The Moyobamba Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru .
5-423: The province is divided into six districts. 6°01′48″S 76°58′12″W / 6.03000°S 76.97000°W / -6.03000; -76.97000 This San Martín Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Mart%C3%ADn Region San Martín ( Spanish pronunciation: [sanmaɾˈtin] ) is a department and region in northern Peru . Most of
10-637: Is an important canyon formed by the Huallaga going through the Andean hills. Tupac Yupanqui entered and subdued the Inca dominion, the province of Moyobamba , known back then by its native name, Muyupampa. In 1539, Spaniard Alonso de Alvarado reached the Mayo River and founded a city he named Santiago de los Valles de Moyobamba , which later became the capital of Maynas . Another important personality
15-504: The department is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest . Its capital is Moyobamba and the largest city in the department is Tarapoto . The territory of San Martín can be divided into four morphological zones: The Huallaga River is one of the most important rivers in the region. It forms, together with its tributaries a hydrographical system which drains all of the region's territory. The Pongo de Aguirre
20-451: The economy of this region. The region is divided into 10 provinces ( Spanish : provincias , singular: provincia ), which are composed of 78 districts ( distritos , singular: distrito ). The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are: Gran Pajáten is a pre Inca complex of circular slate buildings decorated with figures of flying condors situated on the border with La Libertad . Due to its difficult access, tourism
25-557: Was Priest Manuel Sobreviela who, between 1787 and 1790, accomplished traveling across the Huallaga River and subsequently published a map named "Planning for the course of the Huallaga and Ucayali Rivers and for the Pampa del Sacramento". On August 19, 1821, Moyobamba was the first Peruvian city in declaring its independence. The construction of a highway in recent years has increased the exchange of different products, benefitting
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