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Peru.
Lima Office:
Address: C.C. Camino Real Of. 284
San Isidro
Phone number: (+511) 2526133
E-mail:
info@perucusco.com
Contact person: Malena Montes |
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Cusco Office
Address: Jr. Peru B-14 Manzanapata, Santiago
Phone number: (+5184) 984625171
E-mail:
info@perucusco.com
Contact person: Ronald Arana |
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Departament of
Amazonas
Descriptions.
This jungle region of Peru is still a great mystery and most of the
pre-Hispanic cultures that became prosperous in the area remain
unknown due to the lack of research.
Basics facts.
Area or Surface: 39,249 km²
Main Resources: coffee, rice, fruits, wood and cattle
Population: 368,000 inhabitants. Chachapoya is the capital and has
45,058 inhabitants.
Number of Provinces and Districts: 7 provinces and 83 districts
Date of Department Foundation: November 21,1832
Ethnic Groups: Aguarunas and Jibaros
Typical Foods: rolled meat, purtumute, humitas de choclo, stuffed
bananas
Fauna: sajino, sachavaca, ronsoco, otters, wild cats, otorongos,
snakes, trout and turtles
Flora: orchids.
Weather: The average temperature is 15° C (59° F). The rainy season
is from December to March.
History.
This jungle region of Peru is still a great mystery and most of the
pre-Hispanic cultures that became prosperous in the area remain
unknown due to the lack of research. During the Inca Age the
Sachapuyas represented a strong opposition to the Tahuantinsuyo by
rejecting the first Inca's attempts to incorporate that region into
the Empire.
The capital of the department is Chachapoyas. It was founded in 1538
by Alonso de Alvarado. In the same year, the first church was built.
The construction of the Santa Ana's Church, San Lazaro and Señor de
Burgos soon followed. In April 1821, the Chachapoyas' inhabitants
ignored and exiled the Spanish authorities following the steps taken
by the San Martín's Liberating Army.
The department of Amazonas was focused on making Peru a sovereign
nation. Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza was an outspoken representative
of the cause and encouraged the people of the area to follow suit.
He was also one of the signers of the National Independence Act.
The Cordillera del Condor is also located in this department and was
the backdrop for the conflict between Peru and Ecuador in 1981.
Tourism.
There are several spots in the Amazonas region that would interest
tourists. There is the Kuelap's Fortress (150 KM of Chachapoyas) and
the "pongos" (door in Quechua) of Rentema and Manseriche. The
Comaina and Utcubamba canyons offer beautiful landscapes. If you
head down the highway to San Martín you can find the Pomacocha's
Lagoon, which is known as one of the natural attractions of the
department. In the Eastern Cordillera hunting and fishing are
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