ALTITUDE
Capital:Tumbes (7 masl / 23 fasl)
Lowest point:5 masl / 16 fasl (Caleta La Cruz)
Highest point: 1650 masl / 5412 fasl (Cordillera de los Amotapes – San Jacinto)
CLIMATE
All along the coast, there are wide beaches of white sands and warm waters from the tropical seas that reach a temperature of 25°C (77°F). The sun shines all year round, and the variety of activities available there have turned the zone into an extremely frequented and popular area. The average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F) and the minimum of 19°C (66°F). However, when the El Niño phenomenon occurs, the weather can change drastically, causing more rain and higher temperatures, sometimes over 40°C (104°F).
ACCESS ROUTES
By land: Lima – Tumbes: 1270 km / 789 miles (18 hours by bus on the Pan-Americana Highway)
By air: Daily flights to Tumbes from Lima (1 hour and 30 minutes)
DISTANCES FROM TUMBES
Zorritos(Province of Contralmirante Villar) 27 km (17 miles) / 25 minutes
Zarumilla(Province of Zarumilla) 23 km (14 miles) / 25 minutes
DIRECTORY:
AIRPORT
Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport
Kilometer marker 1276 of the Pan-American Highway North.
Telephone: (072) 52-5102
OVERLAND TRANSPORT
There is no bus terminal but almost all the bus companies are found between the first and eleventh blocks of Avenida Tumbes.
HEALTH CENTERS
-JAMO Support Hospital. Calle 24 de Julio 565 and Avenida Tumbes. Telephone: (072) 52-4775 / 52-2222. Attention: 24 hours
-Puerto Pizarro Health Center. Calle José Olaya. Attention: Mon. – Sat. 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
-Zorritos Medical Outpost. Prolongación Grau. Telephone: (072) 54-4158. Attention: Mon. – Sat. 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
LOCAL POLICE
-Regional Headquarters of the National Police of Peru
Avenida Tumbes Norte. Telephone: (072) 52-5250. Attention: 24 hours
-San Jose Neighborhood Police Station
Intersection of Avenida Mayor Novoa and Calle Zarumilla. Telephone: (072) 52-2525. Attention: 24 hours
-El Tablazo Police Station
Calle Hilario Carrasco 515. Telephone: (072) 52-4823. Attention: 24 hours
CRAFT MARKET
– Jr. Mariscal Cáceres Cdra. 5.
– Jr. Tarapacá cdra. 8.
– Jr. Tacna cdra. 6.
– Jr. Sucre cdra. 3.
– Pasaje Mayer Cohen.
POSTAL SERVICES
Calle San Martín 208. Telephone: (072) 52-3868 / 52-3866
Attention: Mon. – Sat. 8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
TOURIST INFORMATION
-Regional Government of Tumbes www.regiotumbes.gob.pe
-Contact the service nationwide, 24 hours a day:
Telephone: (01) 574-8000. Email: [email protected]
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