Kuelap Tapestries

View from Kuelap. Kuelap is associated with the Chachapoyas culture, and consists of massive exterior stone walls containing the remains of more than four hundred buildings. The structure, situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru, is roughly 600 meters in length and 110 meters in width.

View inside the fortress of Kuelap. One of the houses having been restored. Kuelap is associated with the Chachapoyas culture, and consists of massive exterior stone walls containing the remains of more than four hundred buildings. The structure, situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru, is roughly 600 meters in length and 110 meters in width.

View through entrance of the fortress of Kuelap (looking out). Kuelap is associated with the Chachapoyas culture, and consists of massive exterior stone walls containing the remains of more than four hundred buildings. The structure, situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru, is roughly 600 meters in length and 110 meters in width.

Round houses near Kuelap, Peru.

Design from a photography of Kuelap, Amazonas, Perú. Photography: Marco Ortega.

Design from a photography of Kuelap, Amazonas, Perú. Photography: Marco Ortega.