Contralmirante Villar is a province of the Tumbes Region in Peru . Its capital is the town of Zorritos .
8-579: The Cerros de Amotape National Park is located in this province, which is the largest in the Tumbes Region. The coast of the province harbors some of the most beautiful beaches in Peru. Although similar to those in northern Piura Region , the beaches of the Contralmirante Villar Province are considerably less crowded and urbanized. The beaches in the town of Punta Sal are considered as some of
16-440: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cerros de Amotape National Park Cerros de Amotape National Park ( Spanish : Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape ) is a protected area located in the regions of Piura and Tumbes in northern Peru . The national park was officially established on July 22, 1975. Cerros de Amotape National Park is located in the provinces of Tumbes and Contralmirante Villar in
24-410: The mantled howler , the white-fronted capuchin , the ocelot and the jaguar . A total of 111 bird species have been registered in the park, some of them are: the grey-backed hawk , the grey-cheeked parakeet , the blackish-headed spinetail and the slaty becard . The park is home to the endangered American crocodile . Hiking can be done in the park, especially in the buffer zone; there's
32-566: The finest on the Peruvian coast due to their pure white sands, sun and warm weather all year long, and a sea ideal for water sports . The Contralmirante Villar Province is divided into three districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are: 3°40′22″S 80°39′13″W / 3.6727°S 80.6536°W / -3.6727; -80.6536 This Tumbes Region geography article
40-449: The possibility to rent mules for longer routes inside the park. Canoeing can be done in the Tumbes river. Nature watching and research are other important activities in the park. The park's checkpoints can be used as places to stay overnight. At the zone of El Caucho, in the tropical forest zone, there are research facilities that can be visited. The main threats to biodiversity inside
48-463: The region of Tumbes and the province of Sullana in the region of Piura . It has an area of 151,561.27 hectares (1,515.61 km ) which includes the mountain range called Cordillera de los Amotapes and the Tumbes River , the only navigable river on the Peruvian coast. The park has an elevational range between 120 m and 1538 m. In the area, the rainy season spans from December to April, being
56-587: The southern and western areas of the park the ones that receive less rain. Mean annual temperatures are in the range of 23° to 26 °C, with a mean annual precipitation of 500 mm in the tropical dry forest zone and 1450 mm in the Pacific tropical forest zone. The park protects a portion of the Tumbes–Piura dry forests ecoregion and the southern reaches of the Pacific Tropical Forest. Among
64-458: The trees found in this area are: Ceiba trischistandra , Prosopis pallida , Albizia multiflora , Cedrela sp., Ziziphus thyrsiflora , Handroanthus billbergii , Handroanthus chrysanthus , Loxopterygium huasango , Bursera graveolens , etc. Some of the mammals found in this area are: the red brocket , the Guayaquil squirrel , the neotropical otter , the white-tailed deer ,
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