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Kuelap and Sarcophagi

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The main entrance to Kuelap
The main entrance to Kuelap		 Inside, the entryway narrows to allow only one man ...
Inside, the entryway narrows to allow only one man ...		 ... or one woman
... or one woman
This is the view from within, above the entrance
This is the view from within, above the entrance		 A broader view of the entrace area, with some walls of round houses visible. There are 400 such remains at Kuelap.
A broader view of the entrace area, with some walls of round houses visible. There are 400 such remains at Kuelap.		 The wall of an inner platform
The wall of an inner platform
There are trees everywhere, and every tree is covered in bromeliads
There are trees everywhere, and every tree is covered in bromeliads		 Three young bromeliad shoots
Three young bromeliad shoots		 this is the what the grass roofs used to look lik
this is the what the grass roofs used to look lik
Some houses have ledges
Some houses have ledges		 and some are decorated with mythological motifs (this one is a snake)
and some are decorated with mythological motifs (this one is a snake)		 a mysterious face
a mysterious face
The Inkwell -- a strange structure flouting outward, apparently used in religious ceremonies
"The Inkwell" -- a strange structure flouting outward, apparently used in religious ceremonies		 Llamas grazing by the outer wall of Kuelap
Llamas grazing by the outer wall of Kuelap		 The North Tower
The North Tower
The view from the North Tower
The view from the North Tower		 Kuelap on its ridge
Kuelap on its ridge		 Self_service_road_work.JPG
Self_service_road_work.JPG
Leaving Kuelap -- one last look
Leaving Kuelap -- one last look		 The Utkubamba River Valley
The Utkubamba River Valley		 The metropolis of Chachapoyas, the capital of the Amazonas state
The metropolis of Chachapoyas, the capital of the Amazonas state
Plowing with oxen and a wooden(!) plough
Plowing with oxen and a wooden(!) plough		 Chachapoyan chiefs keeping watch over the canyon of Karajia from their sarcophagi.
Chachapoyan chiefs keeping watch over the canyon of Karajia from their sarcophagi.		 Under the cliffs
Under the cliffs
it's lunch time
it's lunch time		 All that's left of a mighty warrior
All that's left of a mighty warrior		 Meanwhile, an eagle circles over the canyon
Meanwhile, an eagle circles over the canyon
The nearby village hasn't changed much since the chiefs went up on the cliff:
The nearby village hasn't changed much since the chiefs went up on the cliff:		 The unfinished cloth is traditional; the cat represents an element of modernity.
The unfinished cloth is traditional; the cat represents an element of modernity.
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