San Martín

San Martín is the region of Peru that includes the department of San Martin. This is a region in northern Peru. Most of the department is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Cities

• 1 Moyobamba — the capital of San Martin District
• 2 Tarapoto — the trade center and largest city in the region
• 3 Sauce — sits on a lagoon surrounded by grasslands and tourist centers
• 4 Tocache
• 5 Lamas — a small laid-back village, 30 minutes by taxi from Tarapoto

Other destinations

• 1 Rio Abiseo National Park - mixed World Heritage site located in Huicungo District, Mariscal Cáceres province. In south of the region.

Eat

The main typical dishes are:

• Juane, prepared with rice, chicken, eggs and olives;
• Ninajuane, made from beaten egg with chicken meat;
• Inchicapi, soup prepared with chicken, cassava, corn and peanuts;
• Timbuche, fresh fish soup, beaten eggs and cilantro;
• Tacacho, roasted and mashed green plantain with lard;
• Chonta salad, seasoned with salt, lemon and a little oil;
• Siquisapa ant, Atta sexdens fried insect with exquisite flavor.

Drink

The most common typical drinks are: masato, aguardiente, ventisho, seven roots, uvachado, chuchuhuasi, chapo, strong chicha, and courtsachados.