Cuelap
in Provincia de Luya of Amazonas, Peru
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Chachapoyas Airport (15 mi) - San Francisco Airport (17 mi)
- San Nicolas Airport (28 mi)
- Juan Simons Vela Airport (57 mi)
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (64 mi)
- Moyobamba Airport (69 mi)
- Saposoa Airport (87 mi)
- Juanjui Airport (96 mi)
- Río Abiseo National Park (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (Unesco heritage, 123 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -6.419 and -77.911 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -6° 25' 7" and W -77° 54' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Sol - PEN
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:00 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Lima
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 6:05 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 6.292 and 102.015 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ban Kwa Lo Ka To - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Peru.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Peru. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Explore Cuelap
Cuelap in Provincia de Luya (Amazonas) is located in Peru about 393 mi (or 633 km) north of Lima, the country's capital.
Local time in Cuelap is now 05:00 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Lima with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Cuelap. The closest airport in Peru is Chachapoyas Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Peru is Río Abiseo National Park in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Magdalena, Tingo, Longuita, Maino and Levanto. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
road to Kuelap
In this video you can see the magnificent view that you have from the walkway to the Kuelap ruins! A unforgettable experience and if you ever have the chance to go there then you should go!
The Fortress of Kuelap - Peru Archaeology Tour
The Fortress of Kuelap is one of Perus hidden archaeological treaures, often called the Machu Picchu of the North Built on a mountain ridge at an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level, the...
Ruta Chachapoyas 2 - Kuelap
Subida a la fortaleza de Kuelap Chachapoyas Perú en bicicleta de montaña, parte de la Ruta Chachapoyas.
Cajamarca, Amazonas, & Lambayeque Perú, August 2006 Part 2
Part Two of our Peruvian adventure starts on a horseback journey winding high above the town of Leymebamba, en route to hilltop Chachapoya ruins. The word Chachapoya is a Quechua word ...
amazonas tingo( la choza del nuevo tingo se hizo humo)
Chonta Alta with Micah Tuttle
10 hours each way in bus + 4 hours in station wagon taxi squished in with 8 other people and their baggage + 5 miles on burro to 11000 feet above sea level = an missionary adventure in the...
Kuelap & Chachapoyas
Au Pérou, Les Sachapoyas ou Chachapoyas construirent une formidable forteresse pour se protéger de tous ennemis y compris les Incas: KUELAP! Une autre découverte à faire au cours d'un des...
Fortaleza de Kuelap: Cómo ir vía teleférico (telecabinas) desde Chachapoyas.
Viaje a kuelap vía telecabinas. Parto desde Chachapoyas. A esta ciudad se puede llegar vía aérea o terrestre. Existen hospedajes de todos los precios y es ...
Kuelap
Kuelap is the largest and most important Chachapoya site, spectacularly located at 3000 m (10000 ft) above seal level overlooking the Utcubamba River valley ...
Teleférico y Fortaleza KUELAP
Para llegar a la Fortaleza de Kuelap la ruta a seguir es llegando hasta el distrito El Tingo de la provincia de Luya, a partir de ahí el recorrido se hace por el ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kuelap
The fortress of Kuelap or Cuélap (Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Perú), associated with the Chachapoyas culture, consists of massive exterior stone walls containing more than four hundred buildings. The structure, situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru, is roughly 600 meters in length and 110 meters in width. It could have been built to defend against the Huari or other hostile peoples. However, evidence of these hostile groups at the site is minimal.
Longuita District
Longuita is a district of the province of Luya. Longuita is located in the high mountain. Longuita offers several attractive places for tourists as ruins of the culture Chachapoya. To come to Longuita a car takes in the city of Chachapoyas. The management holidays of the capital Longuita are celebrated from October 4 until October 10, the holidays of San Miguel and San Francisco.
Tingo District
Tingo is a district of Luya Province in Peru. It borders with Colcamar to the north, Levanto and Magdalena districts of Chachapoyas Province to the east, San Juan de Lopecancha to the southeast, and Longuita to the west.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Cuelap.