model released: Peter Lerche This is possibly the first-even unlooted Chachapoyan tomb ever discovered (see NGM 11/2000 issue). These tombs were mysteriously built on inaccessible cliffs more than 600 years ago by a fierce warrior tribe that was one of t | Gordon Wiltsie Photography Archive

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An archaeologist climbs up to a rare unlooted pre-Incan tomb.

Copyright: © Gordon Wiltsie
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Keywords: Amazonas District, Andes Mountains, Archaeology, Chachapoyas, Cordillera Central, Dr. Peter Lerche, Huabayacu River, Peru, adventure, amazonas region, ancestors, antiquities, archaeologist, chachapoyan culture, cliffs, cliffside, climbing, color image, danger, day, expeditions, exploration, graves, indoors, mountains, photography, pre-Incan, risk, rock, tomb, tombs, unlooted
Contained in galleries: Peru - Pre-Inca Mummies, PE

An archaeologist climbs up to a rare unlooted pre-Incan tomb.

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