tarapoto history Archives

Tarapoto Antiguo and Old Photos of San Martin

by Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Jan 31, 2014 | Culture & Society | 8

I’ve previously featured some old photos of Tarapoto on this blog, thanks to Vincent Tufano and...

Tarapoto As I Remember It in the 1970s

by Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on May 22, 2010 | Culture & Society | 9

The following article is a guest post by Vincent Tufano, a New Yorker with a Doctorate in Political Science who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Peruvian politics. Vincent is the author of Empires of Gold, an action-packed...

The Petroglyphs of Polish – Tarapoto, Peru

by Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Mar 28, 2010 | Sights & Activities | 2

The Petroglyphs of Polish are a little-visited gem just outside Tarapoto, Peru. Discovered in 1966, these rock carvings still remain a bit of a mystery. The site of the petroglyphs has a certain aura about it; 5 large rocks lie...

Baltazar Martínez de Compañón – Founder of Tarapoto, Peru

by Tony | Last updated Dec 26, 2017 | Published on Dec 23, 2009 | Culture & Society | 0

Baltazar Martínez de Compañón was born in Cabredo, Navarra, Spain in 1737. Having become a man of the cloth, he traveled to Lima in his early thirties with the blessings of Charles III. By 1778, he had been appointed Bishop of...