Officialization of the first managed colonization program in the Upper Huallaga region
In 1964, the first directed colonization program in the Upper Huallaga was made official as part of the Tingo Maria-Tocache-Campanilla project, classifying 180,000 hectares as suitable for agricultural use. The project eventually failed due to lack of planning and the replacement of traditional crops with cash crops.
In 1964, the first directed colonization program in the Upper Huallaga was made official. This program was part of the Tingo Maria-Tocache-Campanilla colonization project, which classified 180,000 hectares as suitable for agricultural use. Many of the farmers who obtained land titles had already settled in the Tingo Maria, Tocache and Campanilla areas years before the State's colonization project. Despite the effort and investment made by the State, the project failed due to the lack of planning in the rational use of agricultural land and the progressive replacement of polyculture agricultural production with cash crops for the international market.