Sensory Overload: Road from Leymebamba to Cajamarca

Let’s connect two areas of the Northern Peru Circuit. The route between Chachapoyas and Cajamarca is via one of the most spectacular roads in Peru. Between the two cities is the deep (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon) Marañon Canyon. It is unavoidable and unforgettable as well.

My favorite journey direction is from Leymebamba on the Chachapoyas side to Cajamarca. Why? Because this is a journey of sensory overload and by the time one gets to the rolling hills between Celendin and Encañada 30mins before Cajamarca a time of reflection is needed - aka. shut eye.

Video: Release of Juvenile Condor, Leymebamba

Here is the video of the day Condorcito was taken up the side of the River Atuen gorge to his release site.

Chachapoyas: Young Condor Crashes on Maiden Flight

A young condor crashed on its maiden flight just south of Leymebamba, near Chachapoyas in northern Peru. The condor maybe 12 months old left the high limestone cliffs where it had hatched and landed heavily in a farmers field. The farmer offered to sell it otherwise he would eat it - condor's heart pickled in local rum makes you braver. Friends from Kentipata, an exclusive place to stay surrounded by zillions of hummingbirds, rescued the condor from the death sentence.