The city of Moyobamba at an altitude of 860 metres above sea level is
in the department of San Martín in the northern high jungle
of
Peru. It has a mild tropical climate with a temperature ranging between
18°C and 28°C with an average temperature of
24°C. The
weather is dry from May to December and wet from January to April.
The estimated population for the city is 50,873. Moyobamba is the
oldest city in the Amazon region of Peru. The name Moyobamba derives
from the Quechua word muyupampa which means circular plain –
during the reconquista
Moyobamba was a
base from which incursions were made into the surrounding areas.
Moyobamba is connected with Chachapoyas,
higher in the Andes, and Tarapoto,
on the edge of the Amazon basin.
