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CHACHAPOYAS

THE LAND OF THE CLOUD PEOPLE

Photos on this website by John Servayge @copyrighted
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Circular building inside Kuelap Another imposing defensive wall inside Kuelap Omnipresent Chachapoya frieze Circular building
Most buildings were public spaces as kitchens,toilets and storage areas One of the 5 rectangular buildings of Kuelap indicating that the Incas occupied the fortress Remarkable window building technique (inca?) The only Kuelap building that has been completely restored
Remark the cone -shaped thatch The geometric figures represent the eyes of animals and birds El Tintero, the inkwell : a cone-shaped structure long assumed to be a dungeon but recent study claim it to be a solar calendar El Tintero under restauration
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