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The Chachapoya Kingdom

Discover the other Peru!!! Far from the southern tourist circuit and between the Andes and the Amazon Jungle we find the Chachapoyas Kingdom “people of the clouds”, one of the last empires to fall under the Empire of the Incas.
Still under study and not completely known, this is a great lost civilization who had leave behind great hidden monuments, some of them in the middle of the jungle.
Our trails takes us by this kingdom, located at the right side of the great Marañon river (father, as the legend tells, of the Amazonas River) surrounded by beautiful landscapes: deep valleys, cloud forests and old villages, having as the main attraction the Kuelap Fortress, a huge stone building known as "the Machu Picchu of the North".

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Duration:

6 days / 5 MTB
Group size:
2 passenger minimum.
Total distance:
235 Km.
Terrain:
Dirt roads and singletracks with technical sectors.
Heights:
3200 ~ 1700 m
Season:
From June to September
Mountain Bike skill:
Intermediate Challenge
ITINERARY: 6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS
D1 CHACHAPOYAS
Arrival by night. Transfer to hotel.
D2 CHACHAPOYAS/KARAJIA/CHACHAPOYAS MTB 50 Km
Departure from Chachapoyas to Caclic and Lamud (2300m). Breakfast. Climb to Sarcophagus of Karajía (2900m). Downhill to Utcubamba river (1700m). Return to Chachapoyas. Hotel.
D3 CHACHAPOYAS/TINGO/LEYMEBAMBA MTB 40 Km
Departure by bike from Chachapoyas (2350m) to Levanto (2950m), Maino and el Tingo (1800m). Transfer to Leymebamba. Lodging.
D4 LEYMEBAMBA/JALCA/TINGO/CHOCTAMAL MTB 70 Km
Visit to the Museum of the Mummies. Departure to Duraznopampa for starting the climb to Jalca Grande (2900m) with great views of Utcubamba valley continuing the downhill to get el Tingo. Transfer to Choctamal. Hotel.
D5 TINGO/KUELAP/TINGO/CHACHAPOYAS MTB 50 Km
Biking to Kuélap (3100m). Visit to the Fortress of Kuélap. Return to Utcubamba (1800m). Transfer to Chachapoyas. Lodging.
D6 CHACHAPOYAS MTB 25 Km
Final trail to Huancas village. Afternoon free. Transfer to bus station at night.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In case of unexpected rains or weather events itineraries or daily program may have changes or delays.
MTB equipment:
Helmet and gloves.
MTB Backpack (camelback)
Winter clothes: windvest, long sleeve jerseys and leg and arm warmers, polartech, winter gloves.
Summer clothes and raincoat.
Protective wear: elbow and shin guards

Personal equipment:
1 big travelers bag (in the assistance vehicle)
1 backpack for personal stuff for the day activities.
Sandals, gloves, trekking shoes, t-shirts, sunglasses, cap, jeans, short, polartech and jacket.
Hand or head lamp, sunblock and repelant.

Medicins: every passenger must bring their own regular medicins and tell us if he suffer some kind of allergy. Must bring a small kit of pills for headache, stomach and fever, etc.

Keep some money for tips, personal spends and beverages.
Tour includes:
* Transfers from/to station.
* Lodging, breakfasts, box lunch y meals on itinerary.
* Vehicle assistance.
* Guide and assistant(s)
* Bike rent (w/agree of returning parts in case of damage).

Tour NOT includes:
* Bagages, accidents and medical insurances.
* Transfer of own bikes.
* Beverages, personal spends, meals, tours and visits not specified on itinerary.
GENERAL INFO
Lodging
You will be lodged on double or triple rooms, with personal bath and warm water. Single rooms are availables if you ask with enough time or if the locations has for availability.
Weather: Chachapoyas is cold and windy on heights (7~12 C) warm in the valley (18~24 C) and colder at night (8 C) with some rains including in dry season.
Health prevents:
Avoid drinking water from sources, drink water from sealed bottles.
Vaccin agains yellow fever for jungle sites. Anti-allergies in case of insect bites.
How to get there
By bus LIM-CHA-LIM 21hrs travel time.
Private ground transfer from/to Tarapoto or Chiclayo 10hrs travel time.
By plain LIM-Tarapoto or LIM-Chiclayo 1hr flight time.
 
 


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