Useful Information & Tips :

Weather on the area:

Tropical Dry. The temperature never drops below 15C and in the warm months of summer (December-February) the temperature can rise above 35C.

There are occasional light rains during the summer. The days are totally sunny for the majority of months. Sun block and comfortable clothing are recommended (only in the months between May and October are a little chilly at night). If you come in the summer (December- March) forget about warm clothing but we recommend the use of mosquito repellent and burn Palo Santo in your room. All these products can be found here in Mancora and surroundings.

Banks, money and ATMs:

Banco de la Nacion (Bank of the Nation) is the only bank in Mancora and it does not have an ATM and they don’t change Travelers Checks. They do offer reliable money exchange services.

Right now there are several ATM at Mancora and they accept Visa, Visa Electron, Cirrus, Mastercard and Diners cards. Both work 24 hrs a day and are easy to locate.

We recommend that you carry change, because it is difficult to change bills here.

Telephones & Internet:

Mancora has public telephones that make national and international calls. Telefonica phonecards are recommended for payphones.

There are many places to use Internet spread out through Mancora, Los Organos and Zorritos. Along with Internet service they offer general computer services, long distance calling, copies and others. Also some hotels and internet places offer wireless internet connection (wi-fi) for laptops and similar devices.

Heath and Diseases :

A small hospital or free clinic is available for your basic health needs and the needs of the local community. If you need more assistance, it's available in Talara, Piura or Tumbes.

Some and international tourist media have erroneously shown Mancora as an area of “yellow fever” or Malaria danger. In fact, there are no reports of these diseases in Mancora and its surroundings. The usual diseases that some tourists experience are food-poisoning and stomach problems, which you are a problem throughout South America but are usually there are easy to cure.

In summer and part of the winter, we do see the “mosquito” or “zancudo”. We recommend repellent cream, readily available here.

Low and High Seasons

In Mancora and in all the coast of Peru, the low seasons are almost all year long. The medium and high season are is some really special dates.

High Season:
Mancora is full of people, many hotels have no rooms available, even though they charge almost double than normal or low season.
Restaurants are also full, but they charge the same as low season. If you are planning trips to Mancora on this dates, tried to make anticipated reservations.

Dates:
- New Year: 5 to 7 nights, usually from end of December to the firsts days of January. This is the strongest season for all, everything full and party on every corner.Ecuadorian Festivities: 3 to 4 nights. - First days of March.
- Easter Holiday: 3 or 4 nights. Firsts days of April.
- 28 of July, Peruvian Festivities: One week or more. From the last days of July to the firsts of August.

Medium Season:
The prices are the same or a little bit higher than low season.

Dates:
- January and February (mostly weekends),
- Some schools holidays (2 a year approx),
- Some long weeksends like “Halloween dates” and so. 

Low Season:
Rest of the year, everything with normal prices.

Useful information about Perú

Electric Energy: 220V / 60 Hz

Peruvian Time : - 5 GMT.

Telephones Codes :
International code for Peru: +051
National code for Lima: 1
National code for Piura: 73
National code for Tumbes: 72

Currency:

The official currency in Peru is the Nuevo Sol (S/.). Smaller change is called “Centimos”. There are coins of 10, 20 and 50 centimos as well as coins of 1, 2 and 5 Nuevo Soles. There are bills of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Nuevo Soles.

Make sure to check your Soles well because there are always false bills and coins in rotation. Always try to change money in an established money exchange place and never change money in the street.

There are only a few hotels and restaurants where you can pay with American dollars. It is always more convenient to have Soles on you. In some airports you will find money exchanges and banks where you can change money.

For more general information about Peru, visit www.peru.info.