From the Andes
to Jungle
Tarma, Jauja and
Chanchamayo

The Mantaro Valley was the main place from where the evangelization campaigns started during XVII century, most of them ending in a complete disaster thanks to braveness of Amazonian tribes. This trail will surprise you with its ecological diversity; departing from Lima in the coast we will pass the Andes Mountain Range to get in 2 mountain range stages into the Central Andes Valley of Mantaro River to start our main adventure: the pass to the Jungle starting at 13500ft arriving to the heath of the green rainforest at 2100ft

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LIMA/TARMA Departure from Lima 09h00. Arrival near Tarma (9150ft) to ride a shor dowhnhill to the village as prepraration in altitude. Lodging.

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TARMA/ROYAL INCA TRAIL/JAUJA Departure to Huaricolca pass (12.300ft) by road, to take then a detour that takes us to the main Inca Trail that gets us to Paca Lagoon and Jauja village. Lodging.

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JAUJA/RICRAN/MONOBAMBA/SAN RAMON Transfer to Tambillo pass for the beginning of the ride by a dirt road that was formerly a trail that Spanish Missionaries used for trying to conquest the native souls and their lands. We will begin from 13.500ft downhilling the Mountain Range by dirt road to San Ramon Village (1.800ft). Lodging.

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SAN RAMON Ride by San Ramon forest. Return to village in the afternoon. Lodging.

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SAN RAMON/LIMA At 10h00 departure to Lima, arriving at 19h00.