From Jungle to the Coast

(9 days/8 nights)Tarapoto-Chachapoyas-Chiclayo-Trujillo

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Day 1Tarapoto-Pumarinri

13:00

10:35

Airport to Pumarinri Lodge. Suggested

flight LA 2254, 10: 55/12:20.

13:00

Arrival at Pumarinri Lodge. This lodge is

located next to the river Hualllaga and is a

privileged location surrounded by forests,

rivers and streams. This place is a

biological bridge, because it is located

between the area of Cerro Escalera

Regional Conservation and the Cordillera

Azul National Park.

13:30

Lunch at the Lodge.

14:30

According to the weather we will walk to the

Waterfall Pucayaquillo, its water is

particulary crystalline and runs along a

dense vegetation. This walk will allow us to

observe and experience the wonderful

biodiversity of the forest, such as different

types of insects, medicinal plants, birds,

frogs, giant trees and ferns. The Falls has

a drop of 20 m. high, and if you want you

can enjoy

a refreshing swim.

16:30

Return to the Lodge.

19:00

Dinner and overnight at Lodge Pumarinri.

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Day2 Pumariri-Cocachimba (Gocta)

08:00

After breakfast, we will go to Cocachimba

village and stay at Gocta Lodge.

10:00

On the route we will visit the Orchid Garden

Waqanki in Moyobamba. This natural

conservation center is managed by a local

family. They have more than 200 species

of orchids, also they have a number of

bird feeders where you could see up to 20

species of hummingbirds.

12:00

Departure Yacumama Tourist Complex for

lunch. Here we are able to eat its

gastronomy as tacacho with jerky and

sausage, grilled Yacumama with exquisite

fresh Tilapia from lagoons, and many fruit

juices jungle. Then we will rest and watch

its beautiful scenery and if you woul like,

you can take a boat ride across the

lagoon.

13:30

We will continue to travel to Cocachimba.

This road takes us through private

conservation area Abra Patricia, crossing

the Alto Mayo Protected Forest. This

conservation area is characterized by

having one of the most diverse mountain

forests in Peru. Then we continue cross a

typical Andean landscape with pastures

and fields.

17:00

Arrive Cocachimba.

19:00

Dinner and overnight at Lodge Gocta.

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Day 3Cocachimba - Catarata Gocta

08:00

After breakfast, we will go towards the

Gocta waterfall by foot or horseback.

During the tour we will see fields and

orchids. It is also possible to find different

species of birds in the area. One of the best

known is the "Cock of the Rocks", the

national bird of Peru.

Gocta is a waterfall with two drops and its

total height is 771 meters and is one of the

highest waterfalls in the world. Here you

will live a unique experience, hard to

forget.

13:00

After 5 hours of walking we reach the Gocta

Lodge where we will have a lunch.

The afternoon is free to relax or take a look

around the town.

18:30

Night and dinner at Gocta Lodge.

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Day4Karajía – Caverna de Quiocta

07:30

After breakfast we will go to Karajía´s

Sarcophagi. Its measure is approximately

2.50 m high and have human forms. It is

characterized by its unique form of burial

in the world and decorated with skulls on

the sarcophagi, figures and colors. In

these tombs important people of

Chachapoyas culture were buried.

13:00

Lunch at Lamud. Restaurante Casa Linda.

14:00

Transfer to Quiocta´s caves. The caves are

located in the bottom of a mountain, which

is part of the Andes; it covers an area of

more than 500 meters long. There is 6

zones with stalactites and stalagmites

(mineral deposits in caves), which are

beautiful and natural formations.

16:30

Departure to Hotel Casa Vieja in

Chachapoyas.

18:00

Arrival at Hotel

20:00

Dinner at Restaurant El Batan del Taita.

Overnight at Hotel Casa Vieja.

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Day 5Kuélap

08:00

After breakfast we will go to Kuelap

arqueological site, which belongs to the

Chachapoyas culture. This building is on

the edge of a deep cliff and it is estimated

that its construction was carried out by the

year 1000 AD. The defense is surrounded

by an impressive wall of almost 600 meters

long and 20 high and other constructions

around. These features make this city a

mysterious and surprising place.

According to recent archaeological

excavations may have been an important

religious center dedicated to different

gods, including the god of thunder and

rain.

14:00

Lunch in Maria village.

15:00

Return to Chachapoyas.

16:30

Arrival at Hostal Casa Vieja.

