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Multi-periodSite Name: Kuelap CitadelCountry: Peru
NOTE: This site is 10.053 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Chachapoyas, Peru Nearest Village: Tingo, Peru
Latitude: 6.4181S Longitude: 77.9234W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Town in Amazonas State, Peru.
A large worked-stone settlement of approximately 400 buildings, all on a multi-level platform within an encircling stone wall which extends vertically down the hilltop; making the level of the buildings as much as 19 m higher than the surrounding slope. Many of the round stone foundations display a zig-zag or diamond decorations in stone.
Carbon dating indicates the constructions date to the 6th C AD, including the monumental south eastern entrance forming a narrow high alley. But some estimates of construction are later (800AD) suggesting multiple building sequences. The site continued in use into the post conquest period, but with very little historic mention.
The Chachapoya culture was one of the last conquered by and brought into the Inca Empire in the 1400's. What little historic information we have comes from Spanish chronicles that include Inca descriptions of the people the Inca called the "Cloud Warriors" or "Cloud-Forest People."
The Chachapoya area of influence lies in the extreme east of Peru, in and on the eastern face of the Andes. Their relatively recent defeat by the Inca caused them to initially side with the Spanish during the 1530's.
Excavations at Kuelap are still on-going, but some of the buildings have been reconstructed with roof poles and thatch.
Kuelap Citadel can be reached by a 3-4 hour hike from Tingo, although some tour groups take visitors closer in minibuses and 4-wheel drive vehicles. The ancient town is at an altitude of over 9000 feet.
Use the mapping links to see areal views showing the high relief of the surrounding wall and the circular building foundations.
Location and Text by Bat400.
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