Chachapoyas

​We arrived yesterday in Yurimaguas after one week in Chachapoyas. Since we were both sick when we arrived, we just took it slow for a few days and relaxed. The hostel was awesome and we went out a few times in the evening with a group of people we met there. We cooked a lot while we were there and had two movie nights in our room, with popcorn and a white bed sheet for our projector. Apart from that we walked around the city a little bit and went to the nearby canon de sonche, which is a Canyon with a great view.

We went on two tours, one to Kuelap, and one to Gocta Falls. Kuelap is an centuries old stone fortress on top of a mountain, and has an impressive size. It is apparently called the “Machu Pichu of the north”. Since we are not going to Machu Pichu, we at least saw the northern equivalent. The guide could tell us a lot about the history and the different parts of it. The Gocta Falls were very impressive, but the best thing was the path, through a jungle forest. We decided not to swim in the waterfall basin, since we were still a little bit sick and wanted to be well when we arrived in the Amazon forest.

Yesterday, on Max birthday, we took a bus for 10 hours to go to Yurimaguas. On the bus we had birthday-pancaces and Max blew out a lighter. In the hostel we decided not to go to Iquitos, since it is apparently like Lima in the jungle. We are going to take a tour from here to the Reservation National Pacaya-Samiria. Here it is 34 °C and the hostel is right at the waterfront.