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Moyobamba, the City of the Orchids, is the capital of the San Martín region in northern Peru.

[edit] Get in

Since the airport is not in use, the only way to get into Moyobamba is by road. Your best option is to use a bus company. There are buses from Lima, which take 24 hours to get to Moyobamba and travel during the night. Prices vary, with the most expensive being around 120 soles.

The fastest way to get to Moyobamba is to fly from Lima to Tarapoto and from Tarapoto take a taxi or bus to Moyobamba. Both LAN Peru and Star Peru fly to Tarapoto from Lima. A taxi will cost 25 soles and a bus will cost 20. The average time from Tarapoto to Moyobamba is 2 hours. Enjoy the view on the way!

[edit] Get around

You can either walk or catch a moto-taxi (a modified motorbike with three wheels and a carriage at the back for three passengers). Most journeys with a moto-taxi cost 1 sol. Some drivers may try to charge more when they see you are not from Peru. Remember to state your price before you get into the taxi.

[edit][add listing] See

• San Martín Museum, Jr. Oscar R. Benavides 380, [1]. Contains photographic exhibitions, sculptures and craft, antiques, historical documents, fossils, stone implements of the area, wild fauna, flora (various species of orchids - there are approximately 2,500 in the region) and traditional clothing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  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• San Juan Festival. 24th June, locals celebrate with traditional dances and dishes  edit

• Thermal bath.  edit

• Gera Waterfalls, Village of Jepelacio (You can take a mini bus from Moyobamba. Once in the village, it's 20 minutes by foot to the falls.).  edit

• Lahuarpia Waterfalls, On the way to Tarapoto. 3 waterfalls.  edit

• Morro de Calzada, Located in the town of Calzada. Mountain in the middle of the valley.  edit

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[edit][add listing] Eat

• La Olla de Barro, Jr. Pedro Canga y Serafin Filomeno, [2].  edit

• El Huerto de Mi Amada, Jr. San Francisco No. 521, [3].  edit

• La Tullpa, El Boulevard, [4].  edit

• Helados La Muyuna, Jiron Pedro Canga cuadra 5 (near the Hotel Marcoantonio), [5]. An icecreamery  edit

• Try eating at one of the "Pollerias" (chicken restaurants), which are generally popular throughout Peru.

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Uvachado
• Leche de Monja
• 7 Raices

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Puerto Mirador Hotel, Jr. Sucre S/N (Situated outside the city centre), ☎ +51-42-562050. This 3-star hotel is the most expensive in Moyobamba. It is owned by foreigners.  edit

• Marcoantonio Hotel, Jr. Pedro Canga 488, ☎ +51-42-562319.  edit

• Hostal Celis, Jr. Callao 845, ☎ +51-42-562457 (fax: +51-42-562457), [6]. 2-star  edit

• Hostal Atlanta, Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 865, ☎ +51-42-562063, [7].  edit

• Country Club Hostal, Jr. Manuel de Aguila 667, ☎ +51-42-562110, [8].  edit

• Hostal Royal, Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 748, ☎ +51-42-562564.  edit

• Hostal Albricias, Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 1066, ☎ +51-42-562142.  edit

• Hostal Moyobamba, Jr. Alonso de Alvarado 493, ☎ +51-42-562162.  edit

[edit] Get out

• Tarapoto - the largest city in the region
• Rioja - to the west