San Martin (region)

The region is located on the territory of the Danish Sierras at the eastern slope of the Andes . Almost the entire territory is covered by Amazonian and alpine tropical forests . In the west of the region, the eastern slopes of the Andes rise; here the height reaches 4 kilometers or more, and the mountains are riddled with a large number of canyons. In the northeast - periodically flooded forests of the Amazonian lowlands .

One of the main rivers is the Uallaga . The average annual temperature varies from 18 ° C in the mountains to 29 ° C in the lowlands.

The population of the region is 813,381 people ^[1] , the population growth is 1.1% per year. Most of the population lives in the north. The population density is 15.9 people / km², in the north - about 30 people / km², in the south - from 4 to 12 people / km². The level of urbanization is 68.1%.

Sexual structure: 51% - men, 49% - women. The proportion of children under 14 years old is 31.9%. Literacy rate is 86%.

National composition: mestizos (83.7%), Quechua (5.3%), Afro-Peruvians (4.9%), whites (4.2%). Confessional composition: Catholics (60.3%), Protestants (22.1%) ^[2] .

Economic specialization is the cultivation of oil palm and palm oil production, as well as the cultivation of rice and cassava . Tobacco, cocoa, corn, coffee, cotton, tuber and cereal crops, oranges, coconuts and bananas, coca , tropical vegetables, sacha-inchi ( Spanish sacha inchi - a type of peanut ) are also grown . Livestock is represented by cattle breeding, pig breeding, poultry farming. Deposits of oil, coal, silver, gold, ornamental stones and other minerals. Sawmill, textile, food industry, winemaking.

• Rio Abiseo National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. About 30 archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian era. The endemic of this park is the extinct yellow-tailed monkey . The park presents a huge variety of flora and fauna, including a very rare one.
• National Park (translated as “Blue Mountains”) is a mountain range in the middle of the jungle.
• Velo de Plata Waterfall, height - 480 meters
• Hera and Pakcha Waterfalls 21 Kilometers from Moyobamba
• Auashiyyaku Waterfall, near Tarapoto
• Thermal springs San Mateo and Sulfurosos
• Lagoon de venice
• Kainarachi Valley
• Orchid Greenhouses
• The city of is a small noteworthy town called the “People’s capital of the Peruvian Amazon” ( Spanish: La capital folklórica de la Amazonia peruana ). Located in a picturesque area surrounded by waterfalls. The city is rich in cultural traditions of the Quechua people and the indigenous tribes of the Amazon, numerous festivals are held here.
• The city of Rioja, in the vicinity of which you can see many caves
• Urku Center in Tarapoto exploring and popularizing Amazonian culture

The region consists of 10 provinces, which are divided into 77 districts: