Gran Saposoa, Archaeological site in San Martín, Peru.
Gran Saposoa is an archaeological complex in the San Martín mountains with thousands of round stone structures spread across a large area. The ruins sit in a cloud forest landscape and show various sizes and arrangements of buildings.
The site was built and inhabited by the Chachapoya culture hundreds of years ago. An American researcher brought the complex to international attention in 1999 and raised questions about the site's original identity.
The stone structures show building methods developed by the Chachapoya civilization in this mountain region. Visitors can still see the layouts and arrangements that reveal the skills of those who built them.
The site sits in a remote area and requires careful planning to reach. Visitors should expect to work with experienced local guides and prepare for mountain terrain and wet forest conditions.
The structures are not concentrated in one place but spread across separate areas of the cloud forest. This makes it one of the largest collections of Pre-Columbian remains in the region.
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