The Big Field Trip

We are currently in the town of Chachapoyas located in the mountains of Northern Peru. We have been here for almost one week.

From the big field trip

We began our exploration of this area by hiking to Catarata Gocta, the third highest waterfall in the world. It was a tough trail, but we were rewarded by beautiful vistas and some rare bird sitings.

From the big field trip

The highlight of our stay was a four day trek by foot, horse, and mule into some remote parts of the highlands. We visited small towns, mountain valleys, and ancient ruins. The trek culminated in a tour of Kuelap, a large fortress built by the Chachapoya culture around the same time that the Incas were conquering most of Peru.

From the big field trip

From the big field trip

Cyrus and Bella will write more detailed descriptions of our explorations in the coming weeks, but I thought I’d send in a post to keep you all updated. We head out by mini-bus tomorrow to Cajamarca. This all day journey will take us to Leymebamba, where we will visit the archaeological museum. We will also drive across the Maranon Valley, which is larger than the Grand Canyon. We are lucky to have Segundo as our driver. He was the driver for our tour of Abra Patricia.

From the big field trip

We hope you are doing well. If you haven’t checked out our photo album recently, please do. We have added many pictures from our stay at Abra Patricia. Just click on one of the photos on the website to get there. Keep in touch. We appreciate your responses.

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