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| | Moyobamba Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20) |
 | | Situated just above the Río Mayo in a hot, humid, tropical forest environment, the town was founded in 1539 by Don Alonso de Alvarado on one of his earliest explorations into the Amazon jungle. |
 | | As you can see today, however, Urzúa failed in his attempt, and Moyabamba is much the same as any other jungle town - hot, muddy and laid back, with a cathedral and a few, but not many, decent hotels. |
 | | Note that you need to obtain a free permit from Moyobamba's National Institute of Culture, block 3, Jirón Benavides, before visiting the falls. |
| www.infohub.com /Destinations/South-America/Peru/Moyobamba (372 words) |
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