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Lamas

In Peru’s northwest is located Lamas, between 310 to 920 MASL in San Martin region. For its richness in cultural events and ancestry of customs Lamas is considered the folkloric capital of the Peruvian Amazon. Also called the city of the three ecological regions, where nature, folklore and culture interlace. The city, nestled in the Peruvian jungle, surrounded by the so-called blue mountain chain, the lagoons, its waterfalls, the natural environment and the quechua-speaking communities mainly descendants of the Pocras and the Hanan Chancas, make itself unique in the amazon.

Its history and the different cultural events such as the typical festivals, its dances and traditions, as well as the custom of greeting kindly, make Lamas a pleasant and comfortable city for visitor.

Here, the settlers combined their customs with the new conquerors, cultural events that remain until today, like the ceramics, language and architecture among others. Then towards the year 1650 came the conquest by the Spanish evangelizers, who subdued the people and as a symbol of victory, they founded the city of Lamas on October 10, 1656 with the name of “La ciudad del triunfo de la Santisima Cruz de los Motilones de Lamas” Rich in history, traditions, cultural events and yet with a live tradition in its people, made Lamas a unique city in the Peruvian amazon.

Why you visit LAMAS?

Culture and tradition

Culture and tradition

The Native community of WAYKU is a community of people who live today with their ancestral customs, their dances, their language, their handicrafts, their architecture and festivities.

Nature

Nature

Rich in rives, gorges and waterfalls. Rich in natural resources in fruits and fish, coming to Lamas means to connect intimately with nature in a place that still holds its interrelationship with the Earth and what it provides. Visiting it will take you back in time and get to know the Cosmo vision of the villager in its habitat. villager in its habitat.

Cacao's Sensation

Cacao's Sensation

People of colors and the Cacao Land, Lamas counts as one of its main activities the management of cocoa as a source of income for the Lamas families. We have an excellent cocoa, and highly qualified teachers for the development of one of the best chocolates in the region.

Aventure

Aventure

Adventure in every step in the midst of the jungle. We enjoy the kindness of our land to be able to perform recreational activities, keeping the harmony with the nature. .