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Tourist Services: Basic restaurants in Chachapoyas, overland transport to Kuelap (organized tours),    guided tours, full services for visiting other towns.

Minimun Length of Stay: Two days to visit Kuelap, seven days to visit Laguna de los Condores.

Recomendations: Visitors should take it easy when they arrives as they will need to get used to the high altitude. Eat easily-digestible food and drink coca tea (called mate de coca) to ward off high altitude sickness of soroche.

Attractions: Kuelap Fortress, Karajia Sarcophagi, Gocta Waterfall, Town of the Dead, Leymebamba Museum, Lake of the Condors, Yalape Archeological Remains.

Season / Climate: The best time of year to visit is betwen June and October as rains are rare. Temperaturas are temperate to cold.

Festivals: Chachapoyas Tourist Week (June 1-7):mayor festivities incluye the My Neighborhood festival and the Raymillacta of the Chachapoyas.

Festival of The Virgen de Asunta: (August 7-15): the statue of the Virgen is carried through the streets of Chachapoyas, wich have been carpeted with brightly-colored flower petals.

Festival of the Señor de Gualamita (September 10-15): legend has it that the statue of Christ originally cane from Cusco, from where it was brought to Lamud.

Gastronomy: Purtumute: black beans cooked with kemels of swettcorn and cilantro.

Cuy con Papas: potatoes and fried guinea pig.

Juanes de Yuca: grated and boiled manioc mixed with rice and chicken and/or beef jerky wrapped in corn husks.

Enrollado: Beef of pork rolled and stuffed with raisins, carrots and hard-boiled eggs.

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