![]() Legend and folklore abound: waterfalls are jealously guarded by mermaids, and the screech of an owl can curdle the blood of local people, for whom it signifies the ‘cry of death’. It’s an area where weekly calendars revolve around the local cattle market. Bromeliads cling to tree trunks, and you might catch hummingbirds flitting past, their wings beating a rapid tattoo. Local farming lady, Cumbe Mayo The Chachapoyas and Leymebamba regionįrom the second you step out of the car in the Chachapoyas region the air feels moist, as if newly rinsed. ![]() Over two weeks you can visit some of the Northern Kingdom’s main sites before flying into Cuzco to pick up the classic tour of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. You also have the option to bring northern Peru into a wider tour of the country. Bear in mind that some long - though extremely scenic - road transfers are essential for getting around northern Peru domestic flights don’t really exist here. You can explore all the places I mention below over a two-week trip. To visit barely excavated pre-Inca ruins that, for years, lay undiscovered, smothered in cloudforest or tucked into rocky overhangs. To embark on scenic walks in the eastern Andes and off-the-beaten-track birdwatching. To experience a part of undeveloped Peru where deep-seated traditions still hold sway. Most overseas visitors never set foot here, but don’t discount it on those grounds. Northern Peru is truly like a forgotten land.
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