Puerto Maldonado is a city in southeastern Peru, capital of the Department of Madre de Dios, located on the banks of the Madre de Dios River.

Department: Madre de Dios.

Population: It has 92.024 habitants.

Climate: It has tropical climate is humid and rainy season is from November to March

Puerto Maldonado is the best destination for lovers of ecology and those who seek adventure in beautiful places, wildlife and lush vegetation. There you can practice: controlled hunting, fishing and water sports on the two main rivers and lakes Valencia and Sandoval.

Tourist Attractions:

In recent years, the rise of ecotourism and the promotion of Manu National Park, Tambopata National Reserve and Sonene Bahuaja have endowed this city of global concern about the high degree of biodiversity among forest. National and foreign tourists, scientists and scholars, arrive each day to the city of Puerto Maldonado and strengthens despite historically been abandoned. The most important attractions are the Mirador de la Biodiversidad, built in the center of the city, where you can see an incredible panorama of the jungle and rivers coupled with the urban progress. They are also very close to the famous macaw clay lick "Tambopata River, the beautiful Lake Sandoval, monkey island, the native community" Hell ", the scenic beauty from the Port Captain, and of course the cheerful and friendly people Puerto Maldonado. From the year 2010 will have the paved road from Cusco to the border with Brazil, this method called "Inter-Oceanic Highway" will give access to various attractions along its route, where Puerto Maldonado will be a fixture in the tourism agenda.

Also, so tourism has jungle tribes such as the Machiguenga, the Huarayos, the Mashcos, the Arasaris (virtually exterminated), the Huachiparis, the Shirenis, the Iñaparis, the Amaricaris, almost all civilization built by Protestant missionaries, but retain much of their ancestral customs.