EventsFeast of the Lord of Agony — Bernal
Every January 18 the district of Bernal, in Sechura, celebrates the Lord of Agony with Masses and popular festivities.
Lugares turísticos
Sechura and Vice Wetlands
- Open year-round
- Sechura
About this place
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.
How to get there
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.
Activities
- Sandboarding
- 4x4 buggy rides
- Birdwatching
- Wetland ecotourism
- Desert tourism
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Keep exploring
Other places in Sechura and lugares turísticos
EventsJubilee Week of Sechura
From January 23 to 29, Sechura celebrates its jubilee week with cultural events, street parties and contests in high summer.
Saint Rose of Lima and Saint Jacinto Forastero — Sechura
On August 30 Sechura celebrates Saint Rose of Lima, patroness of Peru, and its traditional Saint Jacinto Forastero.
