Tarapoto
This small village is famed throughout the region for its elegant pottery. It has artisan workshops, a small museum showcasing pre-Inca funerary urns, and a port on the Río Huallaga with great fishing. Nearby are the impressive 40m, three-level Tununtunumba waterfalls and the Chazutayacu thermal baths.
Combis (minibuses; S10, two hours) leave from Jirón Olaya cuadra (block) 13. The paved road is subject to landslides so check conditions before making plans.
16.74 MILES
Dense jungle lies just 3km from the city limits of the crazy, cacophonous metropolis of Tareapoto. This section of the Aréa de Conservación Regional…
28.27 MILES
This town, a short drive from Tarapoto, is remarkable in the way that it is split into two distinct halves with mestizo (person of mixed indigenous and…
14.47 MILES
This 40m waterfall has a small restaurant nearby and a locally favored swimming spot. Four-hour tours cost around S35 per person. It's possible to reach…
11.46 MILES
You’ll find good swimming, boating and fishing at this popular local spot, also called Laguna de Sauce. Day tours (S85 per person, minimum two people) and…
28.6 MILES
Some deride it as a tasteless white elephant; others laud it for its eccentricity. Whatever your position, this ‘mock’ Italian castle that rises out of…
Museo Chanka y de la Diversidad Lamista
28.43 MILES
Small local museum in the town of Lamas, 25km northwest of Tarapoto, explaining the origins and manifestations of the town's strong folkloric culture..
11.46 MILES
You’ll find good swimming, boating and fishing at this popular local spot, also called Laguna de Sauce. Day tours (S85 per person, minimum two people) and…
14.47 MILES
This 40m waterfall has a small restaurant nearby and a locally favored swimming spot. Four-hour tours cost around S35 per person. It's possible to reach…
16.74 MILES
Dense jungle lies just 3km from the city limits of the crazy, cacophonous metropolis of Tareapoto. This section of the Aréa de Conservación Regional…
28.27 MILES
This town, a short drive from Tarapoto, is remarkable in the way that it is split into two distinct halves with mestizo (person of mixed indigenous and…
5. Museo Chanka y de la Diversidad Lamista
28.43 MILES
Small local museum in the town of Lamas, 25km northwest of Tarapoto, explaining the origins and manifestations of the town's strong folkloric culture..
28.6 MILES
Some deride it as a tasteless white elephant; others laud it for its eccentricity. Whatever your position, this ‘mock’ Italian castle that rises out of…