From San Marcos
To Tumbes
Trip Tuesday 16 April

San Marcos to Tumbes

04/16/2024


Information about the city San Marcos

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.


Information about the city Tumbes

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.

Tumbes has its origins back in pre-Inca times when it was inhabited by a cultural group of natives called Tumpis. At its peak, its population is estimated to have reached 178,000. After 1400, Inca Pachacuti ruled over Tumbes and the territory became an important political stronghold during the Inca Empire. Later Inca emperor Huayna Capac expanded Tumbes by ordering the construction of roads, houses and palaces.

The city has a warm semi-arid climate, with an average annual precipitation of 258.2 mm (10.17 in).

Images of San Marcos

Vídeo de San Marcos

Images of Tumbes

Vídeo de Tumbes