Reception at Chachapoyas airport, transfer to hotel, rest of the morning free for rest and acclimatization

14:00 hours.- We will pick them up from their hotel and begin the transfer to the town of Huancas, former Mitimae population, whose inhabitants were brought during the Inca conquest to the territory of the Chachapoya, Huancas is an obligatory destination to connect with nature, enjoying its landscapes, canyons, archaeological sites and above all, experience an experiential experience with the local population, enjoying and participating in their customs and ancestral activities.

Located in the town of Huancas, from a viewpoint built on the mountain ridge you can observe the Sonche Canyon in whose depths (980 meters approximately) runs the river of the same name that for more or less 11 kilometers is cutting the narrow canyon until it joins with the Utcubamba River, the site allows us to connect with nature, enjoy the landscape and engage in the calm and energy that fills the place, minutes later we will transfer to our next destination.

This viewpoint combines the natural geological formations with a current architecture, achieving a perfect symbiosis that allows us to enjoy from its facilities the surrounding landscape, which includes the canyon of Sonche, archaeological sites, terraces of cultivation, which are part of heritage of the culture of the Chachapoya, after having enjoyed the calm and ecstatic our senses with the beauty of place we will head until our next visit.

After a few minutes of travel, we will pass through an extensive pine forest, (reforestation) until we arrive at the site called Huanca Urco, located on the northern end of the great hill of Huancas, from there we will have a privileged view of the canyon of the Utcubamba River, the valley of the province of Luya, also and with the help of binoculars, we observe the archaeological site of “Pueblo de los Muertos” and the Gocta Falls, from this viewpoint we unfold the pre-Hispanic road (Capac Ñan) until we reach the bottom of the canyon, minutes later we will visit the archaeological site of Huanca Urco that occupies the upper part of the mountain, this site is surrounded by a perimeter wall and whose center is located a rectangular construction and other constructions that corresponds to the first occupations of the mitimas Huancas, guided tour.

Pottery of Huancas Experiential experience. Craft pottery from Huancas, is a very important activity of the people, in previous years served to supply with ceramic dishes to all the nearby towns and provinces, currently continue practicing the ancestral techniques in the preparation of the vessels for that reason we will visit the house of a potter where we can observe and participate in each of the stages that the pottery follows in the preparation of clay objects, there will be time to coexist with the ancestral customs of the local population, then we will begin the return to the city of Chachapoyas.

From the viewpoint of Luya Urco we will observe the city of Chachapoyas, always in company with the guide who will tell the story of each of the places included in the tours, then we will arrive in the city visit the independence square, crafts in walnut, the artisan will welcome us kindly and proudly show us his products and tell us part of the story of how he started this activity, then we will walk the street “El Comercio” (Amazonian twig) one of the oldest areas of the city of Chachapoyas where houses are located colonial period and republished with their beautiful balconies florid, we finish the tour in the square of arms and from there we will transfer to your hotel.