# Deep Seek Peru > An independent English-language guide to caves in Peru: ten sites including Gruta de Huagapo, Cueva de las Lechuzas, Quiocta, Guitarrero Cave, Pikimachay, Lauricocha and the Chachapoya cliff tombs of Karajía and Revash, with pages on the first Peruvians, the oilbird and practical advice. Not affiliated with any site operator, tourist board or technology company. Facts are rounded and reflect published figures as of 2026-10-06. Opening times and prices are not listed; check the official operator. ## Caves - [Caves in Peru: ten sites compared](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/): Compare ten caves, rock shelters and cliff tombs in Peru by region, highlights and season, from Huagapo and Cueva de las Lechuzas to Karajía and Revash. - [Cueva de las Lechuzas, Tingo María National Park](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/cueva-de-las-lechuzas/): Guide to the Cueva de las Lechuzas in Tingo María National Park, Peru: a limestone cave with a colony of oilbirds, reached by a walkway. - [Cueva de Palestina in the Alto Mayo](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/cueva-de-palestina/): Guide to the Cueva de Palestina near Nueva Cajamarca in San Martín, Peru: a limestone river cave more than three kilometres long, with oilbirds. - [Gruta de Huagapo: the cave above Tarma](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/gruta-de-huagapo/): Guide to the Gruta de Huagapo near Tarma, Peru: a limestone stream cave at about 3,500 m in the Andes of Junín, explored for more than two kilometres. - [Guitarrero Cave: early life in the Andes](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/guitarrero-cave/): Guide to Guitarrero Cave in the Callejón de Huaylas, Peru: a rock shelter used more than 10,000 years ago, with some of the oldest textiles in South America. - [Karajía: the cliff sarcophagi of the Chachapoya](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/karajia/): Guide to the sarcophagi of Karajía in Amazonas, Peru: Chachapoya clay coffins about 2.5 metres tall, set on a ledge of a limestone cliff. - [Lauricocha Caves: early burials in the high Andes](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/lauricocha-caves/): Guide to the Lauricocha caves in Huánuco, Peru: rock shelters at about 4,000 m where some of the oldest human remains in Peru were found. - [Pikimachay: the 'flea cave' of Ayacucho](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/pikimachay/): Guide to Pikimachay near Ayacucho, Peru: a rock shelter excavated by Richard MacNeish, with early stone tools and bones of extinct animals. - [Qenqo: the carved rock shrine above Cusco](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/qenqo/): Guide to Qenqo near Cusco, Peru: an Inca huaca carved into a limestone outcrop, with a zigzag channel and an underground chamber. - [Quiocta Cavern near Chachapoyas](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/quiocta-cavern/): Guide to the Caverna de Quiocta near Lamud in Amazonas, Peru: a limestone cave with large stalagmites and pre-Hispanic human remains. - [Revash: cliff tombs of the Chachapoya](https://www.deepseek.pe/caves/revash/): Guide to the mausoleums of Revash in Amazonas, Peru: Chachapoya tombs built like small houses in a recess of a limestone cliff. ## The karst - [Karst and cave landscapes of Peru](https://www.deepseek.pe/karst/): Where Peru's caves are and how they formed: the limestone cloud forest of Chachapoyas and the high karst of the central Andes. - [Chachapoyas: caves and cliffs of the cloud forest](https://www.deepseek.pe/karst/chachapoyas/): The limestone landscape around Chachapoyas in northern Peru: the Utcubamba canyon, Gocta waterfall, Kuélap and the caves and cliffs used for burial. - [Caves of the high Andes of Peru](https://www.deepseek.pe/karst/high-andes/): High-altitude karst in central Peru: the deep caves of Yauyos, the travertine cascades of Nor Yauyos-Cochas and the Huayllay stone forest. - [How caves form: karst geology explained simply](https://www.deepseek.pe/karst/how-caves-form/): A plain-language explanation of how limestone caves, stalactites and sinkholes form, with examples from Peru. ## Discover - [Archaeology and wildlife of Peru's caves](https://www.deepseek.pe/discover/): Stories from Peru's caves: the first people in the Andes, the oilbird and the cliff tombs of the Chachapoya. - [Chachapoya cliff tombs: Karajía and Revash](https://www.deepseek.pe/discover/chachapoya-tombs/): How the Chachapoya of northern Peru buried their dead in cliffs and caves: the sarcophagi of Karajía, the tomb houses of Revash and the mummies of the Laguna de los Cóndores. - [The first Peruvians: early cave sites in the Andes](https://www.deepseek.pe/discover/first-peruvians/): The earliest archaeological sites in Peru: Guitarrero Cave, Pikimachay, Lauricocha and the rock paintings of Toquepala. - [The oilbird (guácharo): a bird that lives in caves](https://www.deepseek.pe/discover/oilbird/): Facts about the oilbird or guácharo, Steatornis caripensis: a nocturnal fruit-eating bird that nests in caves and uses echolocation, found in Peru at Tingo María. ## Plan - [Visiting caves in Peru: a practical guide](https://www.deepseek.pe/plan/): Practical advice for visiting caves in Peru: dry season, altitude, rubber boots, guides and how to reach Chachapoyas, Tingo María and Tarma. - [Caving safely in Peru: risks and rules](https://www.deepseek.pe/plan/caving-safely/): How to approach wild caves and underground sites in Peru safely: main risks, essential rules, local regulations and conservation. - [Caves in Peru FAQ](https://www.deepseek.pe/plan/faq/): Answers to common questions about visiting caves in Peru: best season, altitude, guides, boots, children and where to see oilbirds. ## Reference - [About Deep Seek Peru](https://www.deepseek.pe/about/): Deep Seek Peru is an independent guide to the caves and rock shelters of Peru: who publishes it, how it is written and where the images come from. - [Cave and karst glossary](https://www.deepseek.pe/glossary/): A plain-English glossary of cave and karst terms used on Deep Seek Peru, from doline and ponor to speleothem and sump. - 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