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Location
Marañón dry forest, highlands, jungle and Amazon rainforest; northeastern Peru.
Capital
Chachapoyas (7 660 ft)
Altitude
Minimum:
755 ft (Santa María de Nieva)
Maximum:
11 318 ft (Chuquibamba)
Weather
Maximum: 73 °F
Minimum: 51.8 °F
Terrestrial
– Lima-Chachapoyas: 757 miles (22 hours)
– Trujillo-Chachapoyas: 406 miles (13 hours)
– Chiclayo-Chachapoyas: 279 miles (10 hours)
– Cajamarca-Chachapoyas: 208 miles (10 hours) • Jaén-Chachapoyas: 113 miles (3 hours)
By Air
– Lima-Chachapoyas: 1 hour 45 minutes
– Tarapoto-Rod. de Mendoza: 25 minutes
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
Activities
– Kuelap Cable Car
– Canyoning at the Yumbilla waterfall
– Colibrí cola de espátula sighting
– Pottery classes at Huancas
Gastronomy
The region’s cuisine is nourished by Andean and jungle traditions. Some of the highlights are the unmissable guinea pig in a stew with roasted peanuts, juane de yucca, cecina (dried and salted meat), tamales, and humitas.
Festivals and Events
Raymi Llaqta de los Chachapoyas touristic week (1-7 Jun) / Virgin Asunta (1-15 Ago) / Chachapoyas Anniversary (05 Set) / Lord of Gualamita Festival (1-14 Set) / Lord of San Nicolas and Natividad Virgin Festival (7-12 Set).