20:00

Dinner and overnight at Hostal Casa Vieja .

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Day 6Chahapoyas-Chiclayo

08:00

After breakfast we transfer to Chiclayo.

We'll go down the Utcubamba canyon to

descend Marañón´s valley and reach the

Peruvian coast. This trip takes about 10

hours. Along the way we will have a box

lunch.

18:00

Arrive to Chiclayo city.

18.30

Overnight at Los Portales Hotel

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Day 7Chiclayo

08:00

Transfer to the archaeological site

Ventarrón. This place represents the rise

of the first civilization of northern Peru over

4,500 years ago. In this pre-Hispanic site,

you can see all architectural forms like the

case of circular walls, curved walls, curved

rectangular structures, altars of worship

to the fire, squares in a shape like a half

cross chakana and others. Ventarrón

identifies an oldest American tradition, the

fire worship, and It also constitutes one of

the most sophisticated temples in Peru at

that time, the origin of crops

domestication, political organization, the

symbolism of mural art. It also represents

one of the oldest civilizations but also one

of the most important and sustained

throughout America.

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10:00

We will visit Huaca rajada. In this

archaeological complex they discovered

found the tomb of Lord of Sipan, the Old

Lord of Sipan and his entire elite. The Lord

of Sipan was one of the most powerful

rulers of his time, who had absolute power

of life and death over his people. The tomb

of the Lord of Sipan is the best still existing

example of the splendor and power of the

Moche ancestors. The archaeologist

discovered lots of fine gold, silver and

copper jewelry. In his archaeological site

exists many different tombs of the Moche

elite whose are shown in an interesting

museum.

13:00

Lunch in a typical restaurant “El Cantaro

de Lambayeque”.

14:30

We visit Sipan´s Royal Tombs Museum,

certainly one of the most impressive and

modern archaeological museums in

Southern America. The museum displays

the wealth and ostentation in which the

Lord of Sipan was buried: gold and silver,

fine weaving, religious emblems and

military power, and large amount of

ceremonial utensils.

17:30

Arrival at Hotel.

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Day 8Chiclayo-Trujillo

07:30

Transfer to Trujillo city.

9:00

On the route, we will visit El Brujo´s

Archaeological Complex and the Museum

of Cao in Magdalena de Cao city. This is

one of the most valuable archaeological

sites on the northern coast of Peru. It has a

long cultural sequence of occupation that

began in the pre-ceramic period (3000

b.C.). However, Moche culture (0-700 a.C.)

has left many evidences in this area.

Two discoveries have given a greater

meaning to this complex. On the one side,

a large adobe pyramid of 30 meters high,

where Mochica culture draw in high relief,

captivating new images as "The

Decapitator". On the other side, the

discovery of the Dame or Lady of Cao

(2006), also known as the Lady of the

tattoos. In her tomb they discovered

pottery and ornaments of gold, silver

andcopper, and others; Never before they

found an ancient Peruvian woman´s

mummy with its own outfit of the warrior

aristocracy. Site Museum Cao takes us

through the daily and symbolic universe of

the inhabitants of this part of Peru. Here we

could see customs and beliefs of the past

with present day and ends with the

enigmatic discovery of recent times: the

Lady Cao.

13:30

Arriving in Trujillo city. Lunch at Fiesta

Gourmet restaurant.

15:30

Arrival at Paraiso Hotel.

Day 9Trujillo

08:30

Transfer to Moche's countryside. We´ll

meet a still living culture: Mochica's

heritage. First we will visit the pottery and

c ra f t s wo r k s hop " The Face

Inconceivable". Mochica culture created

an environment of their own, in realistic

and expressive ceramic. They gave an

aesthetic and thematic quality to their

ceramics and it has become the best

testimony of their daily and spiritual life. In

the workshop, you can witness craft

production, techniques and materials that

were rescued by Moche´s countryside

habitants. During the visit to the

workshop, the folkloric group "Los

Caimanes” (The Alligators) presents a

sample of some music using Moche's

traditional instruments such as pututo

and ceramic trumpet.

Then we will go to the Temples of the Sun

and the Moon and the Moche Temples´s

Museum. tThe Moon temple has a number

of temples built on top of each other for

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many years, also it has 12 thousand

square meters of polychrome murals. Its

rich iconography and aesthetics are of

outstanding universal value which reflects

a pattern that was built in about seven

centuries. In the upper part of adobe

bricks walls, you can see the remains of

many walls, decorated with figures of

multicolored religious symbols; the most

important is Ai-apaec or "God of the

Mountains". Also it represents an

exceptional testimony of the Moche

cultural tradition as it materializes

political power through religious ideas.

