San Martin of Tours Church
Downtown Sechura
This colonial, late Baroque church was built in the eighteenth century. The 44 meter / 144 feet high towers, the carved wood pulpit, the upper altar made from tree trunks, and the balconies that were used by distinguished families of the area to attend mass discreetly are the highlights of this church.
Sechura Desert
55 km / 34 miles southwest of Piura (1 hour by car)
It is the largest desert in Peru. It is located in the southwestern part of the Region and covers more than 5000 km2 / 1931 miles2. In the adjacent sea, there are large deposits of phosphates and petroleum. The Province of Sechura is known for its bay and the Parachique fishing center.
Lake Ramon
40 km / 25 miles south of Piura (40 minutes by car)
This small lake is home to a variety of flora and fauna like the carob tree, sapodilla and vichayo, as well as certain native bird species.
San Pedro Mangroves (San Isidro Beach or Cove)
45 km / 28 miles southcove Piura (25 minutes by car)
It covers some 1,500 hectares of which 400 are full of mangroves. The terrain is flat in the mangrove forest, but the rest undulates because of the sand dunes. Nearby, the Sechura River runs parallel to the coast for the last five kilometers. The delta formed there has built up so much sand that it stops any direct access to the ocean. This detour has created, towards the north, a strip of ocean shore that varies in width between 200 and 350 meters / 656 and 1148 feet and forms the left side of the river. The most abundant plant life is the black mangrove, and as representatives of the animals, there are seventeen different bird families. To the south of San Pedro, there is the Chulliyachi Cove, a very popular destination in summer, located 8 km / 5 miles west of Sechura.
Punta Nunura or Shode Beach
75 km / 47 miles southwest of Sechura (55 minutes by 4×4 vehicle and 30 minutes by boat)
It is formed by wide bays and white granite stones that fall from sand dunes. It possesses an extraordinarily clean and blue ocean where dolphins, turtles, and sea birds live. It is a great place to fish or surf.
Illescas Archeological Complex
From Piura, drive 44 km / 27 miles to Sechura (45 miuntes by car) and another 64 km / 40 miles from there to the complex (55 minutes by car)
It is made up of a cemetery, burial caves, and smaller stone structures. According to experts, it is considered to the place where the Sechura Man originated through the Illescas culture.
Ñapique Lake
15 km / 9 miles east of Sechura to the north of the Bayovar depression (20 minutes by car)
It is a peace location with very rich, highly soluble phosphate deposits.
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