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Chonia Destination Guide

Explore Chonia in Peru

Chonia in the region of Amazonas is a town in Peru - some 420 mi or ( 675 km ) North of Lima , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Chonia is now 03:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Guayaquil, Tumbes, Shipasbamba, Pucallpa, and Piura. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Guayaquil . Where to go and what to see in Chonia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Valera District

Valera is a district of Bongará Province, in the Department of Amazonas, Peru. It includes the villages of San Pablo (capital of Valera), Cocahuayco, Cocachimba-La Coca, Nuevo Horizontes and Tingorbamba. The Gocta waterfall, 771m high, is easily accessible from either San Pablo or Cocachimba, which are both accessible by road. The waterfall is a 6 km. walk on a hiking trail, or by horseback from San Pablo. The capital, San Pablo, is at 1900m above sea level, and has an idyllic climate.

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Located at -6.03 -77.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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Jazán District

Jazán is a district of Bongará Province, Peru.

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Located at -6.02 -77.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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San Jerónimo District, Luya

San Jerónimo is a district of the province of Luya. San Jerónimo offers several attractive places for tourists as ruins of the culture Chachapoya. Also he stands out for some gorges and beautiful Cataracts. The management holidays of the capital Paclas it is celebrated on August 5. As typical meals the Soup of Chochoca is known with Bacon, Locrito Frijol and the Nickname Peeled between others.

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Located at -5.97 -78.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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Gocta Cataracts

Gocta (Spanish: Catarata del Gocta) is a perennial waterfall with two drops located in Peru's province of Chachapoyas in Amazonas, approximately 700 kilometres to the northeast of Lima. It flows into the Cocahuayco River. Although the waterfall had been well known to locals for centuries (it is in full view of a nearby village), its existence was not made known to the world until after an expedition made in 2005 by a German, Stefan Ziemendorff, with a group of Peruvian explorers.

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Located at -6.02 -77.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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Carajía

Carajía or Karijia is an archaeological site in the Utcubamba Valley, located 48 km northeast of the city of Chachapoyas, Peru in Luya Province, Amazonas Region, where eight Chachapoyan mummies were discovered on the cliffside, referred to by local residents as ancient wise men.

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Located at -6.16 -78.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Amazonas Region, Archaeological sites in Peru