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The 7 Best Things to do Adventurous in Amazonas Region, Peru
Amazonas (Spanish pronunciation: [amaˈsonas]) is a region of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Region on the west, La Libertad Region on the south, and Loreto Region and San Martín Region on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas.
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1. Catarata de Gocta
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5.0 based on 518 reviews
Reviewed By paulfX4441GX - Phoenix, United States
We visited the Gocta Falls in early February as part of a tour of the sites of the Utcubamba Valley. It is an impressive water fall standing 771 meters high, one of the world's highest. The water flow was low during our visit making it less impressive that it could have been but it was still worth the trek. We stayed in Chachapoyas and booked our tour through the hotel. There is about an hour's drive to Cocachimba where the trek to the base of the lower falls begins. It is about 10 km to the falls and back, and the path is rugged and anything but flat. There are substantial climbs and descents involved and it is warm and humid amid in the subtropical fauna that blankets the mountain side. An alternative is to rent a horse and handler (see note below) that will escort you to within 2 km of the base of the falls and wait for you to return. Contrary to what several people told us, the last 2 km is not flat and has several climbs and descents before arriving at a mirador which presents fine views of the lower falls. A further hike of half a kilometer takes you to the base. The community that manages tourism at the falls has a stable on the main square and horses can be rented there. Cost at time of writing was 40 soles round trip. We booked our horses through the tour company which ensures availability upon arrival.
2. Canyoning Explorer
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
Canyoning in Cuispes is an adventure in a original forest where you can find a lot of different waterfalls. More of them are the high waterfalls of Peru, for instance Yumbilla, with 895 m is the 5th highest waterfall in ghe world. Canyoning consists in going down across the warterfalls using different techniccians as rappel and others... You can find different Canyoning levels in Cuispes.
3. Yumbilla Falls
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5.0 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By travperience
We had an amazing cañoning/rappel tour next to the Yumbilla waterfalls. If you like nature and water you will enjoy the hiking and the rappel in the fog forest (primary forest!!). It is still a real insider tip! If I had known bevor that there is so much to explore in the surroundings of Cuispes I'd have stayed some days there to do more hiking and rappel tours. I can highly recommend our guide Agliberto Santillán (+51941873972). He is a real pioneer in promoting cañoning/rappel tours in the area near Cuispes. Agliberto and his colleague (there are always two guides for safety reason) let us downn a rope at a waterfall of 45 m. All of us really enjoyed the experience and we felt very secure because the guides are real experts. The tours/waterfalls where you can realize the rappel depends on time availability and experience. We went from Chachapoyas with bus to Pedro Ruiz (5 soles per person). Here, Agilberto had already organized the transport with mototaxi to Cuispes (15 soles per 3 persons). In Cuispes you have to register and pay an entrance (10 soles per person). From Cuispes we took again a mototaxi with our guides to the entrance of the path to the waterfalls (15 soles per 3 persons). Take enough time there to enjoy Cuispes!
4. Revash Mausoleo de los Chachapoyas
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4.5 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By Jas_5555555 - Quito, Ecuador
From paved road to dirt road, from a stone path to dirt trail (2km one way) - and all the while a breathtaking landscape - Hiking boots and walking stick proved useful, didn't need the raincoat - but advise taking one, along with a camera with a telephoto lens. The highlight of course was arriving at the lookout point for the Mausoleos (only one of many in the area, but the only one accessible to tourists). I recommend a backpack with water, snacks and a sweater and scarf, along with a hat for the sun - temperature and weather can change quickly from hot to cold. I would not recommend going without a guide.
5. Kuelap Fortress
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4.5 based on 1,102 reviews
Reviewed By paulfX4441GX - Phoenix, United States
Perched on a mountain top, these pre inca ruins were built by the Chachapoya people beginning in the 5th century and it was only abandoned after the Spanish conquest. We purchased a tour through our hotel in Chachapoyas which included transport, cable car tickets, a two hour guided tour and lunch before return to Chachapoyas. The recently constructed cable car makes access to Kuelap significantly easier than was previously possible, it takes hours of the journey to the ruins and provides a stunning scenic ride across the valley to the ruins. The ruins encompsas the entire area of the ancient city which is located on a mountain peak and constructed from the stone available on site. Most buildings are only partially preserved, having suffered the ravages of overgrowth by trees and other vegetation, but what mremains is significant and gives a good view of how the city must have looked. If you have visited the ubiquitous Inca ruins in other parts of Peru, this is a must see site that highlights one of the many other cultures that made Peru home throughout its long history. Please note that after exiting the cable car, there is still an up-hill hike to get to the ruins. We opted to rent a horse at the visitors' center (40 soles round trip), and we were led along a separate path to the entrance to the ruins where the horse and handler waited for us to complete the tour and then led us back to the visitors' center for our return.
6. Sarcofagos de Karajia
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4.5 based on 376 reviews
Reviewed By jaypD2078YW
We booked what turned out to be a 12 hour tour. We left chachapoyas at 8am for an hour drive to the caves for a 45 minute walk into the dark cave. We were provided lights and boots. The cave is peaceful and awe inspiring. We then went to a good lunch. The drive from lunch was an hour up and around a beautiful mountain side. Peru is amazing! The hike to the sarcophagus was about a half an hour down hill. The site is awesome and beautiful. It was $25 a person for lunch and a ride to both spots. Our tour kind was kind and spoke Spanish and enough English to work with. My favorite trip in Peru so far.
7. Caverna de Quiocta
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4.0 based on 270 reviews
La caverna queda a 1h y 30 minutos en auto de Chachapoyas, con una caminata corta de 15 minutos, en ese paseo se va tambien a los Sarcofagos de Karajia.
Reviewed By kyegorov - Reston, United States
I am not big fan of cavernas but this place was part of our day tour. I actually enjoy visiting this cavern as you can see more cool things compare to other caverns. Really interesting and I recomend it.
