Tumbes, Peru

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Tumbes
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Top left: Punta Sal Beach (Playa Punta Sal), Top right: Tumbes Cathedral, 2nd left: Tumbes River and Tumbes National Reserve Mangrove Sanctuary, 2nd right: Malecon Benavides, 3rd left: A Condor monument and Tumbes Clock Tower in Jerusalem Walks (Paseo Jerusalem), 3rd right: Armas Square (Plaza del Armas), Bottom: Sunset in Pizarro Port
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Tumbes
Location of in Peru
Coordinates: 03°34′15″S80°27′35″W / 3.57083°S 80.45972°W / -3.57083; -80.45972
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Tumbes
Province Tumbes
District Tumbes
Demonym Tumbesino(a)
Government
   Mayor Jimmy Silva
Area
  Total1,800.15 km2 (695.04 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total96,946
  Estimate 
(2015) [1]
111,595
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)

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. It is located on the Gulf of Guayaquil along with Zorritos.

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History

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Tumbes Cathedral

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. [2] :123

Spanish arrival

Tumbes was first visited by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro during the start of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in 1528. [2] :119–123 Molina noted that Tumbes was a well organized town.[ citation needed ] Pizarro made a second expedition in 1532 during which he encountered resistance from the curaca (chieftain) Chilimaza in what became known as the Battle of the Manglares. Pizarro was eventually successful and is said to have planted a cross in the invaded territory as a sign of Hispanic victory. Felipillo and Yacané, the first South American Indigenous interpreters who later aided Pizarro and his followers during the conquest of Peru, were born in Tumbes.[ citation needed ]

Colony and independence

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Port Pizarro

During its colonial period, Tumbes was sparsely populated and formed a part of the Audiencia of Quito through an unmodified Cedula of 1563 and Cedula of 1740. When Tumbes declared its independence from Spain, it opted to join Peru believing in the right of free determination of peoples. First, the Republic of the Gran Colombia challenged that right and then Ecuador claiming de jure rights through unmodified colonial Royal Decrees ( Real Cédulas ), but to no avail. The Protocol of Rio de Janeiro signed in 1942 with Ecuador legally confirmed Peru's previously de facto rights over Tumbes after a victorious war. However, lasting peace between both countries was not achieved until 1998, after a final conflict in 1995. Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Ecuadorian Presidente Jamil Mahuad signed a final document in which Ecuador accepted Perú's right over Tumbes and other territories claimed by Ecuador until then.[ citation needed ]

Geography

Climate

Tumbes has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh), although it receives an average annual rainfall of 307.5 millimetres or 12.1 inches, due to its high potential evapotranspiration. Rainfall is very variable due to the El Niño Southern Oscillation, with strong El Niños frequently seeing more than twice the mean rain.

Climate data for Tumbes, Peru (Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport) extremes 1974-present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)37.0
(98.6)
36.8
(98.2)
39.6
(103.3)
36.6
(97.9)
35.6
(96.1)
40.0
(104.0)
39.1
(102.4)
38.0
(100.4)
33.8
(92.8)
33.5
(92.3)
34.1
(93.4)
35.3
(95.5)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
30.2
(86.4)
28.6
(83.5)
27.4
(81.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
28.3
(82.9)
29.7
(85.5)
29.1
(84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.4
(79.5)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.2
(79.2)
24.8
(76.6)
23.8
(74.8)
22.9
(73.2)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
24.4
(75.9)
25.7
(78.3)
25.2
(77.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
20.7
(69.3)
19.4
(66.9)
19.0
(66.2)
19.3
(66.7)
19.9
(67.8)
20.4
(68.7)
21.4
(70.5)
20.9
(69.6)
Record low °C (°F)15.6
(60.1)
16.4
(61.5)
15.0
(59.0)
14.2
(57.6)
14.0
(57.2)
14.4
(57.9)
15.0
(59.0)
12.0
(53.6)
12.0
(53.6)
12.6
(54.7)
14.0
(57.2)
12.0
(53.6)
12.0
(53.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)21.1
(0.83)
84.2
(3.31)
54.7
(2.15)
63.7
(2.51)
52.5
(2.07)
0.6
(0.02)
6.6
(0.26)
0.6
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
1.0
(0.04)
1.1
(0.04)
21.1
(0.83)
307.5
(12.09)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)4.07.46.14.62.30.20.30.20.30.30.52.228.4
Average relative humidity (%)74767576767879807978767477
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst [3]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) [4]

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