Puerto Maldonado

This jungle town in the Southeast is the capital of the department Madre de Dios. It has a population of about 30,000, and its economy consists for a great deal of gold. Therefore it has the atmosphere of a wild-west town in the 19th century, but with an unmistakable tropical touch.

Tha Plaza Mayor

The city is an important port along the river Madre de Dios, one of the sources of the Amazon. Close to Puerto Maldanado is the Lago Sandoval and, further on, the national park Reserva Tambopata.

Gold trade in Puerto Maldonado