Tarapoto, known as the
"City of Palms", is a thriving commercial hub in
northern Peru, an hour by plane from Lima, situated in the San
Martín Province of the San Martín Region, located in the high
jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the selva baja.
Although Moyobamba is the capital of the region, Tarapoto is the
region's largest city and is linked to the Upper Amazon and the
historic city of Yurimaguas by a relatively well-maintained
transandean highway, paved in 2008-9. Tarapoto sits approximately
356 metres above sea level on the high jungle plateau, also
called the cloud forest. It was founded in 1782 by Baltazar
Martínez Jiménez de Compagnon. According to the 2007 census
Tarapoto has a population of 63,500 within the city and over 117,000
inhabitants including the outlying Morales and Banda de Shilcayo
districts.
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