Kuelap - Chachapoya, A Tribe Who Inhabited The Area From 1000-1400 Ad

Located at an altitude of 3,000 meters, in the cloud forest
of the department of Amazonas, Kuelap is proof of the engineering skills
of the Chachapoya, a tribe who inhabited the area from 1000-1400 AD.

The towering ramparts that protect the citadel of Kuelap are studded
with three guardposts, a tower and three very narrow entrances
which could be defended by a single warrior.

The walls stand 8 meters high and completely surround the complex.

The complex of Kuelap must have been impregnable to invading warriors
from neighboring kingdoms, although finally the Inca soldiers managed
to conquer the Chachapoyas.

The citadel of Kuelap is made of stone, but unlike Inca architecture,
featured fantastic and animal figures, and changed the traditional pattern
of geometric designs.

The common buildings at the Fortress of Kuelap were circular,
and some of these have been reconstructed so that the few visitors
who come here (due to the difficult access)
can see how the people lived here, amidst orchids and bromeliads.


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