Once on the other side of the Huallaga River there was no help, so we start to ride with the sun on our heads trying to annihilate us. But finally we arrived, the route is a good direct ascent without stops
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Tirol Waterfalls
San Ramón is known as the gateway to the Chanchamayo Valley. At the end of the 19th century, Italian, German, Austrian, and Chinese settlers arrived to establish new homes on the lands of the Asháninka tribes. Starting in the 20th century, roads began to be constructed, linking the capital with the jungle.
Today, the valley is dynamic, producing a significant quantity of food, especially coffee.
In less than seven hours by land from Lima, you can traverse the Andes to reach the jungle known as Selva Central.
San Ramón is the gateway to various destinations: Satipo, Bayoz, Pozuzo, Oxapampa, Pampa Hermosa, Villa Rica, and Monobamba. Each place, nestled in the jungle, has its unique charm. Close to San Ramón is El Tirol, an old village in the highlands, likely of European descent. Nowadays, urban life thrives in the city, while the outskirts are dedicated to farming.
On some of our excursions, we ventured off the traditional routes and found a trail leading from the highlands straight to the base of a waterfall, towering over 100 meters. After a revitalizing cold swim, we returned riding via the hiking path. It’s advisable to visit on weekdays, avoiding holidays or weekends, and to come early to dodge the crowds and enjoy an unspoiled trail.
Don’t forget to purchase your ticket at the entrance; a small fee helps with the trail’s upkeep.
Tambillo on the way to the jungle
After many visits we found that the adventorous way we were looking to reach the Central Jungle without riding by the main highway was by a gravel road with very low transit, almost none.
So to get to this place, you can go by car to Ricran village, then taking the detour to the highpass of Tambillo and start the ride down to the Jungle.
We started from 4600m at Tambillo distrit, straight down to Monobamba at 2000m approx. riding down crossing many altitudes and climates. And as usual in these places weather is always an enigma. You can get cold, web, rainy, misty at the top and you can continue wet all the way down or reach a sunny and very hot day.
After Monobamba, the downhill turns not as fast, from this village we must ride and pedal to reach Vitoc, the entrance to San Ramon city, the main city at the entrance of Chanchamayo valley, known in the country as the Selva Central.
For your records the ride takes around 6 hours dropping nearly than 4000m by gravel road, anyway if you are tough a brave you can can start pedaling from Ricran and climb a 1,000 mt for a couple or three hours before the downhill ride.
