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 trip to Cumbe Mayo, starting from the city of Cajamarca, takes about 45 minutes, in fact just about twenty kilometres. But on a wide winding pebble road. When you visit the site, the first thing you see is this incredible alignment of rocks. An amazing composition of volcanic rocks cut by the giants. We arrive … Historical site of Cumbe Mayo, Cajamarca, North of 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 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 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
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
I invite you to discover a beautiful region staying at a cocoa farm in Chazuta. Chazuta is 260 meters above sea level and has around 6,000 inhabitants. It is known as “the land of friendship”, “tierra de la amistad”. The project of the Chujandama Tapullima family What brings us here is cocoa and a rural tourism … Rural tourism in a cocoa farm in Chazuta, Peruvian Amazon
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
The spatule tail hummingbird is one of these incredible species that can represent an entire region. Seeing one of the famous spatule tail hummingbirds in the northern Amazonas region is definitely an art. On the Fernando Belaunde Terry road that leads east to the regions of San Martin, Moyobamba and Tarapoto, you can make a more instructive tour in … The Spatule Tail Hummingbird
I invite you to discover the small town of Cuispes, near the city of Pedro Ruiz, Amazonas in the north of Peru. From there, go in search of the Yumbilla waterfall. The North of Peru should be an unmissable destination for nature lovers. The village of Cuispes Cuispes is a small village of 450 souls, … Yumbilla, the valley of the waterfalls