Tukuk-OS🌊 Laguna de las Momias
Peru · Americas · 2,900 m · 6.85°S, 77.69°W
Laguna de las Momias, also known as Laguna de los Cóndores is an archaeological site located in Leimebamba, Chachapoyas province, in the Amazonas Region of Peru, excavated by the archaeologist Federico Kauffmann Doig. The site is called Lagoon of the Condors because the people who found the lagoon would see these birds soar near the lagoon; it also obtained the name Lagoon of the Mummies because of the mummy findings around the area. The Chachapoyas were an old civilization that was located in the northern forest in the time of 900 a.c. This culture had been unknown by archaeologists for hundreds of years until the mummies appeared.
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Quick facts
| Country | Peru |
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| Continent / region | Americas |
| Surface elevation | 2,900 m above sea level |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 6.85°S, 77.69°W · view on map |
Laguna de las Momias sits at 2,900 m in Peru, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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