---
title: "Sechura and Vice Wetlands"
id: "sechura-y-humedales-de-vice"
category: "manglares"
zone: "Sechura"
coordinates: { lat: -5.6833, lng: -80.8167 }
hours: "Open year-round"
address: "Sechura, Piura"
url: "https://www.mipiura.com/en/manglares/sechura-y-humedales-de-vice/"
verified: false
source: "MiPiura.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Piura"
---

# Sechura and Vice Wetlands

A zone at Piura's southern end where the country's largest desert meets the southernmost mangroves of the eastern Pacific. Highlights include the live Médano Blanco dune, used for adventure sports, and the Vice wetlands, a Ramsar site of international importance for birdlife.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Zona:** Sechura (Sechura, Piura)
- **Coordenadas GPS:** -5.6833, -80.8167
- **Horario:** Open year-round
- **Actividades:** Sandboarding, 4x4 buggy rides, Birdwatching, Wetland ecotourism, Desert tourism

## Cómo Llegar
Sechura is reached via the North Pan-American Highway from Piura (about 55 km southwest). The Vice wetlands lie south of Sechura bay, reachable by unpaved road with local guides.

## Información Detallada
The Sechura province occupies Piura's southern end, where Peru's largest desert meets the southernmost mangroves of the eastern Pacific.

The Médano Blanco dune, a field of live dunes constantly reshaped by wind, is the natural stage for regional adventure sports: sandboarding, 4x4 buggy rides and landscape photography in a hyper-arid setting. The nearby Sechura bay adds artisan fishing and seafood processing.

At the bay's southern end stretch the Vice wetlands and mangroves, a Ramsar site of international importance: a refuge for resident and migratory birds — herons, flamingos and varied avifauna observed from trails and viewpoints with local guides. The desert-wetland combination within a few kilometres makes Sechura a unique landscape-contrast destination on the Peruvian coast.

The climate is warm desert; sunscreen, water and early morning birdwatching are recommended.

## Cita Oficial
MiPiura. (2026). *Sechura and Vice Wetlands*. Guía Turística de Piura. https://www.mipiura.com/en/manglares/sechura-y-humedales-de-vice/