Travel destinations Peru – History
Revash
The mausoleums of Revash are collective burial sites of the
Chachapoyas culture in natural or excavated caves on an imposing cliff.
They are painted red and cream and have windows of various shapes. The
surrounding rocks are also partly painted with red circles, llamas and
other magical symbols.
60 km south of Chachapoyas.
Altitude
2800 m.
Climate of the nearby city of Leymebamba:
Average temperature
January: 16,9 °C, February: 16,6 °C, March: 16,6 °C, April: 16,7 °C, May:
16,3 °C, June: 15,5 °C, July: 15,5 °C, August: 15,6 °C, September: 16,2
°C, October: 16,9 °C, November: 17,0 °C, December: 17,1 °C.
Average high and low temperature
January: 22,7 °C / 11,1
°C, February: 22,3 °C
/ 11,0 °C, March: 22,1 °C
/ 11,1 °C, April: 22,5 °C
/ 10,9 °C, May: 22,8 °C
/ 9,9 °C, June:
22,5 °C
/ 8,6 °C, July: 22,6 °C
/ 8,5 °C, August: 22,7 °C
/ 8,5 °C, September: 22,8 °C
/ 9,7 °C, October: 23,1 °C
/ 10,7 °C, November:
23,5 °C
/ 10,5 °C, December: 23,6 °C
/ 10,6 °C.
January: 80 mm, February: 92 mm, March: 125 mm, April: 92 mm, May: 40 mm,
June: 23
mm, July: 24 mm, August: 21 mm, September: 50 mm, October: 96 mm, November:
83 mm,
December: 80 mm.
Source of statistical data: www.climate-data.org
PTW-PER006
13 days / 12 nights
Round trip: Lima, Chiclayo,
Chachapoyas, Karajía, Kuelap, Leymebamba, Gocta, Tarapoto, Lamas, Laguna Azul, Tarapoto, Lima.
PTW-CHK005
Day trip
The Revash mausoleums are burial buildings that housed several
mummies at the same time. The museum in Leymebamba contains more than
2000 archaeological finds from northern Peru, including the mummies
from Laguna de los Cóndores.
Geographical location
Average rainfall
Travel programs:
Revash, Leymebamba