Travel Peru – Tarapoto

PERUVIAN CENTRAL SELVA TARAPOTO
San Martin department
San Martin province
Location 6 ° 28’60 «S 76 ° 22’0» O / -6.48333, -76.36667
Latitude 08º 07 ‘
Length 79º 01 ‘
Altitude 350 meters
1,768.65Km2 surface. km²
1782 Foundation
Population 120,000 inhabitants
462.63 km2 population density

ACCESS ROADS
A Tarapoto, can be reached by land or air. The most common route by land, performing the same bus companies that depart from Lima, includes the route of the Pan-American Highway north to Chiclayo, and from there, you get to Tarapoto on the road to Bagua and Moyobamba. It has no land terminal, but most companies are concentrated in the blocks 6 and 8 of the Salaverry.los Avenue commercial flights depart daily from Lima to the FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes airport, located on Jiron Pimenta Jimenez s / n in Huallaga. From there, it is possible to Tarapoto on the road that connects with Yurimaguas.
from Lima
1,491 km from Lima via Cliclayo
710 km from Cliclayo
135 km from Yurimaguas
105 km from Moyobamba

WEATHER
Warm and humid with increased rainfall between the months of December and March The annual average maximum temperature is 29 ° C and 18 ° C minimum
TARAPOTO
Although Moyobamba is the political capital of the department of San Martin, Tarapoto is the city that has the largest commercial and tourist movement in the region. Located near the confluence of the rivers Huallaga May and at the foot of the Blue Mountains, it was founded in 1782 by the Bishop of Trujillo, Baltazar Martínez de Compañón, with the name of Holy Cross of motilones of Tarapoto. Over time, it was called simply Tarapoto, due to the abundance of this type of palm tree in the area. Since its inception, the city has witnessed a series of cycles of prosperity and successive crises related to the production of natural resources such as snuff, cotton, wood and coca, which exerted a marked influence on the economy of the region . With the construction of the Marginal Highway in the 1960s, Tarapoto became a liaison between the Amazon and neighboring residents of the high forest, as Moyobamba and Rioja in the Alto Mayo, and Juanjui Saposoa in the Central Huallaga. despite being a relatively small city, with all basic services for the traveler. The hotel offer is varied and affordable, the restaurants offer dishes such as corned beef and tacacho with juane; and evenings, you can enjoy exotic drinks to the rhythm of cumbia. However, the real adventure begins around a region between the high forest and the Amazon plain, where nature offers countless possibilities to discover.
NEAR TARAPOTO
THE MOST
A 22 Km. From Tarapoto (about 25 min. By car approximately), is lamas, one of the oldest cities in the jungles of Peru. This, famous for preserving their traditions, crafts and dances, is probably unique village that is located away from the bank of a river. Its population is composed of indigenous and mestizos who speak a particular mix of Quechua with various Aboriginal languages. In its territory, it is the Regional Conservation Area Cordillera Escalera, which brings a great diversity of flora and fauna.
THE ROUTE OF THE FALLS
AGUASHIYACU
Also called «laughing waters», it is located 14 km. Northwest of the city going down the road to Yurimaguas. This waterfall of 60 meters high is one of the most popular and visited. Surrounded by ferns, orchids and lush vegetation, it is the habitat of the famous cockerel of the rocks.
CARPISHOYACU
Continuing along the same road, at Km. 35, it is Carpishoyacu Falls, whose volume increases depending on the time of year.
HUACAMAILLO
Located in the district of San Antonio de Cumbaza a vineyard area, are two hours away from San Antonio and 12 km. By road from Tarapoto. Some consider the most beautiful in the region.
Tununtunumba
A 45km from Tarapoto, in the district of Shazuta, on the left bank of the Huallaga River, is this impressive series of waterfalls of three jumps.
These falls are named after the loud noise caused by the water when it rushes on a kind of natural pool. The peculiar sound is perceived Tununtunumba long before arriving.
SOUTH OF TARAPOTO
LAGUNA SAUCE
It is located on the right bank of the Huallaga River, also known as Blue Lagoon. It has 5 km. Wide by 1.4 km. Long and 35 meters deep. The body of water located to the south, it is known as Lindo Lake, and is perfect for canoeing, swimming, fishing and landscape photography. The whole area is surrounded by pastures that harbor diversity of birds, such as herons. Lago Lindo is a private reserve (owned by the same owners of Puerto Palmeras) where you can enjoy a landscape of a dream landscape.
