Comments on: The Pre-Incan Ruins of Kuelap, Peru: Why to Visit

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:41:26 +0000

@Dave: We hadn’t heard much about Chachapoyas and northern Peru before crossing the border from Ecuador. In fact, our guidebook barely had any information on it. But it turned out to really surprise us by how beautiful the area was and how friendly people were.

Thank for your kind words about our Peruvian food article as well!

By: Dave Braun

Dave Braun — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:48:52 +0000

Hello! Great blog. When I read peoples blogs, I like to look to see if they have left the main stream to explore real life in a country. Your report on Peruvian food was excellent. Peru has so much to offer, and there are so many interesting sites to see, away from the Cusco/Machu Picchu hype. The cultures along the coast are much older and much more interesting (Caral, Chan Chan Tumbes, etc. etc. etc.). Chachapoyas is incredible and one of my favorite places in Peru. I am glad I found your site, and hope to find a lot of interesting information for my own travels.
Thank you for sharing,
Dave

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:50:53 +0000

@sofia: We integrate the stitched panorama into our posts using PanoTour Pro.

By: sofia the traveler

sofia the traveler — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:46:43 +0000

Hi. Thanks for sharing, very nice. I was also wondering what program do you use to integrate the panorama in your posts?
Best regards, Sofia

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:54:53 +0000

@Felipe: Nope, eating cuy will not be going away anytime soon. We personally don’t like the taste of it, but it’s obvious we’re a minority in Peru.

@Michelle: Often communities were built on hilltops or “in the clouds” as it provides them a military advantage in that they can see when invaders or armies are approaching. A few of the buildings were renovated, but most of them were in their natural state – quite a testament to their construction.

By: Michelle Palmer

Michelle Palmer — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:49 +0000

Very interesting story, and I enjoyed the panorama view of the ruins. It’s amazing how well preserved everything is. With so much uninhabited land in Peru several hundreds of years ago, it makes you wonder why this group of people chose to live “in the clouds”.

By: Felipe

Felipe — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:12 +0000

Great panorama, definitely very distinct from Machu Picchu. I like your observation on the cuy bones, eating those little rodents is one tradition that isn’t going away anytime soon!

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:59:12 +0000

@Matt: Thanks so much for the recommendation of staying with families close to the ruins. That’s a great idea. I do think that having a good guide helps one appreciate Kuelap and what it took to build it.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:17:08 +0000

Hey. These ruins are great! Went there a few months back. Would reccomend staying with the family in the first house after the ruins, – very basic, but extremely generous and friendly, means that you can be the first people at the site, in the morning before other tourists arrive, also if you arrive at the weekend the eldest son makes for a great guide.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:05:46 +0000

@Elisa: Thank you. I’ve heard of the title before, but consider it officially added to the “must read” list. On Facebook, someone commented that the ruins looked surprisingly like some in Wales. In any event, I’m always fascinated by speculation on — and perhaps eventual clarification of — who really “discovered” the Americas and not-so-tangentially, who had been living there all along. I get the feeling that circumstances and our thirst for easily digested history have thus far only given us half the story.