| MÁNCORA |
The town of Mancora, located in the province of Piura in the north coast of Peru, was born and grew as a fishermen village. Its population is about 8,000 people. With the ever growing number of visitors, many restaurants, cafés and discotheques have opened in the center of the town. You will find a catholic church, a market, small super-markets, handicraft and souvenir stores and internet cafés. Mancora has also a health center, several drugstores and some private medical doctors. |
Climate: The area has a semi-tropical dry climate, with a yearly average temperature of 28.7 °C. August registers the lower temperatures with an average of 19.2 °C, while February (summer) has the highest temperatures, with an average of 29.8 °C. Rain is scarce throughout the year, but the rainy period is between January and June. There is virtually no rain during winter (July to October) and in the afternoon there is a breeze from the south, fluctuating between 6 and 1.3 m/seg. Mancora has kilometers of beautiful sandy beaches, with warm water. The coastal area has a great diversity of birds such as Band-tailed Gulls, Pelicans, Peruvian Bobbies and Diving-petrels. The sea also offers all kinds of fish and sea food. |
Water sports: The North of Peru has excellent conditions for swimming, fishing, and in particular for practicing water sports requiring perfect waves and smooth winds. Mancora has a well-known Surf Point and there are facilities to rent surf equipment or to take lessons. Kite surf is a new sport in Mancora, but the combination of perfect waves and stable winds make this zone an ideal one to practice this discipline, mainly from April to November. |
Currency/Banking: The “Banco de la Nación” (Peruvian National Bank) has an agency in Mancora, where you can exchange American dollars into soles. There are also ATM machines where you can use credit cards such as Diners, American Express, VISA, VISA plus, MasterCard and Cirrus. Private banks have their agencies in Talara, 90 km. south of Mancora. |
