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History:

The territory of the Department of Loreto, was a part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and was explored by missioneries that had their headquarters in several different points of Peru. Likewise, the discovery, navigation, and exploration of the Amazonas River by the expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro, who departed from the city of Cusco. The capital of this territory during the Colonial Period was the ancient city of Moyobamba, currently the capital of the Department of San Martín.

In the Republican Era, its territory was explored through the Amazonian rivers, by sailors and members of the Peruvian Army such as Carbajal and Portillo. Currently, the Peruvian Army, Air Force and Navy give assistence to inhabitants along the rivers and border zones, by means of an civic service established some years ago.

In the last decades of last century, Iquitos, the capital became one of the most important river ports for the trade and exporting of raw materials.

Currently, the finding of petroleum reserves gives to Loreto the hope for a better future.