Luya is a province in the Amazonas region of Peru, located in the southern and western part of the department. Its capital is the town of Lamud, and the province is made up of several districts.
The area lies in northern Peru's Andean highlands, where the terrain descends eastward toward the Amazon basin. This position between mountain and jungle gives the province a varied landscape and climate, ranging from cooler highland zones to warmer, more humid lower slopes.
Luya is best known for the archaeological site of Kuélap, a large pre-Inca fortress built by the Chachapoya culture on a ridge above the Utcubamba Valley. The site, sometimes called the "Machu Picchu of the north," is one of the most significant ancient monuments in Peru and the province's principal attraction.