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    These geoglyphs located in the plains of JUMANA in the Nazca desert 450 km south of Lima were drawn by the mysterious Nazca civilization between the centuries 200 BC to 800 AD, which had as its capital or center of military, administrative and religious power the city of CAHUACHI. In addition to its mystical lines in the desert, the Nazca were skilled potters who stood out in the manufacture of high quality polychrome ceramics.     But without a doubt what most stands out about this ancient civilization is that it has bequeathed us one of the great mysteries of humanity such as THE NAZCA LINES of which to this day almost 300 drawings have been found that for thousands of years were lost in time under the sands of one of the driest deserts in the world, these strange drawings represent some animals of the local fauna as well as some elements of its complex worldview, among which the figure of the hummingbird, the monkey, the spider, the whale, the astronaut etc. s...

    This impressive waterfall, known as the GOCTA WATERFALL, is located in the Valera district, Bongará province, in the Amazon region, 44 kilometers from the city of Chachapoyas and 1,300 kilometers from Lima, in the northeastern part of Peru.     Although this waterfall was already known by native explorers for many centuries, they did not dare to get too close to the tangled jungle because legends said that a huge snake lived there, so it was not until 2002 when a German tourist named STEFAN ZIEMENDORFF who was exploring the deep caves of the area saw something special in this waterfall and went on a trek to reach the same place where that mysterious waterfall fell.     After arriving and exploring the area, measurements were taken, revealing that the waterfall had 22 cascades, with the main waterfall reaching 771 meters, making it the third highest waterfall in the world, after Angel Falls in Venezuela and Tugela Falls in South Africa. Today, it is one...

  Esta impresionante catarata conocida como la CATARATA DE GOCTA se encuentra en el distrito de Valera, provincia de Bongará en la región de AMAZONAS a 44 kilómetros de la ciudad de CHACHAPOYAS y a 1,300 kilómetros de Lima, en la parte nor oriental del Perú.   Si bien esta catarata era ya conocida por los probadores nativos desde hace muchos siglos, estos no se atrevían a acercarse mucho a la enmarañada jungla ya que las leyendas decía que allí habitaba una enorme serpiente, así que fue recién el año 2,002 cuando un turista alemán llamado STEFAN  ZIEMENDORFF que exploraba las profundas grutas de la zona que vio algo especial en esta catarata y realizo un trekking que tenia como destino llegar al mismo lugar donde caía aquella misteriosa catarata.   Luego de llegar y explorar la zona se tomaron las respectivas mediciones que arrojaron que la catarata tenia 22 caídas de agua y cuya caída principal alcanzaba los 771 metros que la convertían en la tercera catarata mas al...

  At 23 kilometers south of the famous Máncora beach lies the incredible Playa El Ñuro, a paradise for turtles. Today, it is the ideal tourist destination for swimming and snorkeling with friendly sea turtles. El Ñuro is a small fishing village dedicated to artisanal fishing, with only 1,000 inhabitants.     The beach has a small fishing pier where tourists arrive to board small boats or dive into the beautiful turquoise sea with warm waters, home to playful turtles, who approach the area with friendly curiosity where the tourists swim.       El Ñuro Beach is home primarily to green sea turtles (chelonia mydas), which have found a safe haven here. Fishermen protect them, as do scientific organizations dedicated to protecting marine wildlife. These turtles are known to migrate long distances, even across oceans, to return to their original habitat to lay their eggs, thus ensuring the survival of the species. It is said that they use the Earth's magnetic ...

  A 23 kilómetros al sur de la famosa playa de Mancora se encuentra la increíble PLAYA EL ÑURO convertida en el paraíso de las tortugas, hoy en día es el destino turístico  ideal para nadar y bucear con las simpáticas tortugas marinas. El Ñuro es un pequeño pueblo de pescadores dedicados a la pesca artesanal, donde viven apenas 1,000 pobladores.   La playa cuenta con un pequeño muelle para las labores de pesca donde los turistas arriban para embarcarse en pequeños botes o para zambullirse en ese hermoso mar color turquesa de guas cálidas donde habitan las juguetonas tortugas, que se acercan con amigable curiosidad hasta donde nadan los turistas. En la PLAYA EL ÑURO habitan sobre todo TORTUGAS VERDES (chelonia mydas) que han encontrado en este lugar un espacio seguro donde vivir, aquí los pescadores las protegen así como algunas organizaciones científicas dedicadas al cuidado de la fauna marina. Estas tortugas se sabe que pueden migrar largas distancias incluso atravesar o...

