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San Martin Info The San Martin department is home to both high and low jungles. One key attraction in this area is the Rio Abiseo National Park. This park is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United Nations and is home to thirty-six archeological sites. In addition to this cultural aspect, the park contains 980 species of flora, particularly bromeliads, orchids, and ferns, 220 species of birds and over fifty species of mammals such as the yellow-tailed woolly monkey, the Andean deer, the spectacled bear, and the jaguar, all of which are endangered and nearing extinction. The department is littered with lakes, hot springs with medicinal properties, and water falls. In addition to the Rio Abiseo National Park, San Martin is home to the Alto Mayo Protection Forest and the Cordillera Azul National Park both equal in excellence to Rio Abiseo..
San Martin Tourist Information
San Martín is a zone full of fertile valleys and rough terrain that is spread out between the Andean mesa and a small area of lower jungle. The first Spanish city in the jungle, named Santiago de los Ocho Valles de Moyobamba, was founded there in 1549. It served as a base for later colonization and departmental growth as well as the site where the first religious orders established themselves.
Small lakes, hot springs with restorative properties, and lovely waterfalls dot the entire department. Other attractions are the Alto Mayo Protection Forest and the Azul Cordillera National Park, protected areas that guard veritable treasures of nature.
Abiseo River National Park (274,520 hectares) is part of the select UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List and it contains eight live zones and thirty-six registered archeological sites. There are 980 species of flora, in particular the bromeliads, orchids, and ferns, more than 220 species of birds, and nearly fifty species of mammals like the yellow-tailed woolly monkey, the Andean deer, the spectacled bear, and the jaguar, species nearing extinction. The park also has fascinating archeological remnants of the Chachapoyas like the Gran Pajatén, Los Pinchudos, and La Playa archeological site with the characteristically circularly shaped stone buildings decorated with geometric designs and diverse figures in relief.Map of San Martin San Martin Photo Gallery San Martin Accomodations San Martin - Peru Hotels directory
Hotel directory with a comprehensive listing of the most important bed and breakfast, homestay, hostel, hotel, lodges, haciendas, estancias, and other establishments where you can stary during your visit.
Useful information
Lowest point: 190 masl / 623 fasl (Pelejo)
Highest point: 3080 masl / 10.105 fasl (Agua Blanca)
The climate in Moyobamba is hot and humid, December to March is the most rainy time. The average annual maximum temperature is 29ºC (84ºF) and the minimum is 18ºC (64ºF).
-Lima – Chiclayo – Olmos – Bagua – Rioja – Moyobamba – Tarapoto: 1445 km / 898 miles on the Pan-American Highway North and Fernando Belaunde Terry or Marginal de la Selva Highway (22 hours by bus)
-Lima – Pacasmayo – Cajamarca – Balsas – Leimebamba – with a turnoff at Chachapoyas – Pedro Ruiz: 1547 km / 961 miles on the Pan-American Highway North and Fernando Belaunde Terry Highway (28 hours by car)
-Lima – Huánuco – Tingo María – Tocache – Juanjui – Tarapoto: 1020 km / 634 miles on the Central Highway and Fernando Belaunde Terry or Marginal de la Selva Highway (20 hours by car)
By air:
Regular flights to Tarapoto from Lima (1 hour) and Iquitos (45 minutes).
Air taxi services are offered in the department.
By river:
Iquitos–Yurimaguas: on the Amazon, Marañon, and Huallaga Rivers then continuing to Tarapoto on the highway (136 km / 85 miles) that connects at Yurimanguas
- San José de Sisa (Province of El Dorado) 149 km (93 miles) / 4 hours
- Saposoa (Province of Huallaga) 254 km (158 miles) / 4 hours and 40 minutes
- Lamas (Province of Lamas) 112 km (70 miles) / 2 hours
- Juanjui (Province of Mariscal Cáceres ) 253 km (157 miles) / 5 hours
- Picota (Province of Picota) 176 km (109 miles) / 3 hours and 40 minutes
- Rioja (Province of Rioja) 20 km (12 miles) / 20 minutes
- Tarapoto (Province of San Martín) 113 km (70 miles) / 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Tocache Nuevo (Province of Tocache) 427 km (265 miles) / 9 hours and 30 minutes.
- Square Rioja: The stores are located in: 11th and 12th blocks of Jiron Santo Toribio 2nd block of Jiron Grau 5th - block of Julio Arana Tarapoto: Most of the stores are located downtown.IPerú, Tourist Information and Assistance Service. More information click here Dircetur San Martin www.regionsanmartin.gob.pe IPerú, TOURIST INFORMATION. Email: tourism@peru.com or click here.
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San Martin Cuisine
Among the typical dishes of the department, the following are most representative:
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