Welcome to Karajia. We are in the town of Cruzpata, which is in the Trita district of the Luya province in the Amazonas region of Peru. This is the beginning of the road that takes us to Karajia. There is a distance of 1 km from here to the sarcofagi. We are on the road that takes us to the sarcofagi. I am here with Carmencita, our local guide. Now, please join us on this trek. I am Carmen Yalta Vela, from Cruzpata, Karajia guide. I study in Chocta. I am 15 years old. We are about half-way on the road to Karajia. As you can see, the road is a little rough. We have to keep our spirits up, because at the end we are going to see something amazing. We continue to walk on the narrow path, As you can see, a surprising and marvelous site. We are near the rest spot, on the way to Karajia. We are about 150 meters from the sarcofagi. This is the entrance to Karajia, and this is the sign. We are here. Finally, after walking 1 km, we have arrived at the Karajia sarcofagi. The sarcofagi of Karajia are the tombs of the elite rulers of the Chachapoyas culture, which dates back to 1200 to 1500 AD. These sarcofagi were discovered by the Peruvian archaeologist Federico Kauffmann Doig. One of these sarcofagi appears on the back of the new Peruvian Sol coin.
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