Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.museoleymebamba.org
;
admission adult/student S15/8; 10am-4:30pm)
Located 2½ hours
from Chachapoyas, in the village of Leimebamba, this small - surprisingly good - mu-
seum contains a trove of mummies and other artifacts from a tomb unearthed at Laguna de
los Cóndores. Recommended.
Tours
Both of the following companies have English-speaking guides and can organize multiday
trips from Chiclayo.
rave reviews for their day tours of the area. Reserve ahead.
great reputation specializing in multiday treks.
Sleeping
HOSTAL LAS ORQUÍDEAS $$
( 47-8271;
www.hostallasorquideas.com
;
Ayacucho 1231; s/d incl breakfast S60/100; )
Friendly and good value, this upscale guesthouse offers bright, open and renovated tile-
floor rooms, and a public area decorated with wood and artsy accents.
| Guesthouse
CASA VIEJA HOSTAL $$
( 47-7353;
www.casaviejaperu.com
; Chincha Alta 569; s/d incl breakfast from S95/145; )
These
very comfortable quarters in a converted mansion have handcrafted wood accents, fire-
places and big windows facing onto the verdant garden.
| Boutique Guesthouse
CASA ANDINA $$
( 96-933-5840;
www.casa-andina
;
Km 39 Carretera Pedro Ruíz; r/ste from S208/281; )
This
Peruvian chain's latest offering is in a 21-room colonial-style hacienda in a sublime loca-
tion down in the Utcubamba Valley surrounded by cherimoya plantations. Rooms aren't
very interesting. But it doesn't really matter - this place is all about the riverside veranda.
| Hotel
