Kuélap, Peru · Travel Poster

Not just a view, the heritage behind it. Ella writes about the place, its hidden history, and the details that never make it into the guidebooks, all printed on the poster.

Kuélap, the cloud fortress of the Chachapoya, dates back to around the sixth century, nearly a thousand years older than Machu Picchu, and is larger too, over 600 metres of stone walls up to 20 metres high enclosing roughly 450 circular structures. It was built by a people the Incas themselves called the "Warriors of the Cloud." A judge from the nearby town of Chachapoyas rediscovered it in 1843, describing walls unlike anything he had ever seen, yet more than 180 years on, and even with a cable car built in 2017, Kuelap still receives only a fraction of the visitors that Machu Picchu does in a single day.

An original illustration, available in colour or black and white, created for the Ella's Adventures travel poster series.

No frame included.

Please note that, to protect the original artwork from copyright infringement, the images shown on this website are low resolution. The poster you receive is printed in high resolution, with all the detail and clarity of the original.