hanan pacha

Kuelap serpants

Hanan Pacha formations found under Kuélap and other archaeology sites in northern Peru

Ancient Civilizations, Peru archaeology /

On a recent trip up to the northern region of Peru I visited the spectacular ruins of Kuélap in the mountainous Chachapoyas region. Known as the home of the “Cloud Warriors” or the Chachapoyan civilization, this beautiful site is located approximately about 450km from the pacific coast, and sits 3,000 meters above sea level at […]

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Top of a Chinchero huaca

What are Hanan Pacha sites and what were their possible uses?

Ancient Civilizations, Hanan Pacha, Megalithic sites, Peru archaeology /

Most of the time when we think of archaeology in Peru, we think of the amazing colossal polygonal megalithic walls found at Sacsayhuaman or the trapezoidal doorways and tall Inca fortifications found at the fog-shrouded (and megalithic) ruins of Machu Picchu, but most of us don’t think of the polymorphous rock formations usually found around

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