free web site hit counter

Lima, Peru  |  Saturday 05 July 2008 12:42  |   |  US$ - S/. 2.89

« back to home
Make Livinginperu.com your Homepage

Travel / archives for : San Martin


  
1
  
 

15 January, 2007 20:59:56

Kuelap, Peru: A Mystery in the Clouds

for map of the area - click here -Courtesy of
RUMBOS






Text by Juan Puelles Urraca and Luis Vega Garrido
Photos by Juan Puelles Urraca



http://filer.livinginperu.com/travel/img/Kuelap/199.jpg787526Kuelap, a mystery in the clouds
Kuelap, a mystery in the clouds
© LivinginPeru
(LIP-wb) -- The colossal walls rise, imposing, defiant and superb. They seem to know that they are part of the great legacy of those mysterious lords of the clouds, those people who dominated the precipitous peaks of this mountainous region long ago.

We begin the ascent at eight o’ clock in the morning. Restless clouds try to hide the sun, but its warmth and brightness soon start to break through. After just fifteen minutes our breathing becomes labored and some of us begin to gasp for air. We are at three thousand meters above sea level.

The altitude takes its toll on us, but it is worth the effort. The brilliant light of the emerging sun bounces off the great wall, and we stand there for a long time, transfixed by the sight.

This is Kuélap, the marvelous legacy of the Chillao people, one of the many autonomous clans that rose to prominence in northern Peru and formed part of the Chachapoyan nation.

read more »

0 Comments


  
1