 meters above sea level, on the right bank of the Montecristo River, and sits on the flanks of a narrow tableland. Most buildings at Gran Pajat\u00e9n were constructed by the Chachapoyas culture (1200 to 1500 AD) but radiocarbon dating shows the site was occupied from 200 BC. 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