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Madre de Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ˈðjos] ⓘ, English: Mother of God) is a department and region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado.
Madre de Dios province is located between 10° 54' and 12° 28' South and between 66° 05' and 67° 58' West.It extends over a length of 390 km from northeast to southwest, and up to 150 km from northwest to southeast.
He named the port after Faustino Maldonado, of Tarapoto, who had explored the Madre de Dios in 1861 and drowned in the rapids of the Mamoré River. The Department of Madre de Dios was created by law on 26 December 1912, with Puerto Maldonado as its capital. [5] The city was formally recognized in 1985.
The arrival of the Great Carrack 'Madre de Dios' at Dartmouth Harbour, 18th Sept 1592, 19th century illustration. Madre de Deus attracted all manner of traders, dealers, cutpurses, and thieves from miles around, from as far as London and beyond.
Madre de Deus (Mother of God; also called Mãe de Deus and Madre de Dios, referring to Mary) was a Portuguese ocean-going carrack, renowned for her capacious cargo and provisions for long voyages. She was returning from her second voyage East under Captain Fernão de Mendonça Furtado when she was captured by the English during the Battle of ...
The Regional Government of Madre de Dios (Spanish: Gobierno Regional de Madre de Dios; GORE Madre de Dios) [1] is the regional government that represents the Department of Madre de Dios. It is the body with legal identity in public law and its own assets, which is in charge of the administration of provinces of the department in Peru. Its ...
Madre de Dios may refer to: Spanish for Mother of God, Christian title for Mary, the mother of Jesus; Madre de Dios Province, Bolivia; Madre de Dios Island, Chile;
Tambopata National Reserve is located south of the Madre de Dios river, in the province of Tambopata, region of Madre de Dios. [2] It reaches the border with Bolivia to the east and borders with Bahuaja Sonene National Park to the south. [2] The area consists of forested hills and plains, with elevations ranging from 200 to 400 m above sea ...