Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Tarapoto

American  
[tah-rah-paw-taw] / ˌtɑ rɑˈpɔ tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in N Peru.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In Peru, major centres include the Cusco region and the cities of Pucallpa and Tarapoto, but it is Iquitos that attracts most interest.

From The Guardian Jun. 7, 2016

TARAPOTO, Peru—For tropical ecologist Gregory Asner, flying over the Peruvian Amazon from the town of Tarapoto is like traveling back in time.

From Scientific American Dec. 24, 2012

Along with Ford and Chevrolet agencies, Tarapoto has also sprouted no-parking signs and one-way streets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Off in the distance in the fertile Huallaga River Valley was Tarapoto, which now boasts the biggest cargo airport in Peru, after Lima.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vessels of five feet draught of water may ascend the river, at the lowest stage of the water, to within eighteen miles of Tarapoto.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training