By Guest Author James Sullivan
Checking Out Kuelap Fortress
If history is something that piques your interest, you can’t go wrong with checking out Kuelap Fortress. It was built in the 6th Century AD and is an ancient walled city that the Chachapoya people created to defend against the nearby threat, such as the Huari. More than 5,000 people lived in this small city, and it was a place for religion, craft production, and other social aspects.
Famous view of Lost city Kuelap, Peru (Ludmila Ruzickova/Shutterstock)
The city consists of 400 buildings, and the exterior walls go up to 19 meters in height. It’s called the lost city because the last known occupancy was during the early 16th century. However, villagers who knew the site for centuries led local judge Juan Crisostomo Nieto to the spot….