Travel destinations Peru – Cities
Lamas
Lamas, 20 km northwest of Tarapoto, is built on a hill unlike other settlements in the Amazon region.
In the 15th century, Chancas from the Ayacucho area, fleeing from the Incas, arrived here. The local descendants of the founders still speak Quechua today. Unlike other Amazonians, the specific culture and folklore have remained unchanged, leading to Lamas being referred to as the «folk capital» of the region.
The height differences are quite large in Lamas and distributed over
three platforms, the «Three-storey-city».
About 17 000.
310 m to 920 m.
January: 25,4 °C, February: 25,1 °C, March: 25,1 °C, April: 24,9 °C, May: 24,7 °C, June:
24,2 °C, July: 23,9 °C, August: 24,5 °C, September: 25,0 °C, October: 25,3 °C, November:
25,5 °C, December: 24,5 °C.
Average rainfall
January: 123,9 mm, February: 128,1 mm, March: 180,3 mm, April: 144,2 mm, May: 113,3 mm, June:
86,5
mm, July: 79,2 mm, August: 79,7 mm, September: 119,1 mm, October: 143,6 mm, November:
122,3 mm,
December: 100,7 mm.
Average relative humidity
January: 74,7%, February: 76,5%, March: 79,2%, April: 79,9%, May: 79,7%, June:
79,0%, July:
77,7%, August: 74,8%, September: 75,7%, October: 76,9%, November: 75,9%, December:
75,1%.
Source of statistical data: Weatherbase.
13 days / 12 nights
Round trip: Lima, Chiclayo,
Chachapoyas, Karajía, Kuelap, Leymebamba, Gocta, Tarapoto, Lamas, Laguna Azul, Tarapoto, Lima.
4 days / 3 nights
Tours around Tarapoto with the
folkloric Lamas, the Laguna Azul lake, «Alto Mayo» (upper reaches of
the Mayo River) and waterfalls.
7
days / 5 nights
Combination of two important tourist
centers in the north of Peru: jungle area around Tarapoto + Andean
mountains with historical sites around Chachapoyas.
Population
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Average temperature
Travel programs:
PTW-PER006
Northern Peru
PTW-TAR001
Tarapoto with Lamas, Laguna Azul, Alto Mayo and waterfalls
PTW-TAR003
Tarapoto + Chachapoyas
