Distance: 73 kms. Estimated duration: 2hrs.
Asphalted road in good condition, a descent initiates starting from Acobamba and passes bye Palca, this is the city with the best medical rural care post on route. This route has many curves and abyss, crosses Carpapata, known as the mudslides area (Please be aware of obstacles on route). You will go through tunnels and beginning of Jungle climate and vegetation, a very important waypoint on route is the city of San Ramon which lays 10 kms before reaching La Merced.
La Merced – Pozuzo. Passing bye13 kms the city of La Merced you will find a non asphalted deviation on the left which will take you to San Luis de Shuaro and the bridge of Paucartambo. Continuing on this route and passing the bridge the road will bifurcate, on your right hand the road will lead you to Villa Rica (20 kms) and on your left to Oxampampa (50 kms). From this city onwards it will lead you to the village of Pozuzo (3.5 hrs drive) on a very narrow non asphalted road.
La Merced – Satipo, if you do not take the deviation to San Luis de Shuaro, you will then continue on asphalted road to Satipo (3.5 hrs) crossing a bridge over the Chanchamayo River. Afterwards you will pass bye a town called Perene arriving at Pichanaki, located 69 kms from La Merced. The road continues south-east, 52 kms afterwards you will arrive in Satipo.
Satipo – Concepcion (209 kms) estimated duration 6hrs. Non asphalted road in good conditions up till Mariposas (35 kms from Satipo). From there on the road gets very narrow, with many holes and goes uphill with many curves until reaching 3,800 m.a.s.l 80 kms from Satipo. You continue uphill 15 kms afterwards (Mountain pass Tortuga) you will reach 4,390 m.a.s.l from there on downhill on narrow and non asphalted road until arriving Comas (152 kms from Satipo). You will again drive uphill and pass bye a second mountain pass at 4,500 m.a.s.l, from there on again you will start descending but this time on a more broader road until arriving at Ocopa (200 kms from Satipo) after another 9 kms you will arrive in Concepcion.