New luxury lodges in the Amazonas Region

Two important tourist destinations in the Amazonas Region will soon offer new lodges aimed to satisfy the demand from the ecological and luxurious market. One will be built near the Kuelap archaeological site, and the other will offer rooms in front of the Gocta Waterfall.

Kuelap was built around 600 AD by the Chachapoyas, a fierce people that for years resisted the Inca colonization. Kuelap’s three entrances are narrow alleys between high walls of stones that become narrower as they reach the upper levels. There are 420 circular stone buildings in the citadel, which are decorated with rhombus and zigzag designs around them, as well as carved stones with animal and anthropomorphic motifs. Beautiful orchids and bromeliads surround the structures.

The Gocta Waterfall, located in the cloud forest of northern Peru, is one of the highest in the planet at 771 meters high. It was unknown to the outside world until it was discovered in 2002. The locals at Chachapoyas kept it a secret for centuries because of a myth about a beautiful blond mermaid, who they believe lives in its waters and would bring a curse down on them if they reveal Gocta's whereabouts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuelap