Travel destinations Peru – Cities
Leymebamba
Leymebamba is best known for its museum, which houses the mummies
found on Lake Laguna de los Condores.
92 km south of Chachapoyas.
Population
About 3600.
Altitude
From 1935 to 2203 m.
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
13 days / 12 nights
Round trip: Lima, Chiclayo,
Chachapoyas, Karajía, Kuelap, Leymebamba, Gocta, Tarapoto, Lamas, Laguna Azul, Tarapoto, Lima.
3 days / 3 nights
219 mummies were discovered at the
inaccessible lake «Laguna de los Cóndores». Strenuous tour following a
secondary Inca trail to a beautiful crystal clear mountain lake. The
mausoleum on a rock face high above the lake
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.
In the area there are other
archaeological remains and burial sites of the Chachapoyas culture, e.g.
La Congona, Molinete, Cataneo, La Petaca.
Geographical location
Average rainfall
Travel programs:
PTW-PER006
Northern
Peru
PTW-CHK002
Laguna de los Cóndores
PTW-CHK005
Revash, Leymebamba
