Mala River
The river comes down from the Andes and crosses the coastal plain to the Pacific, and the farmed valley along it is the reason the town is here.
Minimalist map poster · Peru
12.6581° S / 76.6308° W
A Peruvian valley town where a river leaves the Andes and meets the coastal desert near the Pacific.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Mala lies on Peru's central coast, south of Lima in the province of Cañete, close to where the Mala River reaches the Pacific. From above, the landscape splits cleanly in two: a green strip of irrigated fields along the river, and dry, pale desert on either side. The town sits where these meet, near the coastal highway.
The river valley has long been farmed, and it is known in the region for fruit growing, especially apples, which are celebrated at a local festival. On a map, the town centre forms a compact grid around a main square, while field boundaries and irrigation channels spread out across the valley in a looser, organic pattern.
A Mala map poster captures this edge between farmland and desert, with the Pan-American Highway running through and the coastline not far to the west. The contrast carries well in monochrome, where the dense town grid, the river's curve and the open land around it read as distinct textures. It is a quiet, specific portrait of a place on Peru's southern coast.
The river comes down from the Andes and crosses the coastal plain to the Pacific, and the farmed valley along it is the reason the town is here.
The coastal highway runs past the town along the Pacific shore, a long straight line linking Mala to Lima in the north and Cañete in the south.
A regular block pattern around the central plaza forms the urban core, contrasting with the irregular field patterns of the surrounding irrigated valley.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Mala
Mala is home to families whose roots in the valley go back generations, and many who moved to Lima or abroad still think of it as where they come from. A map of the town makes a personal and understated gift, a way to keep the river, the plaza and the road to the coast within sight.
The title, subtitle and coordinates can all be changed, and there are five styles to choose from: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Download HD files for $9 or order a printed poster on matte paper.
Order the Mala poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
Nearby