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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Rock patterns, possibly symbolizing jaguar eyes, adorn a wall at Kuelap, a stronghold of the pre-Incan Chachapoyan culture that dominated northern Peru about 600 years ago.

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Keywords: Amazonas, Andes Mountains, Archaeology, Chachapoyan, Chachapoyas, Cuelap, Human Landscapes, Kuelap, Peru, South America, cloud forests, eyes, fort, fortress, forts, jaguar, masonry, patterns, shapes, stones, symbols, travel destination, walls
Contained in galleries: Peru - Pre-Inca Mummies, PE

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