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Kuelap, Peru - Ancient Fortress of the Cloud Warriors

1. Believed to have been a fortified citadel, the monument was built by the Chachapoyas. These people, known also as the “Warriors of the Cloud”, were a Pre-Incan people living in the cloud forests of what is today the Amazonas Region of Peru. Would you like to know more about them?

2. Based on the archaeological evidence, Kuelap was built around the sixth century A.D., and continued to be in use until the 16th century A.D. Kuelap is one of the largest ancient stone monuments in the New World, and is located 3,000 meters (approximately 10,000 feet) above sea level on the slope of the Andes in northern Peru.

3. Due to the structure’s strategic location and massive stone walls (up to 20 meters in height, and with an average thickness of 80 centimeters), Kuelap has been popularly called a fortress. It has been speculated that the Chachapoyas built Kuelap to defend themselves against neighbors. Yet, the site, which covers an area of almost 65,000 square meters, contained not only military buildings, but also buildings that were civil, religious or domestic in nature. In addition, it has been estimated that Kuelap had a population of up to 3,000 inhabitants consisting of not just warriors, but also merchants, shamans and farmers. It would perhaps be more fitting to call Kuelap a walled city, rather than a fortress.

4. It has been thought that the Chachapoyas were conquered by the Incas sometime in the second half of the 15th century. Kuelap, however, seems to have been left alone by the Incas, and the Chachapoyas continued to live there. With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century, however, the Chachapoyas culture collapsed, and Kuelap was abandoned. It was only in 1843 that the site was rediscovered by the outside world.

5. _______: Since its rediscovery, archaeologists have learned much about Kuelap. Ruins, such as over 400 round houses, allow archaeologists to speculate about the functions of the site. Most recently, a study by the University of Florida claims to have discovered the earliest instance of bone surgery. This is based on evidence of trepanation (the surgical practice of drilling holes into bones) on the bones of the legs of two male skeletons from Kuelap.

6. : Apart from archaeologists, the Peruvian government is also paying attention to Kuelap, as they intend to further develop it as a tourist destination. Nowadays, it has been implemented the use of cable cars to transport visitors to the site. In the past, travelers could either opt for a three to four hour hike, or a car journey on unpaved road taking up to an hour and a half.

7. The impressive stone walls and the hundreds of circular ruins remain at the site in Peru, as if time itself was unable to completely beat the ancient Warriors of the Cloud. Perhaps future research will grant us more information on this interesting lost culture of Peru and their mountaintop citadel.

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