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Rioja: Hats' City / Ville de chapeaux

The skill of its weavers made ​​her famous, yet beyond straw hats "Shawl", are made of a fiber "Bombonaje" plant. Long ago these hats were quite successfully exported to the neighboring countries of Ecuador and Brazil. Its capital, Rioja, also known as Noble and welcoming city for the hospitality of its inhabitants with travelers. It was founded under the name of Santo Toribio de Nueva Rioja, on October 22, 1772 by Felix de la Rosa and Garavia Reátegui.  Its territory is mostly jungle, with a lot of range, was originally inhabited by tribes of Uquihuas and Chepenes. It has a spring weather; subtropical and humid ranging from 21.5 to 28 oC, with an annual average of 22.5 oC. The relative humidity is 86%. Its main neighborhoods are: Quinapata, Shahuintopata, Cascayunga and Amaringo. Jubilee and Tourism Week: 15 to 22 September.  Pattern: Santo Cristo de Bagazán  Airport: Juan Simons Vela What to visit in Rioja and in their districts? 

Moyobamba: Orchids' city / Ville des orchidées

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Moyobamba, Muyupampa in Kechua (plain loop) as the city is located on a large promontory 100 mol Mayo River. It's called Orchids'  City . It is the capital of the San Martín Region; It is located 860 meters over level of sea.  It has a humid subtropical moderate climate, the average temperature is 18 ° C and 26 ° C. Moyobamba was founded by Don Juan Perez de Guevara a July 25, 1540, baptized with the name Santiago de los Ocho Valles Moyobamba, the first city founded by the Spanish in the jungle. It was the capital of the former governor of Maynas, capital of the coastal province of Loreto in 1821, in August 19 proclaims its independence being Don Pedro Pascasio Noriega manager this patriotic event. Location: 494 km road Fernando Belaunde Terry. Boundaries: North: Alto Amazonas province in the department of Loreto; south Lamas province, southwest of the province of Mendoza Rodriguez in the department of Amazonas,

Alto Mayo: wonders to explore / demande à explorer

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We called the Alto Mayo territorial shape from the areas called Rioja and Moyobamba . The Alto Mayo has different , humans, tourism , natural resources and others. Tourism resources are numerous beautiful waterfalls , traditional villages , caves to explore , natural landscapes and many more. Lowlan has a lot to offer. A brief tour around the valley allows us to visit some of its many attractions . Falls Lejiayacu Paccha and are undoubtedly one of the most promising. Located 31 kilometers from Moyobamba , on the road leading to the villages of Jepelacio and Nuevo San Miguel , is formed by a set of crystalline waterfalls that resonate among the lush vegetation in a narrow ravine populated by native forest and tree ferns. The Morro de Calzada, is a hill in the middle of the Alto Mayo Valley , where you can see the whole valley after a long walk , in your journey you can see and feel the nature while you hear the song

San Martin: "The Heart of Peru" / "Le coeur du Pérou"

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Why the heart of Peru? Because it has  the heart shape and also it is located in the northern and central part of Peru.  The Department of San Martin has a warm-humid climate variable with the altitude where you are. Here we have many rivers but the most important are the Mayo River which flows into the Rio Huallaga and this in turn into the Amazon River.  How to get to San Martin?  By land:  North: Lima - Trujillo - Chiclayo - Cajamarca - Chachapoyas - Nueva Cajamarca (Rioja - San Martin).  I know that before arriving in San Martin you'd spend for attrative cities, I comment that you could stop at fabulous cities like Trujillo "city of eternal spring", where you will find the ruins of Chan Chan , Huaca del Sol y de la Luna and the beautiful beach of Huanchaco , a great place to sunbathe, the next stop would be in Chiclayo , called "friendship city", where he was buried the Lord of Sipan , you can find several museums such