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Fundation of Tarapoto
Tarapoto was founded on August 20, 1782, by the Spanish bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compagnon and Bujanda. Tarapoto is located in the north of the Peruvian jungle, 250 meters above sea level, on the banks of the Shilcayo River -
Summary of the history
Apparently, what Martinez de Compagnón founded, was not a city but a Curate dependent on Lamas. By the time Tarapoto was a small conglomerate of native residents mostly in the small town of Cumbaza, the current band of Shilcayo, on the banks of the Quebrada del Choclino and another on the shores of the Suchiche cocha. Since September 14, 1906, the city is part of the department of San Martín. -
City development
The city has developed commercially selling products such as: coffee, cocoa, rice, tobacco, banana, papaya, sacha inchi, biodiesel oil, sunflower oil, natural medicine products, cassava, beans, corn, among other products that are grown in the San Martín region, because it has a very nutrient-rich soil, is considered the pantry of Peru -
Tarapoto Nowadays
A few years ago, Tarapoto was a city without merchants and it was not even a city that the town knew. Now, 2018, many people go there just to know their culture, people, traditions ... The way they saw Tarapoto has changed completely
