The road journey from Picota to Tarapoto is pleasant and relaxing. At redBus, we work with different bus companies that operate on this route with well-maintained buses and experienced drivers. Although the travel time varies from one bus operator to another because of traffic and climatic conditions, our continuous availability of bus services between Picota and Tarapoto reduces uncertainty and offers convenience for travelers.
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Picota is one of the ten provinces of the San Martin department. Its capital is Villa Picota. By the north it limits with the provinces of San Martin and Lamas, by the east it limits with the deparment of Loreto, by the south it limits with the province of Bellavista, and by the west it limits with the province of El Dorado. In 1948 Picota was designated a province, in the second government of the president Fernando Belaunde Terry.
The city was founded in August the 20th 1782 by the Spanish bishop Baltazar Jaime Martinez de Compagnon y Bujanda.In the Suchiche lagoon there was abundant palm tree called Taraputus or barriguda, the name that the bishop took to found the city of Tarapoto.From September the 14th 1906 the city began to be part of the San Martin department, fact that has allowed a great tourist and commercial development.