Chachapoyas,
From Kuelap to Gocta
The Royal Valley of the Chachapoyas, the kingdom of 1000 years, known as the "Warriors of the Clouds", is distinguished by its rugged geography with places of historical and archaeological sites located in the heights, between 2800m and 3100m at 1000m of altitude from the deep valley; so every route involve challenge and exciting climbs and downhills by different terrains as dirt roads and shepherds singletracks.
Here we will be in contact with its 2 jewels: the Kuelap Fortress a huge stones building that kept and protected near 500 rounded houses well known as the most important archaeological site, and the Gocta Waterfall, one of the tallest in the world, number 3 of its kind with 771m in 2 vertical jumps, and surrounded by an amazing ecosystem
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Day 1 CHACHAPOYAS Arrival. Hotel.
Day 2 CHACHAPOYAS/LEVANTO/TINGO/CHOCTAMAL Departure early to Levanto village then we will start the ride to Maino and from there downhilling to Utcubamba river (5.200ft) and El Tingo. After lunch, continue the climb to Choctamal (8.000 ft). Lodging.
Day 3 CHOCTAMAL/KUELAP/TINGO/ACHAMAQUI The route will start at 07h00 for a visit to the Fortress of Kuelap. From 10.30 am we begin the downhill ride to Tingo village by singletrack. After lunch, we return to the route towards Achamaqui detour (5.000 ft). Lodging.
Day 4 ACHAMAQUI/LAMUD/COCACHIMBA Transfer to Luya (7.000 ft) to start the climb to Cruzpata (8.500ft) village to see the Sarcophagus of Karajia. Downhill to Lamud village (7.000ft) to see San Antonio sarcophagus, then after lunch we begint the trail back downhilling to Utcubamba Bridge. Transfer to Cocachimba. Lodging.
Day 5 COCACHIMBA/GOCTA/CHACHAPOYAS Bike ride from the hotel downhilling to the road in the valley to begin the climb to Vallera village. From there we will hike along a path thet takes us to a viewpoint to see Gocta Waterfalls. Back to the village we will ride down to the road to finally get transferred to Chachapoyas. Hotel.
Day 6 CHACHAPOYAS Departure.
