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Lamas, is one of the oldest cities in the Peruvian East, its population dates from time immemorial, beginning with the first primitive settlers who will migrate in oil fields established in various places that today are San Martín, among the ethnic groups that embrace this part. the jungle is in the Caribbean, Tupí Guarahies and Arawaks. These groups will adapt to their new form and will be appreciated in the different types of cultural manifestations found and preserved to date. The lamas recorded in its history have been conquered from time to time. (slats - autonomy - independence)

The first was by Chancas, who could be defeated in the battle of Yahuarpampa by the Inca Pachacutec's troops in 1438, they abandoned their territory and went into the jungle, passing through several villages or family clans scattered throughout these areas to submit easily. .



In its trajectory you will find an area suitable to live, on the hill where the city of Lamas is located, which was inhabited by one of the primitive groups in the area. General Ankoallo, leader of the strong Chancas, is considered the ethnic founder of the Lamas People who later became the capital of the community. The second conquest of the Town took place in 1650 when a group of Spanish evangelists came out as someone else and as a symbol of victory, founding the city of Lamas on October 10, 1656 with the name of ´´The city of the Triumph of the Holy Cross. of the Motilones de Lamas´´.



Lamas is the folkloric capital of the Peruvian Amazon, the city of three natural floors, a place of leisure and recreation, where nature, folklore and culture intertwine. The blue mountain range that surrounds the city, the lagoons and waterfalls, the natural environment, the Quechua communities descended from the Chancas and their different cultural manifestations such as typical festivals, their dances and traditions, as well as the costumes to greet lovingly. To the visitor, the city of Lamas is an ideal city to be offered to the visitor as a geotourism destination.



The sum of these three types of tourism (Ecotourism, Experiential and Cultural) results in the Geotourism modality, a definition but adequate to refer to the type of tourism feasible in Lamas. In any routine search on the Internet about Geotourism, there is a large number of news and websites that invite you to enjoy and discover unspecified places, through packages prepared by travel agencies or special programs from different countries and you can see that you are promoting them in considerable magnitude. On the part of Latin Americans, they are entering this modality with the objective of realizing their own values ​​and the habitual characteristics of their peoples.

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