Ancient Civilizations100 Lost Monuments of ‘The People of the Cloud Forest’ Discovered in Andean Peru Posted on June 16, 2025 by Administrator High in the cloud forests of the northeastern Peruvian Andes, where vegetation and altitude combine to conceal secrets, archaeologists have uncovered a breathtaking rediscovery: over 100 previously uncharted structures associated with the Chachapoya—a mysterious culture overshadowed by their Inca successors, known as “the people of the cloud forest”.