Sunset in Pocitas, beaches near Macora in the North of Peru
Peru has 1400 miles of coastline and many beaches. I used to live in the South of Peru, where beaches are nice during the Summer but in the Winter the weather can be very gloomy. Some small towns are like ghost towns during the winter months and in the summer they are full of people visiting the beaches.
Beach Lounge at Bungalows Soleil, Los Organos, Mancora
In the north of Peru however there are lovely beaches where even in the Winter the minimun temperature is about 25 C, and in the summer it’s very hot. These places used to be empty desert but some entrepreneurs decided to set up hotels in the 1980’s. They started by planting palm trees, then building the hotels and now there are many hotels along the different beaches (Mancora, Pocitas, Vichayito, Punta Veleros, Punta Sal, etc). Mancora is now a popular resort for surfers (we have some world class surfers like Sofia Mulanovich, a descendant of Croatian immigrants).
Me enjoying the pool at Bungalows Las Balsas, Pocitas, near Mancora
The hotels have all the facilities and lovely swimming pools and are cheaper than going to the Caribbean (especially during low season) and it’s very easy to get there, just get a bus and go. If you are a tourist visiting from Lima it’s about 18 hours by bus to Mancora. There is an airport as well not far from there (Tumbes) which is about two hours to the lovely beaches.
Middle class people from Lima and another parts of Peru can go there all year round and it’s extremely busy during the Summer and holidays like Easter, New Year, etc.
