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Huaquillas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Huaquillas. Its population at the 2001 census was 40,285.
The Battle of Punta Malpelo was a naval encounter between a Peruvian corvette and two Gran Colombian vessels on 31 August 1828, near the port of Guayaquil, and was the first major combat of the Peruvian Navy as an independent force of the newborn Peruvian nation.
Punta Malpelo is a point in Peru near the border with Ecuador. It was a significant scene during the Gran Colombia-Peru War, because on August 31, 1828, was the site of the Battle of Punta Malpelo, where the Peruvian corvette Libertad sustained a naval encounter with the Gran Colombian ships Pichincha and Guayaquileña with high casualties on both sides.
Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary is a protected natural area located in the region of Tumbes, Peru. Established in 1988, it protects the largest area of mangrove forest in Peru.
website: http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/los-manglares-de-tumbes
Estadio Mariscal Cáceres is a multi-use stadium in Tumbes, Peru. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Defensor San José and Sporting Pizarro of the Copa Perú. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators
Cabeza de Vaca is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Tumbes Region, Tumbes Province, Corrales District. Cabeza de Vaca was occupied by Incas. The ruins consisting of buildings, temples, canals and trail. The site is 5 kilometres from Tumbes, Peru.
El Museo de Sitio de Cabeza de Vaca “Gran Chilimasa” es un museo ubicado en el distrito de Corrales, provincia de Tumbes, región Tumbes, Perú. Exhibe materiales arqueológico, fotográfico y plano realizados en las investigaciones y excavaciones. El museo resalta la importancia de Cabeza de Vaca en el Camino Inca. [2][3] Exhibe cerámica, herramientas y armas de piedra, spondylus trabajados.
San Pedro de los Incas es una localidad de Perú. Es capital del distrito de Corrales en la provincia de Tumbes, departamento de Tumbes. Se encuentra a una altitud de 15 m s. n. m. Tiene una población de 5456 en el 1993.[1][2]
San Jacinto es una localidad peruana ubicada en la región Tumbes, provincia de Tumbes, distrito de San Jacinto. Es asimismo capital del distrito de San Jacinto. Se encuentra a una altitud de 11 m s. n. m.[1] Tenía una población de 1998 habitantes en 1993.
Caleta La Cruz es una localidad peruana ubicada en la región Tumbes, provincia de Tumbes, distrito de La Cruz. Es asimismo capital del distrito de La Cruz. Se encuentra a una altitud de 8 m s. n. m. y 17 kilómetros de la ciudad de Tumbes. Tenía una población de 2547 habitantes en 1993.
The 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake occurred on December 9 at 23:34 local time. The epicenter was located in northwestern Peru, between Piura and Tumbes, near the Peru–Ecuador border. This earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.1, or Ms 7.1. About 81 people were reported dead in Peru and in Ecuador together. Liquefaction was observed. The maximum Mercalli Intensity reached IX (Violent). Fractures in constructions were reported in the urban area of Talara. This was a shallow earthquake, and it was thought to occur in the plate above the plate boundary.