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<< Text Pages >> Iyacyecuj Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Peru

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Iyacyecuj Cave
Country: Peru
NOTE: This site is 6.309 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Chachapoyas, Peru  Nearest Village: San Pablo de Vaiera
Latitude: 6.078S  Longitude: 77.873W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Amazonas State, Peru.
This cave was used for ceremonial burials of the Chachapoyas culture. Human remains were been found in 2006. Pictographs decorated the walls near the mummies.

The cave is near the beautiful Gocta Waterfall. The location given for this site entry is approximate. One of the major sites of Chachapoyas culture is Kuelap.

Note: See the attached article on an exhibit in Lima, Peru, of these remains.
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Remarkable mummy found in hidden Amazon burial vault by bat400 on Saturday, 20 January 2007
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It is at least 600 years old and has survived thanks to the embalming skills of her tribe, the Chachapoyas or cloud warriors.
Eleven further mummies were recovered from the massive cave complex 82ft down.

The vault - which was also used for worship - was chanced upon three months ago by a farmer working at the edge of northern Peru's rainforest. He tipped off scientists who uncovered ceramics, textiles and wall paintings.

Little is known about the Chachapoyas except that they were one of the more advanced ancient civilisations in the area. Adept at fighting, they commanded a large kingdom from the year 800 to 1500 that stretched across the Andes.

It is not known what the Chachapoyas actually called themselves - they are identified by the name given to them by their rivals and eventual conquerors, the Incas. It comes from the Inca's Quechua language and means 'cloud people', because of the high forests in the clouds that the Chachapoyas inhabited.

Virtually all record of the tribe was lost when the Incas were themselves overrun by the Spanish conquistadors who landed in 1512.

Herman Crobera, the leader of the archaeological team that explored the cave, said: 'This is a discovery of transcendental importance.


Once they have finished exploring and excavating the tomb, Peruvian authorities want to turn it into a museum. The mummies are going on show at the Museum of the Nation in the capital Lima.


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