Cañaveral is a town in the Contralmirante Villar Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Casitas District and has a population of 494 (1999).
Tumbes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtumbes]) is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru bordering Ecuador. Due to the region's location near the Equator it has a warm climate, with beaches that are considered among the finest in Peru. Despite its small area, the region contains a wide variety of ecosystems. It is the smallest department in Peru and its third least populous department after Moquegua and Madre de Dios, but it is also its third most densely populated department, after La Libertad and Lambayeque.
Tumbes is a city in northwestern Peru, on the banks of the Tumbes River. It is the capital of the Tumbes Region, as well as of Tumbes Province and Tumbes District. Located near the border with Ecuador, Tumbes has 111,595 inhabitants as of 2015. It is served by the Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport. It is located on the Gulf of Guayaquil along with Zorritos.
Cerros de Amotape National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape) is a protected area located in the regions of Piura and Tumbes in northern Peru.
Contralmirante Villar is a province of the Tumbes Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Zorritos.
Capitán FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (IATA: TBP, ICAO: SPME) is an airport serving Tumbes, Peru. It is the main airport of the Tumbes Region, and is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A.), a government organization that manages Peruvian airports. The airport is used mainly by locals and national and international travelers because of its proximity to beaches and resorts.
Zarumilla is one of the three provinces of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, Ecuador on the south and east, and the Tumbes Province on the west.
Tumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the Zarumilla Province on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the Contralmirante Villar Province on the west. Its capital is Tumbes, which is also the regional capital.
Tumbes is a district in the middle Tumbes Province in Peru. It is bordered by Corrales District on the west, Pacific Ocean on the north, Zarumilla Province on the east, and San Juan de la Virgen District on the south.
Acapulco is a town in the Zorritos District of the Contralmirante Villar Province, in the Department of Tumbes, Peru. It has a population of 2,055 as of the 2017 census.
Zarumilla is a city in the Tumbes Region, in northwestern Peru. It has a population of 54,625 as of 2019, and is the capital of the Zarumilla Province. It is also the main settlement in the Zarumilla District. It is located only a few kilometers away from the border town of Aguas Verdes, which is connected to Ecuador by a bridge.
Aguas Verdes is a district in the Zarumilla Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru. Its capital is the town of Aguas Verdes, which is on the banks of the Zarumilla River. Located on the border with Ecuador, Aguas Verdes serves as the largest international point of entry in Peru's northern border. This district is located right across the river from the Ecuadorian town of Huaquillas.
Canoas de Punta Sal District is one of the three districts of the province Contralmirante Villar in Peru.
Casitas District is one of the three districts of the province Contralmirante Villar in Peru.
Corrales District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru.
Aguas Verdes (literally "green waters"), is a town in the Zarumilla Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern Peru. It has a population of 2,390 (1999) and is capital of the Aguas Verdes District.
Isla Correa es una isla del Perú situada en el océano Pacífico, frente a las costas del departamento de Tumbes, a la que pertenece. Se halla en el golfo de Guayaquil y colinda con el canal internacional de Capones, límite natural con el Ecuador. Presenta una forma alargada que se estrecha en la parte central, con 5.23 km de longitud máxima y una anchura que oscila entre 1 y 2 km; la superficie total de la isla es de 4.6 km²,[1] lo que la convierte en la segunda isla más grande del conjunto insular de islas peruanas sobre el golfo de Guayaquil.
Matapalo Island is an island located in the region of Tumbes, Peru in the Pacific Ocean. It is separated from the mainland by a strait 198 – 273 m wide, in east-west orientation. With a total area of 6.08 km2, it is the biggest of the Peruvian islands in the Gulf of Guayaquil.
Isla Roncal es una isla del Perú situada en el océano Pacífico, perteneciente al departamento de Tumbes. Se encuentra en el golfo de Guayaquil y está separada de la costa peruana por un canal que oscila entre los 120 y 260 metros. La isla presenta unas dimensiones máximas de 2.1 km de largo por 0.7 de ancho, y cuenta con una superficie total de 0.56 km².[1]
La Universidad Nacional de Tumbes (UNT) fue fundada el 23 de junio de 1984.
San Jacinto District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru.
La Cruz District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru.
Zorritos District is one of the three districts of the province Contralmirante Villar in Peru.
San Juan de la Virgen District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru.
Papayal District is one of the four districts of the province Zarumilla in Peru.
Pampas de Hospital District is one of the six districts of the province Tumbes in Peru.
Zarumilla District is one of the four districts of the province Zarumilla in Peru.
Puerto Pizarro is a resort located thirteen miles from the city of Tumbes, Peru. Its inhabitants are mostly fishermen and seashell collectors.
Punta Sal is a coastal village located along the Pacific Ocean in the region of Tumbes, northern Peru. Due to its more equatorial location, the current of El Niño warms the surrounding sea and the local climate. Punta Sal's ample beaches, with whitish sands and blue warm waters have made this area a popular beach resort.
Tumbes National Reserve is a protected area established in 2006 and located in the region of Tumbes, Peru; near the border with Ecuador. It spans an area of 751 km2 (290 sq mi) and along with Cerros de Amotape National Park and El Angolo Game Preserve is part of the Noroeste Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO.
Matapalo District is one of the four districts of the province Zarumilla in Peru.
The St. Nicholas Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Nicolás ) also called Tumbes Cathedral Or Church of San Nicolás de Tolentino is the name that receives a temple affiliated and property of the Catholic Church located in the locality of Tumbes in the department of the same name to the north of the South American country of Peru.
El Área de conservación regional Angostura Faical es un área protegida en el Perú. Se encuentra en los distritos de Pampas de Hospital y San Juan de la Virgen, en la provincia de Tumbes; y Matapalo, en la provincia de Zarumilla; en la región Tumbes.[1] Forma parte de la zona de amortiguamiento de Reserva de Biosfera Transfronteriza Bosque de Paz, compartida con Ecuador y Perú.[2]