Project Ukhupacha

The Peruvian government and the Spanish University Jaume I of Castellon signed an agreement for the diffusion and set up of the Project Ukhupacha, which means in Quechua “Inside World.” Ukhupacha, make up of a group of Spanish firemen and speleologists, use new ways to explore the Andean archaeological sites: vertical progression techniques.

The last expedition took the members of Ukhupacha to Kuelap, a citadel built in the XIV century by the Chachapoyas on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba valley, in northern Peru at 3000m above sea level. The explorers reached areas unvisited for centuries, where they found human remains and polychromatic ceramics.

The members’ technique allows them to get to places where no explorers have gone before. Besides reaching inaccessible places, Ukhupacha develops workshops to help archaeologists continue the exploration of the new discoveries.

http://www.ukhupacha.uji.es/