The Chanchamayo Valley is a beautiful jungle area in the department of Junin. It is situated 300 km east of Lima and is only one day driving from there. During that spectacular journey you will see all natural regions of Peru in just one day: Costa, Sierra and Selva; from the dry deserts outside Lima to high snowcapped mountains and crystal clear mountain lakes, sleepy Andean towns, through tropical cloudforests until you reach the edge of the Amazon basin: Chanchamayo.

There are two important cities in this region, San Ramon and La Merced. The Chanchamayo region is also called La Selva Central, the central jungle. It is an important fruit and coffee producing area. The Chanchamayo region is situated in the eastern, jungle-covered foothills of the Andes. It is an area of exceptional natural beauty.