A group of students and teachers discovered what appears to be a pre-Incan citadel in Utcubamba, in the region of Amazonas. The site was found on a mountain called Pachallama at 2,200 meters above sea level. Some of the structures that are not totally covered by the jungle look similar to the archaeological site of Kuelap, located in the same region. A couple of caves were also found with ancient objects made of ceramic.
Kuelap was built around 800 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. In the citadel are 420 circular stone buildings made with rhombus and zigzag designs around them, as well as carved stones with animal and anthropomorphic motifs surrounded by beautiful orchids and bromeliads.
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=Z9ELyIpRUcc=
Saturday, May 16, 2009
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