The wonderful city of Luya and

its tourist attractions.

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 Luya is located in the south and west part of the department of
Amazonas in Peru. Its territory, which partly is ceja de selva, is
crossed by branches of the Cordillera Central (namely the
Cordillera Blanca) and the Oriental of the Andes, being rasped by
deep streams, high pampas and snowed summit.
 Luya has many tourist attractions: Kuelap – Karajía – Revash –
Las cavernas de Quiocta…
 1. Kuelap Fortress

 The fortress of Kuelap –Chachapoyas – Amazonas - Peru, is a

walled city associated with the Chachapoyas culture built in 6th
century AD. It consists of more than four hundred buildings
surrounded by massive exterior stone walls. The complex is
situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern
Peru and roughly 600 meters long and 110 meters wide.
 Cylindrical Houses
There are multiple levels within the fortress. There are about 400
constructions, mostly cylindrical. Of these, only bases remain. In some cases,
walls are decorated with friezes of symbolic content that, in general, seem to
evoke eyes and birds that take the form of a letter V in a chain.
 EL TINTERO
It is located at the southern end of the biggest
anden, it is a circular tower in the shape of an
inverted cone. This served as a food reservation.
 2. KARAJÍA SARCOPHAGI

The sarcophaguses of Karajía, or Carajía, are a set of sarcophagi or

coffins according to the funerary tradition of the chachapoyas. These
are 2,50 m high with human forms.They were found in the ravine of
Karajía in the district of Luya of the Department of Amazonas, Peru)
 3. REVASH

In a style different from that of Karajia, the places of burial

of Revash take the form of houses.
 4. QUIOCTA CAVERNS

The caverns are located in Lamud town on a mountain that is part of

the Mountain range of Andes. The cavern is characterized for: the
excessive humidity of the floor, 7 rooms with stalactites and
stalagmites, being these the cemetery, the Pharaoh and the
mummy…