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Choctamal and Levanto Lodgesin the Kuelap and Chachapoyas zone |
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History of the lodges
Lodging in Amazonas has expanded in the few years since it has just become accessible. Recent discoveries and a bunch of new TV documentaries in the last 2 years (for the first time ever), are waking up America's best destination.
Hotels are popping up in town, as well as lodges to access the remote archaeological zones. Chachapoyas has several hotels, a few have hot water. Smaller towns have some decent hotels, and a lot of enterprising locals have added a "mud shed" to their houses with the most basic utilities. All are safe and honest in this zone.
Almost no one speaks
English so you could stay a month and see almost nothing. However, the real gems
can be accessed in a day trek along a few ancient roads. These ruins are covered
in moss, bromeliads and orchids. Once inside these zones you can search slowly
along the paths through the cloud forest, stepping on ground that no gringo foot
has touched.
| Choctamal
Lodge
Located in the mountains, this 7 bedroom, 7 bath, adobe lodge has modern comforts, warm water, & hot tub. The Choctamal lodge is strategically located between Kuelap and Gran Vilaya. It is very high up on the cordillera in the cloud forest, with clouds frequently below it. This is the closest modern facility to Kuelap on the only road up to the fortress. All of the organized and quality groups stay there for two nights to see Kuelap. Either Gran Vilaya or Kuelap can be reached in a day by horse or hiking, and its high location takes most of the climb out of these treks. The lodge features huge balconies on both sides to take advantage of the fantastic daily temperatures from 65 to 80 degrees. The panoramic views from here are fantastic of both Kuelap and the Abra Yumal Pass over the cordillera, on either side. Tambo Choctamal is the "kick off" location where horses and expedition supplies are available for the Gran Vilaya Trek. This is one of Los Tambos Chachapoyanos lodges owned with and benefiting the local village, and a non profit mission.
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| Levanto
Lodge
This modern facility was built to look just like the rustic ancient cloud people's houses. It can sleep up to 12 at present, and due to double in size. It also has 2 modern bathrooms with hot showers, a kitchen and a cozy fireplace in the lounge. Levanto has one of the village maintained the original ancient road's pavement & drainage. This facility is jointly owned and run by Los Tambos Chachapoyanos, so 1/3 of the lodge income goes to the village, and 1/3 is going to restore missing stone pavement and drainage to the Inca Roads. |
 Bedroom inside the lodge © Charles Motley |
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at Levanto There are two projects. One is to restore more of the sarcophagi to display their original condition and colour. The second is to study the construction and drainage of the ancient Incan Road system and to restore sections of it. (Click images to show larger ones.) More on the Archaeology of Northern Peru. More on tour programs to visit Chachapoyas area. |
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