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TARAPOTO
Tarapoto was founded on August 20, 1782 by the Spanish bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compagnon y Bujanda. Its beginnings date back to the explorations of the Pocras and Chancas (old cultures of the Ayacucho region) who, when being conquered by the Inca Empire, headed a revolution led by the commander Ancohallo; a revolt that, when defeated, forced their tribal members to escape from terrible Inca vengeance. -
HUALLAGA RIVER
Priest Manuel Sobreviela became an important person to this area. Between 1787 and 1790 he traveled along the Huallaga River. -
INDEPENDENCE
On August 19, 1821, the capital of the department, Moyobamba, was the first Peruvian city to declare its independence. In the last few years, a new highway increased trading in this area, therefore benefiting the economy of this department. -
MOYOBAMBA
In 1839, the Spaniard Alonso de Alvarado reached the Mayo River and founded a city to which he named as Santiago de los Valles de Moyobamba, which later became the capital of Maynas. -
NOWADAYS
Nowadays the city has evolved and adapted to a more modern life although without leaving their customs, foods, beliefs, dances and in parts of the region the language QUECHUA.
