Category Archives: Chachapoyas

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 [...]
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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.  [...]
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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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