Hotels Piura Tumbes Peru Northern Beaches

The department of Piura contains many types of terrain. The coast features the largest desert in Peru, Sechura, which also includes the lowest place in Peru, the Bayovar depression at 37 mbsl / 121 fbsl towards the east, in the Andes, the terrain becomes rougher. The Porculla Trail is located there, (2138 masl / 7014 fasl); it is the lowest Andean trail in Peru.
Piura, full of joy and song, was in 1532 the first city founded in Peru by Francisco Pizarro. At present, it is an important center of economic development in northern Peru. Just twelve kilometers from the city is Catacaos, known for its artisans who work in straw and cotton and gold and silver filigree and for its exquisite restaurants. The town of Chulucanas is another famous place, but this time for pottery and excellent chicherías (taverns where chicha, a local drink, is served).
The coast of Piura offers many diverse attractions. Máncora, located close to the Piura-Tumbes border, is a small cove with beautiful beaches much prized by surfers, fun loving youths, and entire families. Toward the south lies Cabo Blanco, famous for the people cut from the same cloth as Ernest Hemmingway, attracted by ocean fishing for marlin, swordfish, and grouper. Today, it is the perfect place to surf since some of the best waves in Peru are found there. Colán is the main beach resort for the inhabitants of Piura, lovely for its typical wooden houses set upon pylons at the edge of the sea.
On the way to the highlands in the province of Huancabamba, you find the Huaringas, an enclave for shamans and mystic healers and an area of medicinal lakes and apus, protector mountains.

Beautiful beaches, wide open plains, rolling hills, and towering mountains make up the diverse terrain of the department of Tumbes where several eco-systems are located such as estuaries and mangroves, the dry equatorial forest (Cerros de Amotape National Park) and the Pacific tropical forest (Reserved Zone of Tumbes). More than 30% of the territory has been declared natural protected areas.
Cerros de Amotape National Park (91,300 hectares) is located on the Tumbes-Piura border and gathers together a great biological diversity. The wildlife is especially assorted with species like the Andean condor, the little spotted cat, the red deer, the peccary, the northern anteater, the spectacled bear, the gray deer, and the Guayaquil squirrel.
The Mangrove Sanctuary of Tumbes (2,072 masl) that is composed of extensive aquatic forests that create a one of a kind environment between the river and the sea is home to black hawks, egrets, and other birds.
Its closeness to the Equator makes the beaches of Tumbes ideal places for surfing, diving, fishing, or simply for the people searching for fun and sun in summer. Punta Sal is thought to be one of the best beaches in Peru because of its white sand and rich marine life. The Zorritos cove is famous for its tranquil water and wide variety of fish.
To the north of Tumbes, you come across Puerto Pizarro, well known for its islands and for its American crocodile farms, a species unique to Peru and one in danger of being extinct. This is also a city where you find large amounts of black scallops and crabs, the basis for an exquisite local cuisine.

Piura is one of the most ancient colonial cities in Peru. It was founded in 1532 and it has changed its location three times but it finally arrives to its actually location in the North. Piura is also the capital of the department with the same name, where there are approximately 3000.000 citizens. Piura is a very important commercial place where you will really appreciate the surrounding cities by their food and their handicrafts especially Catacaos.

The cathedral of Piura was built in 1588 and here you will find the altar covered with golden sheets and a painting of the famous Ignacio Merino.
Piura is also a historical city because Miguel Grau, who was a hero in the Pacific War, (1879 - 1888) was born there and his house has been transformed into a museum, where you will appreciate a model of the important warship.

Beaches in the North of Peru,
Mancora and Punta Sal

The most beautiful beaches in the North of Peru.

The Peruvian coastline, which runs for more than 3,000 km, offers visitors a wide range of possibilities, with tranquil seas in some parts and crashing breakers in others. Peru's beaches unfold one after another, in a startling variety of natural landscapes. All of them can be reached via the Pan-American Highway.

The northern section and close the Ecuadorian border, you can fin the most beautiful beaches offering a wealth of possibilities to lovers of water sports, fishing or relax specially looking a lovely sunset.

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If you travel to Cusco, Machu Picchu, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Chachapoyas or Kuelap you should consider to spend three or more nights at Punta Sal or Mancora before return to your country. You will have an unforgettable cultural expeditions with a nice rest in front of the beach.

Piura is home to the legendary beach of Máncora a favorite with the surfing set, particularly from November to January, when the best waves are to be found. Beach-goers who are not surf-mad head for Las Pocitas, a rock formation near the beach, where natural pools have formed, an ideal spot for a quiet swim. Vacationers fond of hot springs will find them at Quebrada Fernández, natural thermal baths where hot mineral-laden water bubbles up from underground.

For many the finest spot along Peru's north coast, with sun and tranquility guaranteed year-round. Punta Sal is a small beach resort in the department of Tumbes fringed by sand dunes and groves of carob trees, and facing a semi-circular beach lapped by warm water and gentle waves which make for a welcoming paradise.

Access: Punta Sal is located at 1197 kms of the northern Pan-American Highway.

Beaches in the North of Peru, Mancora and Punta Sal

The most beautiful beaches in the North of Peru.

Beaches in the North of Peru,
Mancora and Punta Sal