In the museum, you will see aspects of

Moche´s life, the city and their

environment. Also, you can witness the

cult of power and the god of the mountains

(Aia Paec), we are sure you will like

rediscovering iconography and

architecture Moche.

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outstanding universal value which reflects

a pattern that was built in about seven

centuries. In the upper part of adobe

bricks walls, you can see the remains of

many walls, decorated with figures of

multicolored religious symbols; the most

important is Ai-apaec or "God of the

Mountains". Also it represents an

exceptional testimony of the Moche

cultural tradition as it materializes

political power through religious ideas.

In the museum, you will see aspects of

Moche´s life, the city and their

environment. Also, you can witness the

cult of power and the god of the mountains

(Aia Paec), we are sure you will like

rediscovering iconography and

architecture Moche.

12:00

Afterwards we´ll visit the Huaca Arco Iris

(rainbow temple) or Dragon. Its structure

presents a series of stacked platforms

from east to west. This temple was used for

religious celebrations in honor of the

rainbow and other natural phenomena,

related to rainfall and soil fertility. It is also

called Huaca El Dragon because of its

figure that still exists in one of the main

walls. This figure has two heads, like a

dragon, with endless legs, as a centipede.

The adobe walls were decorated with

reliefs that represents the rainbow. It is

also known as Huaca Arco Iris.

13:00

Lunch at the Huanchaco Beach

restaurant. This village is well known for

their artisanal fishermen who still fish in

boats, as used hundreds of years ago by

the Moches, called "reed horses".

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14:30

Last part of the day we will visit in Chan

Chan archaeological complex, the Nik-An

Palace. Chan Chan has been recognized

as World Heritage by UNESCO. It was the

capital of the Chimu Empire that flourished

in the region after the fall of the Moche

empire and covers an area

of approximately 20 square kilometers.

The central area is formed by a set of 10

walled enclosures (called "citadels") and

pyramids. The Citadel Nik-An is the largest

illustration of the importance of water,

particularly the sea, that Chimu culture

worshipped. The high reliefs on the walls

represents fishes, directed north and

south that can be interpreted as the two

streams that make the Peruvian coast, the

Humboldt (a cold current) coming from the

south and the Child (a hot current), coming

from the north as well as waves, rhombus

(fishing nets), pelicans and anzumitos

(mixture of sea lion and otter).

16:30

Transfer to airport to flight to Lima.

Suggested flight LAN 2207, 18:15/19:20

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Rates include:

Private vehicle for all tours and

transfers.

01 nights accommodation in Lodge

Pumarinri ***

02 nights accommodation in Gocta

Lodge ***

02 nights in Hostal Casa Vieja ***

02 nights accommodation at Hotel Los

Portales ***

01 nights accommodation at Hotel

Paraíso ***

* Room based on double or single and

double for each rank.

Guided in Spanish and English.

All entrances to the archaeological

sites and natural areas

Meals as indicated in the program.

Breakfast (B), box lunch (BL), Lunch (L) ,

Dinner (D).

A bottle of water / day

Wipes and candy available in the

vehicle throughout the journey

First Aid Kit

Oxygen Tank

Rain Ponchos

Applicable taxes.

Rates do not include:

international or domestic airfare,

departure taxes Airport or visa fees,

excess baggage charges, additional

nights during the trip due to flight

cancellations, alcoholic beverages or

bottled water, snacks, insurance of any

kind, laundry, telephone or messages,

reconfirmation of international flights and

items of personal calls.

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Travel tips

Climate: In the region of San Martin the

weather is generally warm and humid

with variants of cloudiness and

sunshine in the morning. Short rains

can occur until long periods with heavy

rain. Usually in the Andes is dry and

cold with alternations of sunshine and

clouds. In the Pacific coast climate is

generally dry and warm. Between June

and August can be very cold and

slightly damp.

Time zone: Peru is 5 hours behind

Greenwich Mean Time. It has the same

time zone as the Eastern Time Zone of

the United States, but no time setting

between summer and winter.

Immunizations: Not required, but a

vaccine against yellow fever is

recommended 10 days before travel.

Electricity: 220 volts in all cities.

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