The region has the enigmatic ruins left by the Chachapoyas culture . The fortress of Kuelap is often compared to the marvel of MachuPichu. There is also the ruins of Karajia and Revash with their multicoloured buildings and sarcophagi, as well as the Leymebamba Museum which should not be missed.

The Peruvian Amazon jungle is one of the most attractive places in the world. Covering 60% of the Peruvian territory, it is situated from the east of the Andes to borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia. However, the Amazon covers only a minority of the population of Peru (around 11%). The Amazon is well known around the world for its diversity of species. It is considered as the most biologically diverse areas on earth. Peru is the home for the largest number of bird species in the world, and 40% are in the Peruvian Amazon. The Amazon has a large variety of flowering plants, ferns, butterflies, river fish and reptiles and also home for 63% of the Peruvian mammals.

The main cities are Iquitos, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas, Puerto Maldonado, Nauta in the lowland jungle. And Tarapoto, Jaen, Moyobamba, Bagua, Rioja are in the highland jungle.

If you are really interested to make a visit please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Amazon and get some further information about the Peruvian Amazon.