Northern Peru

The Chachapoya’s Raymi Llaqta

Chachapoya’s Raymi Llaqta  – the Festivities of the people After one week of agitation, the city of Chachapoyas regains its tranquillity this Monday morning. In fact, the annual festival of the Chachapoya’s Raymi Llaqta just finished with a traditional parade of the colourful communities of the Amazon region. This festival is the perfect opportunity for the forty The Chachapoya’s Raymi Llaqta

The funeral windows of Otuzco and Cumbayo, Cajamarca, Northern Peru

If you are interested in visiting what is known as the ventanillas de Otuzco or those of Cumbayo, this means that you are interested, in how the Cajamarca culture preserved its dead. In Chachapoyas, we have already spoken of Revash or Karajia, mausoleums and individuals sarcophagi tombs. Here we are visiting another culture, the Cajamarca culture. The funeral windows of Otuzco and Cumbayo, Cajamarca, Northern Peru

Why travel?

Why do we travel ? That’s a good question !! But first – Let’s try to define “What is travel ?” To know why we travel, you have to define what is “travel”, because I insist on the fact that traveling is not being on vacation. The blog section of Phima Voyages is a mine of Why travel?

Huaylla Belen

Beautiful snake river Northern Peru

Huaylla Belen is located in the province of Luya, 2 hours 45 minutes by private car from Chachapoyas in the Amazonas region. The road is quite good and if you go with a four-wheel drive car, there are no worries at all. We leave early on this Wednesday, at 6.30 am with our American friend Kerry. Kerry Huaylla Belen

The Mummy Museum of Leymebamba

Trip to Northern Peru

Article written by Mathilde Lombard, translated by Shirley Lopez Leymebamba, a small rural town in northern Peru, located a few hours from Chachapoyas, is not easily accessible. Arriving at its small but lovely Plaza de Armas, one wonders who decided to build a museum so distant from everywhere… But just as remote as it is, The Mummy Museum of Leymebamba

The Huamanpata Lake

Huamanpata Lake Northern Peru

We have already talked about the Huamanpata Lake, located near Rodriguez de Mendoza, in the Amazonas region in northern Peru, in October. The kids and I wanted to go back to the lagoon, but this time when it is filled with water. That was actually the first weekend of June. We left Chachapoyas at 6 The Huamanpata Lake