The sarcophagi
On the ledge.
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Karajía is an archaeological site in northern Peru where tall clay sarcophagi stand in a row on a high cliff ledge. White figures with large heads and calm faces sit beneath overhanging rock, a golden-and-green cliff face stretches around them, and the green valley lies below. The sarcophagi were made by the Chachapoyas culture and stand on the cliff ledge high above the path, each said to be about 2 m tall. They lie in Luya Province, in the Amazonas Region, in the mountains of northern Peru. You walk about 2 km down into the valley from the village of Cruzpata, then stand beneath the cliff to see the sarcophagi above you on the ledge, with the valley and mountains all around. The site is about 18 km in a straight line northwest of Chachapoyas. The path is earth and can be slippery after rain, so wear proper shoes, keep back from the drop and do not climb toward the sarcophagi.
On the ledge.
Gold and green.
Below the site.
Luya Province, Amazonas Region, northern Peru
By car to Cruzpata, then about 2 km on foot.
No, you see them from below the cliff.