  These strange anthropomorphic shaped sarcophagi are unique in Peruvian culture, they were found in 1985 by the Peruvian archaeologist FEDERICO KAUFMAN DOIG on a dangerous cliff almost 30 meters high, its difficult access prevented it from being looted by treasure hunters, it is believed to belong to regional lordships called LUYA and CHILLAOS that developed in the province of Luya in the AMAZONAS region between the 11th and 15th centuries AD. 51 kilometers from the city of Chachapoyas and 1,230 km from Lima in the northeastern part of Peru. These peoples were later conquered by the CHACHAPOYAS who respected the funerary traditions of these peoples annexed to the great civilization of the Chachapoyas, the sarcophagi measure 2.5 meters high and inside were found mummies and funerary offerings, funerary trousseaus, they are built of clay, dry straw, bamboo, wood, ropes made of vegetables and small stones were placed as a base of each sarcophagus.     For the final finish ...

  Estos llamativos sarcófagos de forma antropomorfa son únicos en la cultura peruana, fueron encontrados en 1,985 por el arqueólogo peruano FEDERICO KAUFMAN DOIG en un peligroso acantilado a casi 30 metros de altura, su difícil acceso evito que haya sido saqueada por buscadores de tesoros, se cree que pertenecen a señoríos regionales llamados los LUYA y CHILLAOS que se desarrollaron en la provincia de Luya en la región AMAZONAS entre el siglo XI y XV dc. a 51 kilómetros de la ciudad de Chachapoyas y a 1,230 km de Lima en la zona nor-oriental del Perú.   Estos pueblos fueron luego conquistados por los CHACHAPOYAS quienes respetaron las tradiciones funerarias de estos pueblos anexados a la gran civilización de los Chachapoyas, los sarcófagos miden 2,5 metros de altura y en su interior se encontraron momias y ofrendas funerarias, ajuares funerarios, están construidos de arcilla, paja seca, bambú, maderas, cuerdas hechas de vegetales y piedras pequeñas se ubicaban a manera de base...

    The latest discoveries in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest have once again highlighted one of the most mysterious and least studied civilizations in the country, THE CHACHAPOYAS, who had their origin in the thick and unknown Amazon jungle between the 8th and 14th centuries a.c   In this area of ​​the high jungle of Peru characterized by humid tropical forests, it is common for the climate to present us with excessive cloudiness and it is in these forests of frequent fog where the CHACHAPOYAS managed to develop for many centuries in total isolation from the other Peruvian civilizations that developed on the coast and in the Andes. Geographically, EL GRAN PAJATEN is located in the ABISEO river basin in the province of Mariscal Caceres, district of Huicungo on the border between the regions of La Libertad and San Martín, in the northern jungle of Peru.    Although for many years in the Andean towns of northern Peru (Pataz) it was often heard from some muleteers...

  Los últimos descubrimientos en la selva amazónica del Perú han puesto en relieve nuevamente  a una de las civilizaciones mas misteriosas y menos estudiadas del país LOS CHACHAPOYAS que tuvieron como su origen a la espesa y desconocida jungla amazónica entre los siglos VIII al XIV d.c.   En esta zona de la selva alta del Perú caracterizado por ser bosques húmedos tropicales es común que el clima nos presente excesiva nubosidad y es en estos bosques de niebla frecuente donde los CHACHAPOYAS lograron desarrollarse durante muchos siglos en un total aislamiento de las otras civilizaciones peruanas que se desarrollaron en la costa y en los andes. Gograficamnete EL GRAN PAJATEN se ubica en la cuenca del rio ABISEO en la provincia de Mariscal Caceres, distrito de Huicungo en la frontera entre las regiones de La Libertad y San Martín, en la selva norte del Perú.   Si bien durante muchos años en los pueblos andinos de Pataz se oía a menudo de algunos arrieros que existía en ...