Travel destinations Peru – History

Karajia

KarajiaThe sarcophagi of Karajia are unique tombs of the Chachapoyas culture (1100 to 1300 AD) in human form, up to 2½ m high. They are on an enormous, vertical cliff, which is extremely difficult to access.

Geographical location

48 km west of Chachapoyas.

Altitude

2400 m.

 

Climate of the nearby city of Chachapoyas:

Karajia, MapaAverage high and low temperature

January: 19,6 °C / 9,4 °C, February: 19,5 °C / 9,7 °C, March: 19,3 °C / 9,9 °C, April: 19,9 °C / 9,7 °C, May: 20,1 °C / 9,2 °C, June: 19,8 °C / 8,3 °C, July: 19,4 °C / 7,7 °C, August: 20,0 °C / 7,5 °C, September: 20,1 °C / 8,5 °C, October: 20,4 °C / 9,1 °C, November: 21,0 °C / 9,1 °C, December: 20,9 °C / 9,1 °C.

Average rainfall

January: 78 mm, February: 92 mm, March: 137 mm, April: 82 mm, May: 34 mm, June: 20 mm, July: 21 mm, August: 20 mm, September: 54 mm, October: 85 mm, November: 82 mm, December: 745 mm.

 

Average relative humidity

Annual average: 74%.

Source of statistical data: Senamhi. 

Foto: ANDINA.



Travel programs:
     
Roundtrip Northern Peru    PTW-PER006

Northern Peru

13 days / 12 nights

Round trip: Lima, Chiclayo, Chachapoyas, Karajía, Kuelap, Leymebamba, Gocta, Tarapoto, Lamas, Laguna Azul, Tarapoto, Lima.

     
Kuelap   PTW-CHK001

Chachapoyas – History and Nature

5 days / 4 nights

Travel to the mountains in the north of Peru, where the Chachapoya people once lived, to get to know witnesses of their culture and architecture (Kuelap, Karajía) and to marvel at Gocta, the third largest waterfall in the world.

     
Gran Vilaya   PTW-CHK003

Gran Vilaya

4 days / 3 nights

Hike in the northern Andes through impressive landscapes with small rural villages and archaeological sites belonging to the Chachapoyas culture.

     
Karajia   PTW-CHK006

Huaylla Belén and Karajía

Day trip

Huaylla Belén, an exceptional valley surrounded by cloud forest and lush nature. The Karajía sarcophagi are a burial site of the Chachapoyas culture.

     










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