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Sarcophagi Of Carajía
The Sarcophagi of Carajía ( es, Sarcófagos de Carajía, or ) are unusually large pre-Inca Chachapoyas culture Sarcophagus, sarcophagi at the archaeological site of Carajía in the Utcubamba river, Utcubamba Valley, located 18 km northwest of the city of Chachapoyas, Peru in Luya Province, Amazonas (Peruvian department), Amazonas Region. The site contains eight Chachapoyan Mummification, mummies located on a cliffside, referred to by local residents as the “ancient wise men”. The Chachapoya culture had the tradition of protecting their dead and located their sarcophagi in protected difficult to get to locations. The Sarcophagi of Carajía are unique in their genre for their large size, up to 2.50 m high, for their careful making, and, for the fact that they were remained practically intact because of their location atop a Canyon, ravine of difficult access. Description The seven sarcophagi stand up to 2.5 meters tall, constructed of clay, sticks and grasses, with ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazonas (Peruvian Department)
Amazonas () is a department and region in northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca on the west, La Libertad on the south, and Loreto and San Martín on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas. With a landscape of steep river gorges and mountains, Amazonas is the location of Kuelap, a huge stone fortress enclosing more than 400 stone structures; it was built on a mountain about 3,000 meters high, starting about 500 AD and was occupied to the mid-16th century. It is one of Peru's major archeological sites. Geography The department of Amazonas consists of regions covered by rainforests and mountain ranges. The rainforest zone predominates (72.93%) and it extends to the north over its oriental slope, up to the border with Ecuador in the summits of the Cordillera del Cóndor. The mountain range zone is located in the southern provinces of the Amazonas Region and it only includes 27.07% of its whole territorial surface. One of the factors th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
