Why travel?
TUMBES
Tumbes is the perfect setting for aquatic sports or simply relaxing. The white sands of Punta Sal, the serene tranquility of Caleta Grau and La Cruz, Zorritos Beach, the American crocodile breeding center in Puerto Pizarro and the famous “ceviche de conchas negras” (a seafood dish with clams) are all part of the identity of a people who live close to the ocean.
In addition, it has a beautiful coastline that consists of a variety of ecosystems, such as estuaries and mangrove swamps, the Pacific tropical rainforest (Tumbes National Reserve) and the dry, equatorial forest (Amotape Hills National Park).
PIURA
Piura has streets lit up by the constant northern sun that is why is named the land of eternal summer.
Its spas and beaches are popular with surfers: Máncora, Colán, Los Órganos, Vichayito and Cabo Blanco (famous for having hosted the writer, Ernest Hemingway) and Lobitos. In this region you can find colonial temples and artisan towns, like Chulucanas and Catacaos. Additionally, there are magical lakes like Las Huaringas. Piura is home to the largest dry region in Peru, the Sechura desert. Its festivals include that of the Señor Cautivo de Ayabaca (Captive Lord of Ayabaca), and Catacaos’ Easter festival, characterized by profound religious devotion.
It has a wide selection of varied food.
What to do in?
TUMBES Y PIURA
The North of Peru offers some options for handicraft collectors, lovers of beaches, sun and sand, bird watchers, whale watchers, fans of aquatic sports and nature enthusiasts.
Some of the most popular places are:
Punta Sal in Tumbes, is a prime warm blue sea beach, excellent weather all year round, beautiful scenery and romantic sunsets with unforgettable sunsets. All this complemented with a wide variety of food and drink and personalized service first.
Tumbes National Reserve, a habitat for species typical of the Amazonian jungle, mountains and coast, including the jaguar, the Andean condor and the Sechura fox. The site, which covers an area of 75,102 hectares, is a fantastic example of a tropical rainforest ecosystem on the Pacific coast, and is unique in Peru. It has been included within the Peruvian North-East Biosphere Reserve, as it contains areas barely touched by humans.
Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary, an ecosystem rich in wildlife, the area is home to species such as the pygmy anteater, one hundred varieties of birds, 14 mammal species, 34 types of crustacean, 24 kinds of shellfish, dozens of snails and more than a hundred fish.
Vichayito, Bocapan beaches and some others.
Mancora, it is a resort and a town in northern Peru. It is capital of the district of Mancora at the Piura city, located almost on the border with the department of Tumbes.
Colan Beach (Paita), located to 65 km west of Piura (55 minutes by car). It is a sandy beach, with calm and warm waters. The bay is characterized by wooden houses on stone terraces and built on stilts, from whose balconies the best coastal sunsets can be enjoyed.
Cerros (Hills) de Amotape National Park, located at the northern part of Piura and Tumbes southern. It is the best example of preserved equatorial dry forests throughout the Pacific region
When to visit?
Tumbes and Piura are located in a coastal region in the north of Peru, characterized mainly by desert terrain with plenty of dry and hot climate.
Tumbes area is dry, hot and very humid. Rain is scarce all year round, except in the province of Contralmirante Villar.
And Piura has a lack of rain all year round and medium humidity
Their weather is arid and warm.
Maximum temperature 33°C 91°F
Minimum temperature 22°C 72°F
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