Kuelap
Sign in to saveKuélap or Cuélap is a walled settlement located in the mountains near the towns of María and Tingo, in the southern part of the region of Amazonas, Peru. It was built by the Chachapoyas culture in the 6th century AD on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Kuélap
- Ancient site.image
- Kuelap - Août 2007 - 05.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 260px
- Ancient site.caption
- View of the city walls.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Peru
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe frame width
- 250
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe caption
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- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Ancient site.mapframe marker
- landmark
- Ancient site.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Luya Province, Amazonas
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 5th century AD - 1100 AD
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1532-1570
- Ancient site.epochs
- Middle Horizon - Late Intermediate
- Ancient site.cultures
- Chachapoya
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Kuélap or Cuélap is a walled settlement located in the mountains near the towns of María and Tingo, in the southern part of the region of Amazonas, Peru. It was built by the Chachapoyas culture in the 6th century AD on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley.
==Location== Kuélap is located on a limestone ridge on top of a mountain at an elevation of 3000 metres, on the left bank of the Utcubamba River. It belongs to the district of Tingo, Luya Province, Amazonas. The area is covered with cloud forests, with a variety of trees, orchids and epiphytes. The protected zone covers an area of and a buffer zone of , both protecting about 12 archaeological sites and the main site of Kuélap.