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A very clean and safe little town with enough things to do to keep you busy for 3 to 4 days, excellent value for money. Easy to get around with public transport, all taxis ask the same flat price of 5 soles within the city borders, hassle free.

There is 3 main tours each taking a full day. Kuelap, Karajia & Gocta. All were great, the drive to and from these locations is not too far and the history is great and of course Gocta is a highlight for me (I did the 2 tier hike instead of just the single tier, longer day but I was there for Gocta and hiking so wanted the full experience). As for Chachapoyas itself, it is great to be able to fly there (the airline is ATSA), because i didn't want to spend a long time on buses. The town itself is very well kept, very colonial style and clean, the locals are very friendly. It was nice to sit in the main square of a night and just enjoy the atmosphere. But, once you have had a small wander there is not much else to see in the town. Unlike other places that seem to have many landmarks to see or street carts to eat from so you can do something a little different each day, Chachapoyas didn't have this (in my opinion). This does not make it a bad place, just there was nothing else to do for me as a tourist other than the tours each day. So my trip was perfect with flying in one day, having 3 full days of tours and then flying out the next.

Chacha is great place to go see the surrounding area from. Kuelap, Gotta, a couple of mummy museum things, plus all the conveniences of town in a very walkable area. If Mass Burger is open, get a burger and the Mocha Frappe.