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TARAPOTO “Delight yourself and give free rein to your senses in this land of lagoons and dreamy waterfalls.”
They say that some places are just not fit for people who suffer from heart conditions, and this proverb must be taken seriously in the case of Tarapoto since its
joy, tropical atmosphere and colorful charm will seep into the heart of the traveler and then definitely take root there, making him or her collapse out of pure enchantment. It’s a fact since a city like this one, flanked by green, fl owery and rough terrain and under an eternally kaleidoscopic sky, can do no less to its visitors. Whoever first called this area “land of the waterfalls” was not mistaken since among its many attractions are some of the most beautiful and powerful waterfalls in the country. You can visit, for example, Aguashiyacu Falls, on symbolic Cerro Escalera; Huacamaíllo Falls, in the delicious grape growing district of San Antonio de Cumbaza, and Tununtunumba Falls, in Chazuta. It would be unthinkable to travel these routes without carrying a camera or to do so listlessly. In either case, if your heart is indifferent, then a side trip to Laguna Azul (blue), with its fascinating and still crystalline waters, to the impressive Gran Pajatén, an archeological complex, to the town of Lamas or to the city of Moyobamba, capital of the department of San Martin and home to 2,500 varieties of orchids, will end up lifting you out of the doldrums and make you feel that you can finally stop your endless searching. Rather, it will become a well deserved respite for your senses and the restlessness of your soul.
TARAPOTO 333 masl / 1,093 fasl How to get there? Daily flights from Lima
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1Dailyhr. flights. 10 min FEB
8 hr. From Moyobamba: 105 km / 3 hr. From Chachapoyas: 341 km /
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25 hr. From Trujillo: 908 km / 15 hr. From Chiclayo: 702 km / 14 hr. From Lima: 1,020 km /
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