Gran Vilaya

Gran Vilaya
	Shown within Peru
Location	Peru; Luya Province, Amazonas
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Middle Horizon - Late Intermediate
Cultures	Chachapoya

Gran Vilaya is a complex of many archaeological remains and ruins, spread over a wide area in the

Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Chachapoya

culture.

It is estimated that approximately 5,000 buildings exist within the greater Gran Vilaya area, some circular and some rectangular, all constructed of local

geometrical shapes embossed on the walls of many, representing humans and animals such as the snake, condor or puma

(the former in zig-zag patterns, the latter in diamond shapes representing their eyes).

Several travel agencies offer trekking trips into the area, crossing mountain ranges on foot and horseback and finishing at the fortress of Kuelap.[4]

References

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ISBN 0-8094-9870-7
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^ "Gran Vilaya Ruins - The Great Web of Percy Harrison Fawcett". www.PHFawcettsWeb.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "Gran Vilaya". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
^ "PeruNorth Gran Vilaya Trek". Retrieved 2 August 2017.

6°17′40″S 78°05′48″W / 6.2944°S 78.0968°W / -6.2944; -78.0968

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[2] "Gran Vilaya Ruins - The Great Web of Percy Harrison Fawcett". www.PHFawcettsWeb.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] "Gran Vilaya". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[4] "PeruNorth Gran Vilaya Trek". Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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