Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Oxapampa Ashaninka Yanesha Biosphere Reserve.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Tarma to Oxapampa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 149 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 42
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Editorial context
Coordinates are curated start-via-end route seeds. They are not a surveyed centreline or navigation geometry. Run road snapping, topology checks, access checks and a live-status review before publication.
Access context
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Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tarma
Tarma is known as the Pearl of the Andes, and the nickname fits a town of about fifty thousand people that sits in a sheltered, sunny valley at around 3,050 metres, framed by green hills and fields of flowers. It stands on the eastern side of the central Andes, where the high plateau drops toward the jungle, and the climate is mild and dry, with the air cool in the mornings and warm by midday. The town has a pleasant, unhurried atmosphere, with a handsome plaza, a cathedral and a lively market, and in the surrounding hills, small farms grow potatoes, maize and flowers.
Read the complete Tarma write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tarma sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Oxapampa.
2. Oxapampa
Oxapampa is one of the surprises of Peru, a small town of about twelve thousand people at around 1,800 metres, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, where the high plateau drops away into the Amazon basin. The wooden houses with steep roofs and flower boxes, the dairy farms and the tall, fair-haired people in the street all suggest the Alps rather than the jungle, and the explanation is historical. In the nineteenth century, colonists from Austria and Germany settled the region, beginning with the colony of Pozuzo in 1859, and their descendants still keep traditions of baking, brewing, cheese-making and costume alive.
Read the complete Oxapampa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Oxapampa comes up 149 km in.