This remarkable fortress in the upper Amazonian cloud forests of northern Peru rivals Machu Picchu in the wonder of its creation. It contains more rock than one of Egypt's great pyramids - all of it mysteriously carried thousands of feet uphill from quar

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Travelers in Peru's Cordillera Central stand below a narrow entrance between the imposing fortress walls at Kuelap, a stronghold of the pre-Incan Chachapoyan culture.

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Keywords: Amazonas, Andes Mountains, Chachapoyan, Chachapoyas, Cordillera Central, Cuelap, Human Landscapes, Kuelap, Peru, South America, cloud forests, doors, entrances, fort, fortress, forts, geo-tourism, masonry, patterns, stone, tourism, tourists, travel destination, walls
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