North Peru programs
peru tour packages
The North Peru
is rich and full of interesting places such as
Trujillo, Chiclayo and the lost world of the Chachapoyas. The
Pre-Columbian Chachapoyas culture, conquered in the 15th century
by the Incas, has left a landscape scattered with villages and
burial sites which until recently had been largely overlooked by
archaeologists. Situated in the cloud forests around the town of
Chachapoyas in Peru’s northern Amazonas Department, these sites
are dominated by the mighty fortress of Kuelap, perched
majestically atop mountain-top cliffs overlooking the verdant
Andean landscape. In Chachapoyas, remnants of the past invite
discovery by the bold adventurer, and the cultures of the
present extend a friendly welcome.
In Chiclayo
you will visit the tomb of the Lord of Sipan (the
richest tomb discovered in the Americas), the Valley of the 26
pyramids of Tucume and Bruning Museum where there is an
interesting collection of gold artifacts and ceramics,
The pyramids of the Sun and Moon, just south of Trujillo, are
the largest structures ever put up in South America, and are
second in the Western Hemisphere only to the Pyramid of Cholula,
Mexico, in size. They formed the spiritual center of the Moche
Empire, a highly sophisticated yet mysterious culture that
pre-dated the Incas by nearly 1000 years. It is quite certain
that the Moche Natives had contact with other civilizations in
the ancient Americas, and there is good reason to believe they
may have been influenced by Asian ocean- going voyagers as well.
The Pyramid of the Moon
contains a central, vaulted chamber, and
the mountain directly behind, Cerro Blanco, appears to have been
shaped by humans into a pyramid form as well. Despite their
achievements in architecture, metal-working, and ceramics (one
can still find countless pottery shards in the sands surrounding
the site), the Moche were very militaristic, and scenes from
their pottery depict ritual bloodletting and torture. They may
have evolved a system of “black” magic that aided them in their
conquests of neighboring peoples, or they may have taken
spiritual teachings from Asia and twisted their meanings into
bizarre new practices over the centuries.
Huanchaco
is a fishing town where “caballitos de totora” are
still used by the local inhabitants, who venture into the cold
currents of the Pacific in these precarious-looking reed boats.
This massive adobe city, really a series of royal compounds
built by the Chimu, was a major source of gold for both the
Incas, and later, for the Spanish. Though well-looted over the
centuries, gold artifacts still occasionally appear in the
drifting sands.
Contacts between Chan Chan
and the Asian continent have never
been proven, but there are tantalizing hints. Pottery figures
depict Asiatic men with beards and turbans; even the name “Chan
Chan” seems to be Chinese in origin. Don’t miss the famous
“honeycombs,” where strange acoustic effects allow visitors to
whisper to each other over long distances inside the adobe
structures. Also visit The small city of Huaráz, the hub for all
hiking activity and Chavin de Huantar, the most representative
Ceremonial center of the high Peruvian Culture with 3000 years
older, Chavin is considered to be the first high Peruvian
Culture.
We offer exciting tours in this area , please make a choice:
|
Package Tours |
Price per person
Based on double occupancy |
Duration |
Highlights |
|
Sipan and Chan Chan |
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3 days and 2 nights
Dayli departures from Chiclayo |
Tomb of the Lord of Sipan, the amazing adobe city of
Chan Chan |
|
Chachapoyas 4 Days |
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4 days and 3 nights
Every Wednesday and Saturday from May to October - Upon
Request |
Chachapoyas, Kuelap citadel, Leymebamba - starting from
Chiclayo |
|
Chachapoyas 5 Days |
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8 days and 7 nights
Every Monday and Thursday from May to October - Upon
Request |
Chachapoyas, Kuelap citadel, Leymebamba - starting from
Chiclayo |
|
The Lost World of Chachapoyas 10 days |
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10 days and 9 nights |
Chachapoyas, Kuelap citadel, Leymebamba |
|
Peru Discoverer 10 Days |
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10 days and 9 nights |
Chachapoyas (Kuelap fortress, burial building of Revash
and Mummy museum at Leymebamba) |
