# El Eslabon District, Huallaga Province, San Martin Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/el-eslabon/

District · Huallaga Province 

# El Eslabon

El Eslabon is a district of Peru in Huallaga Province, San Martin Department. It covers **124.7 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 125km²
- 3mapped services
- 351 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Eslabon?

El Eslabon lies in [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/), [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bellavista](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/bellavista/bellavista/), [Piscoyacu](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/piscoyacu/), [Sacanche](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/sacanche/), [Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/saposoa/) and [Tingo de Saposoa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/tingo-de-saposoa/). By area it is the 1243rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 5.2% of [Huallaga Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/huallaga/). The centre of El Eslabon is about 564 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.9819° S, 76.6929° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around El Eslabon

### Nearby, outside El Eslabon

- Chaquashca Waterfall · waterfall, Sacanche20 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: El Eslabon

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto63 km
- Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS) · Yurimaguas137 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:58).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in El Eslabon

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in El Eslabon. The largest with a recorded population: Motelo (17), Agua Azul (12), Miraflores (6) and Los Angeles (5). Settlements here lie between about 280 m and 490 m above sea level (median 351 m).

- Agua Azul
- Almendras
- Borja
- Cangrejillo
- Cristo de Bagazán
- Cuesta de Eslabon
- El Eslabón
- Intiyacu
- La Granja
- Lircay
- Los Angeles
- Miraflores
- Motelo
- Nuevo Oriente
- Porvenir
- Puquio
- San Miguel
- San Pedro
- Shamiral
- Vancuver

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in El Eslabon and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Huallaga Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 793 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (94 mm) and the driest Aug (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 69 

Feb 24 81 

Mar 23 90 

Apr 23 94 

May 23 68 

Jun 23 46 

Jul 23 38 

Aug 24 28 

Sep 25 47 

Oct 25 74 

Nov 24 88 

Dec 24 71 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Eslabon

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ledoy-huallaga-bellavista-san martin · Sacanche 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05166&mlon=-76.71523#map=17/-7.05166/-76.71523) 

Bank bbva · Bellavista 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.06594&mlon=-76.58549#map=17/-7.06594/-76.58549) 

Petrol pump Grifo Venecia · Bellavista 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.05721&mlon=-76.59396#map=17/-7.05721/-76.59396) 

Hotel C.P Las Mercedes, Bellavista - San Martin. · Bellavista 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.92204&mlon=-76.63457#map=17/-6.92204/-76.63457) 

Mall Novedades Frans · Saposoa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.93280&mlon=-76.77195#map=17/-6.93280/-76.77195) 

School Institución Educativa No. 251 · El Eslabon 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.97190&mlon=-76.69500#map=17/-6.97190/-76.69500) 

College Tecnologico ACIP · Juanjui 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.17944&mlon=-76.72537#map=17/-7.17944/-76.72537) 

Police station Comisaría Bellavista · Bellavista 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.06632&mlon=-76.58478#map=17/-7.06632/-76.58478) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Eslabon

Places mapped inside El Eslabon in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other districts in Huallaga Province

- Alto Saposoa
- Piscoyacu
- Sacanche
- Saposoa
- Tingo de Saposoa

## Quick answers

- Where is El Eslabon?In Huallaga Province, San Martin Department, Peru
- What borders El Eslabon?Bellavista, Piscoyacu, Sacanche, Saposoa and Tingo de Saposoa
- What is there to see in El Eslabon?Chaquashca Waterfall
- What time zone is El Eslabon in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Eslabon?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in El Eslabon?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Eslabon?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Eslabon?Settlements lie between 280 m and 490 m
- What is the best time to visit El Eslabon?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Eslabon?Ledoy-huallaga-bellavista-san martin, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Eslabon?bbva, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Eslabon?Grifo Venecia, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Eslabon?PE220403 (OCHA common operational dataset)