North part of the Peru is a bit less touristic than the South but it is very reach in different archaeological sides. After few days rest at the Pacific seaside I started to explore three very diverse archaeological sides and one incredible waterfall.
Kuelap.
Entrance to Kuelap.
The most impressive archaeological site that visited in North Peru was the fortress of Kuelap, which is associated with the Chachapoyas culture. It is called the Machu Picchu of North Peru... just without thousands of tourists ;). In order to get there I did 2h of hitchhiking and 5h of challenging but beautiful uphill hike. This site is huge and coexist beautifully with surrounding jungle. One could wander around with only few other tourist around. Beautifully located with amazing main entrance. If you ever come to north Peru, do not miss this side.
Hill closed to Sipan tomb.
Sipan tomb is Macha culture site and is considered to be the most important archaeological discovery in the last 30 years and it was discovered thanks to the.... thieves. They located this side and started to sell the ancient items in USA. Fortunately thieves were cought and the police thanks to their information identified a side of this tomb. Which come up to be the richest tomb in South America. Most important artifacts together with many gold items, are located now in the museum closed to the tomb side.
Chan Chan
Chan chan was built by Chimu around AD 850. This huge city was constructed of brick and covered with a smooth surface into which intricate were carved.
Gocta waterfall.
Since for the long time I have not seen any waterfall I decided to take a trek to Gocta waterfall, which is claimed to be the third highest waterfall in the world. It was cool hike with a surprising timing of the rainfall. It started heavily rain exactly in the moment when I reached the waterfall. So I could not distinguish if I got more wet because of the waterfall waters or because of the pouring rain.
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