Tumbes, Peru

Tumbes is a city with 91 988 inhabitants ( 2005) in the north- west of the South American Andean country of Peru. It is the regional capital Tumbes.

The city has an airport, which is served from Lima.

Tumbes is located near the mouth of the river Tumbes in the Gulf of Guayaquil ( Pacific). Tumbes is located about 10 km from the modern border of Peru to Ecuador and was one of the main sites of border disputes in the Peruvian- Ecuadorian War in July 1941. Formerly The Ecuadorian Department of Tumbes was on 29 January 1942 at the Treaty / Protocol of Rio de Janeiro as consequence of the battle of Zarumilla ( 23-25 ​​. June 1941 ) Peru awarded.

- 3.5658333333333 - 80.451388888889Koordinaten: 3 ° 34 ' S, 80 ° 27 ' W

  • Location in Peru
  • Tumbes ( Region)
Andes Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
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