Revash
Tombs built like small red and cream houses in a recess of a limestone cliff.
A village for the dead
At Revash the Chachapoya built tombs that look like houses, with gabled roofs and windows shaped like crosses, squares and the letter T. They stand in a long recess under an overhang.
The tombs held the bundled remains of many people. They were looted long ago, but the buildings are well preserved.
Revash at a glance
- Location
- Santo Tomás district, Luya province, Amazonas
- Culture
- Chachapoya
- Age
- about 600 years
- Type
- collective tombs (chullpas)
- Material
- stone and mud plaster
- Altitude
- about 2,800 m
- Walk
- about 1 hour from San Bartolo
- Also on the cliff
- red pictographs
The path along the cliff
A paved path leads from the village of San Bartolo to a viewpoint facing the tombs. The walk gives wide views over the Utcubamba valley.
Revash in figures
In pictures
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Before you go
Getting there
San Bartolo is about two hours from Chachapoyas, off the road to Leymebamba.
On the visit
The path is easy and mostly level. Entry is paid in the village.
Good to know
Revash combines well with the museum at Leymebamba, which holds more than 200 Chachapoya mummies.
Opening times, access rules and prices change. Confirm them before you travel: the community of San Bartolo.
