The history of Oxapampa goes back to the year 1855, when the German Baron Damian von Schütz-Holzhausen signed a contract with the government of General Ramón Castilla to colonize the Peruvian jungle and embarked on the Norton sailboat to a group of 200 Tyrolese and 100 Germans. they had the hope of a better future, since in those days there was a difficult economic situation in the Alps of Europe.

Shortly before leaving the port of Rotterdam in Holland, the parish priest Joseph Egg celebrates the marriage of 23 couples, between tears, laughter and the music of the accordions, began this adventure that lasted four months at sea. They disembarked in the port of Callao to later move to Huacho and fulfill a quarantine order.

Great was his surprise to learn that the Peruvian government would not fulfill its promises, but guided by Father Joseph Egg decided to continue the long journey through the Andes and the jungle, where many immigrants died from exhaustion and lack of food. However, a group of 170 people arrived in July 1859 in the Pozuzo Valley. Some of them later decide to colonize the neighboring towns of Oxapampa, Huancabamba and Villa Rica.