THE CITY OF ORCHIDS
MOYOBAMBA
The capital of San Martin is located on a small flower pot left on the left bank of the river May. It was founded by Juan Perez de Guevara on July 25, 1540, with the name of Santiago of the eight valleys of Moyobamba. Its name in Quechua, Muyupampa, meaning «circular plain» referring to the plateau on which it is located. Moyobamba reached its related boom of the nineteenth century, with the development of the industry making straw hats scarf or bombonaje a vegetable fiber extracted from palm Carludovica Palmata, which were exported to Europe and America. If you go through the city do not stop visiting the San Francisco Botanical Garden. This study and conservation center located on the first block of Jiron Arequipa, home to many plants and flowers native to the region.
MORRO DE CALZADA
10 Km. From the city, is located in Morro de Calzada, an elevation of approximately six hundred meters (at the top) covered with lush vegetation. The climate is mild during the day and cold at night. Ideal for hikers, this hill is a panoramic viewpoint from which you can appreciate the beauty of the place.
HOT SPRINGS SAN MATEO
At its sulphurous waters, it attributed medicinal properties: it is said to relieve rheumatism, arthritis, muscle pain and stress. The temperature of these hot springs ranges between 32 ° C and 40 ° C. They are located just 4 km. From the city.
Alto Mayo Protection Forest
It covers an area of ​​182,000 hectares and was established as a National Park on July 23, 1987. Among the species that safeguards are in cock of the rock, the guácharo, the yellow-tailed woolly monkey and numerous kinds of orchids.
SNUFF AND RON
If you love cigars, in Tarapoto you find a product worthy of the best tobacco in the world. After several years of experimentation after saccharin good leaf tobacco of the East not only produce for the local market but exports cigars that cost between S / .20 and S / .30 each and they have nothing to send their Cuban or Dominican similar.
FALLS GERA
25 Km. From Moyobamba (about one hour), are the three waterfalls with a total height of 120 meters. If you love flowers; you can not miss this paradise of orchids and bromeliads.
DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU
In Peru, there are more than 3.00 orchid species, ie, 10% of the world total. The beauty and originality that hold these flowers, visible in their shapes and colors, has captivated a large and growing group of admirers, both inside and outside the country.
Ten percent of the orchids in the world, 3,000 species growing in the Peruvian territory.
PARADISE OF ORCHIDS
Alto Mayo area has great diversity of orchids and endemic species of this flower, which makes it a global destination for specialized observation and collection of the same tourism. It is estimated that grow here more than 2,000 species from 800 to 4,000 m.s.n.m. Suitable and easily accessible places to observe orchids are Morro carriageway (Moyobamba), the Alto Mayo Protection Forest and the Mayo River tributaries. In Moyobamba and its surroundings, there are specialized nurseries where hundreds of species of orchids are grown. Moreover, in November each year a festival where neighbors and flower growers exhibit their collections is done.
CONSERVATION AREA REGIONAL Cordillera Escalera
It was created on 25 December 2005, it is the first protected area of ​​its kind in Peru. This means that the Regional Government will ensure its integrity and care, decentralizing policies conservation of natural resources. It has an area of ​​149,870 hectares and covers five districts of the province of San Martin and four of the province of lamas. Cordillera Escalera is a priority area for the conservation of various species of wildlife such as the spectacled bear, the ocelot, puma, poison the cock of the rock. Also, there are many different species of flora such as bromeliads, heliconias and orchids, associated with trees such as the pona, screw, copal, shimbillo, the cumala, moena and renaco. The area contains a representative sample of the cloud forests whose conservation would ensure the sustainable use of resources – water, meat of forest animals, seeds, biodiversity existing villages in the basin of the Mayo River, among which are seven Quechua indigenous communities and lamistas Chayahuita, which keep valuable knowledge on the conservation and use of natural resources and biodiversity of the area.