Los Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary

Tumbes Department · Peru

Los Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary, Peru
Photo: Riccardo Specchia, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to November
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A protected mangrove estuary near the Ecuadorian border, the only extensive mangrove ecosystem in Peru. Its tidal channels shelter crocodiles, crabs and a rich variety of wading birds.

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