Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chimbote
35
8
Guayaquil (Ec)
50-60
10-12
Huancabamba
25-20
8
Lima
59-135
12-16
Loja (Ec)
28
8
Mancará (Ec)
12
4
Máncora
16-25
3
Trujillo
25-45
6
Tumbes
16-25
5
Taxi
If you are heading to Máncora, Punta Sal or Tumbes, you can catch much faster
combis
with
Sertur
( 96-997-6501;
www.serturonline.com
)
, which depart hourly between
6:30am and 8:30pm from Terminal Interprovincial de Gechisa (S25, 3½ hours).
Cabo Blanco
073
The Pan-American Hwy runs parallel to the ocean north of Talara, with frequent glimpses
of the coast. This area is one of Peru's main oil fields, and pumps are often seen scarring
both the land and the sea with offshore oil rigs.
About 40km north of Talara is the sleepy town of Cabo Blanco, one of the world's most
famous fishing spots. Set on a gently curving bay strewn with rocks, the town has a flo-
tilla of fishing vessels floating offshore where the confluence of warm Humboldt currents
and El Niño waters creates a unique microcosm filled with marine life. Ernest Heming-
way was supposedly inspired to write his famous tale
The Old Man and the Sea
after fish-
ing here in the early 1950s. The largest fish ever landed on a rod here was a 710kg black
marlin, caught in 1953 by Alfred Glassell Jr. The angling is still good, though 20kg tuna
