Chatuza

Chatuza, or Chazuta, lies in the warm valley of the Huallaga River where the eastern Andes descend into the Amazonian forest. Burials in large ceramic urns have been found in the settlement and its surroundings, evidence of a long-established funerary tradition. The river carries water and travellers through the steep forested country, linking Chazuta with communities farther upstream and downstream.