Puerto
Maldonado - Amazon
 Puerto
Maldonado, the gateway to Manu National Reserve and to Tambopata
Candamo National Reserve, is the Capital of the Department
of Madre de Dios is located southeast of Peru its 230 Mts.
above sea level, it has a tropical climate warm and humid.
With a rainy season between December and March, therefore,
it is better to visit it April through November. Puerto Maldonado
is a small town on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre
de Dios rivers.
Puerto Maldonado was founded at the fall of the 19th century;
mainly Andean migrants from Cuzco and Puno only populated
it in the course of the present century. The region was one
inhabited by the Mojos; a tribe that offered strong opposition
to the Incas, until Inca Sinchi Roca eventually subdued it.
A 200-km road passing close to the town leads to Iñapari
on the banks of the Acre River, on the frontier. The area
is a big producer of Brazil nuts. In recent years gold panning
has increased, particularly on the banks of the Inambari and
Madre de Dios rivers.
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