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:: AMAZONAS
 The Department of Amazonas was inhabited by the influent Chachapoyas or Sachapuyos culture. Its stone constructions, temples, fortresses, terrasses, tumbs, ceramics and cities testify of the great level of progress reached by that civilization. The Kuelap fortress is their major legacy. In the Province of Luya, both the Chipuric and Revach cultures (800 to 1,200 A.C.) developped in parallel.
The funerary bundles and necropolis found in the area, constitute important vestiges of touristic interest. In 1475, the region was annexed to the Inca Empire and later on, was conquered by the Spanish who founded the city of Chachapoyas, on September 5, 1538. From then on, it converted itself in the capital city of the Peruvian East.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION :
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The Department of Amazonas is situated in the North-East of Peru, with an area of 39,249 Km2, bordering the jungle. Its Occidental extremity, in the Condor´s Cordillera, can reach up to an altitude of 4,000 m. It´s an integrated part of the Amazonian basin and is served by the Marañón River and its affluents.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES :
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To the North, with Ecuador; to the East, with Loreto and San Martín; to the South, with La Libertad and to the West, with Cajamarca.
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2,335 m. above sea level.
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It´s always hot, with an annual average temperature of 25°C.. In the higher parts of the jungle (500 to 600 m.), the temperature falls to 16°C.
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BY AIR :
Flights from Lima with stopover in Tarapoto (90 minutes).
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BY LAND :
By road from the city of Moyobamba (359 Km.), 7 hours by car. From the city of Cajamarca (336 Km.), 14 hours. From Lima via Trujillo and Chiclayo to Chachapoyas (570 Km.), 9 hours.
Public transportation to Kuelap is irregular and not recommendable. To go to the Condors´ Lake, it is necessary to organize a well prepared expedition.
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