ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR OF AMAZONAS-CHACHAPOYAS
 6D/5N
All year
July 6 - July 11, 2008
Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Chiclayo

Pizarro’s tiny band of conquistadores and horses marched to Cajamarca, the city of destiny.  Here they captured the world’s largest empire, and in the Inca’s cell, they filled it 3 times with gold and silver. We cross the main trunk Amazon where it leaves the world’s 2nd highest mountains to enter the domain of the Chachapoyan Cloud People.  This newly accessible zone was the Andes most fortified and mysterious with the highest density of ruins. On a high mountain, Fortress Kuelap is the largest building of the Americas. We end our tour in Chiclayo where America’s most advanced civilization lived on the world’s driest desert with 26 pyramids.   The Lord of Sipan was recently discovered in a pyramid that was America’s richest gold-filled tomb.

July 6  Cajamarca
Airport pick up service in Cajamarca and night in Cajamarca beautiful Hacienda.

July 7  Cajamarca – Leymebamba
Our bus climbs the sweeping cold cordillera and descends into an oven dry valley to cross the main trunk Marañon River.  Here a coastal Chimu Colony uses their irrigation skills to grow exotic tropical fruits in a micro ecological system. We go up to Leymebamba to spend the night.  (B, BL, D)

July 8 Leymebamba –Museum Centro Mallqui– Choctamal
Now we get to see Peru's brand new Centro Mallqui Museum that the Austrians donated for this unique 1998 discovery at Lake of the Condors (you have seen on the Discovery Channel). The 219 mummies are here along with many artifacts. On the way to Choctamal we will see the Revash Ruins.  Night in our Choctamal Marvelous Spatuletail Lodge gateway to Kuelap and Gran Vilaya). (B, BL, D)

July 9 Choctamal- Kuelap – Chachapoyas
We will spend the day at Fortress Kuelap known as "the Machu Picchu of the North". Kuelap has over 400 buildings inside 3 levels of walls, and is the largest stone structure of the Americas.  Orchids and bromeliads cover the walls and trees inside this fortress.  On the way to Chachapoyas we will observe the platforms of Macro located on a cliff overlooking the Utcubamba River.    Overnight in a restored Colonial Mansion, 3 star hostel.  (B, L)

July 10 Chachapoyas – Karajia,Pinchourco
We will go to the 8-foot high funeral sarcophagus of Karajia on a cliff, resembling statues of Easter Island and continue with our route of the condors with 30 newly discovered sarcophagi.  Night in Colonial Mansion. (B, BL)

July 11 Chachapoyas – Chiclayo
Transfer to Chiclayo for your evening flight to Lima.  (B, BL)

RATES: US$ 1,074 p.p. 

Single supplement: US$210

THE TOUR INCLUDES:
All entrance fees
Transfers to airport or bus station
Meals where noted in the program
All transportation specified in the program
Transfer between cities
Hotels specified in the program
Bilingual guide 

NOT INCLUDED:
Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages
Airport taxes
Internal flights (we can provide upon request)

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