Moyobamba
Moyobamba, the City of the Orchids, is the capital of the San Martín region in northern Peru.
Get in
Take a bus from Tarapoto
See
- San Martín Museum => - situated on Jr. Oscar R. Benavides 380, contains photographic exhibitions, sculptures and craft, antiques, historical documents, fossils, stone implements of the area, wild fauna, flora (various species of orchids - there are approximately 2,500 in the region) and traditional clothing from communities of the area
Do
- San Juan Festival - 24th June, locals celebrate with traditional dances and dishes
- Take a thermal bath
Eat
Restaurants
- El Huerto de Mi Amada =>, situated on Jr. San Francisco No. 521
- La Olla de Barro =>, situated on Esq. Pedro Canga y Serafín Filomeno
- La Tullpa =>, situated on El Boulevard
Icecream
- Helados La Muyuna =>, situated on Jiron Pedro Canga cuadra 5, near the Hotel Marcoantonio.
Sleep
- Puerto Mirador Hotel, 3 star, located at Jr. Sucre S/N, tel: +51-42-562050
- Marcoantonio Hotel, located at Jr. Pedro Canga 488, tel: +51-42-562319
- Hostal Celis =>, 2 star, located at Jr. Callao 845, tel/fax: +51-42-562457
- Hostal Atlanta =>, located at Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 865, tel: +51-42-562063
- Country Club Hostal =>, located at Jr. Manuel de Aguila 667, tel: +51-42-562110
- Hostal Royal, located at Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 748, tel: +51-42-562564
- Hostal Albricias, located at Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 1066, tel: +51-42-562142
- Hostal Moyobamba, located at Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 493, tel: +51-42-562162
Get out
- Tarapoto - the largest city in the region
- Rioja - to the west