MADRE DE DIOS

General Information:

FOUNDATION: It was created like department , by law of December 26, 1912.
AREA: 85,182 km2.
CAPITAL: Puerto Maldonado, is located 183 m.a.s.l.
LOCATION: Madre de Dios is located to South of Perú.
WEATHER: Annual average temperature 26º C (máx 34º C - mínima 21º C).
RAIN SEASON: December to March.
 		  

Geography:

Relief:

  • Its relief is plain.

Rivers:

  • Close to Cusco is located The Istmus of Fitzcarrald, little hills divide Madre de Dios and Urubamba River.
  • The most important Rivers are:
  • Inambari.
  • Tampopata.
  • Manú.
  • Tahuanamú.
  • Río de las Piedras.
  • Heath.
  • Acre.

Weather:

  • Warm.
  • Tropical.
  • Rainy.

Political division

It has 3 provinces and 11 districts

  • Province of Manu (capital Manu).
  • Province of Tahuamanu (capital Iñapari).
  • Province of Tambopata (capital Puerto Maldonado).

Resources:

Agricuturals:

  • Cotton.
  • Coffee.
  • Cacao.
  • Sugarcane.
  • Chestnut of Brasil.

Mining:

  • Gold at Inambari.

Attractions:

Attractions in the province of Tambopata:

  • Colpa de Guacamayos de Colorado.
  • Lake Sandoval.
  • Lake Valencia.
  • National Park of Bahuaja-Sonene (Tambopata-Heath).
  • Pampas of Heath.
  • Reservated zone of Tambopata-Candamo.

Attractions out the province:

  • Reserve of the Manu.

Folklore:

  • The dances represent animal life,myths, and legends of the jungle.
  • The most representative is Changanakuy.
  • The Otorongo.
  • The Suri.

Festivities:

  • June - San Juan Festivity.
    San Pedro y San Pablo en el Caserío de la Cachuela.
  • Turistic and ecologic week of Madre de Dios.