Tumbes Regional Tourism Showcase

In the border town of Tumbes (Peru), Ecuador opened last Friday showcase tourism "destinations without borders 2011."

The showcase aims to increase the number of international tourists from northern Peru to southern Ecuador, and consolidate a process of promoting tourism in the neighboring country.

For this purpose, the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador, through its regional directorates and Austro southern border, in coordination with the Consulate of Ecuador in Tumbes and Piura, presented the most important tourism resources and products to capture the interest of the tourist market Peru.

"We are all the same, with minute differences, separated by an imaginary boundary line that unites us rather than separate," said Tourism Minister Freddy Ehlers opened the showcase tour.

Within each province of the Cabinet showed the various attractions that exist in the cantons, the gastronomy, Folk and traditional dances, and arts and crafts that are made in each region.

After the opening ceremony were presented traditional dances with the participation of different groups such as Sisarina Paute Sumak, Capacñan Loja and Machala Folk Ballet, while the audience could also see the exhibition of products in the stands, where he could enjoy some Typical snacks and tourist information of each place through magazines, postcards, brochures, maps and more.

At lunchtime there was a tasting, gastronomic shows Ecuadorian typical food of the province of Azuay and oven, mote pillo, mote dirty leather potatoes, grilled meats, and drinks like Rosero Yaguana and canelazo. In the province of Zamora Chinchipe, could try chicha tilapia and frog, fried plantains and sauces, and to complete the tour of the cuisine is presented Loja dishes as the chicken and sausage cuyada.

To complete the Tourism Showcase was held the night of integration Ecuador Peru, where presentations of dances, fireworks show and artistic interventions, closing with a flourish Cuenca Arje the band, which put rhythm to the night.

Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport

Capitán FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (IATA: TBP, ICAO: SPME) is an airport serving Tumbes, Peru. It is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A.), a government-run organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports, and is the main airport of the Tumbes Region. The airport is used mainly by Tumbesinos and thousands of national and international travelers because of its proximity to Peru's most superb beaches and resorts.

It is currently served only by LAN Perú, but Spanish airline Iberia Airlines has expressed interest in operating direct charter flights from Europe to the airport, and American airline Continental Airlines from the United States.

Tumbes, Peru

Tumbes is a city in northwestern Peru, on the banks of the Tumbes River. It is the capital of the Tumbes Region, as well as of Tumbes Province and Tumbes District. Located near the border with Ecuador, Tumbes has 94,702 inhabitants. It is served by the Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport.

Spanish invasion

Tumbes was first visited by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro during the start of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in 1528. Pizarro made a second expedition in 1532 during which he encountered resistance from the curaca (chieftain) Chilimaza in what became known as the Battle of the Manglares. Pizarro was eventually successful and is said to have planted a cross in the invaded territory as a sign of Hispanic victory. Felipillo and Yacané, the first South American Indigenous interpreters who later aided Pizarro and his followers during the conquest of Peru, were born in Tumbes.

Colony and independence

During its colonial period, Tumbes was sparsely populated and formed a part of the Audiencia of Quito through an unmodified Cedula of 1563 and Cedula of 1740. When Tumbes declared its independence from Spain it opted to join Peru believing in the right of free determination of peoples. First, the Republic of the Gran Colombia challenged that right and then Ecuador claiming de jure rights through unmodified colonial Royal Decrees ( Real Cédulas ), but to no avail. The Protocol of Rio de Janerio signed in 1942 with Ecuador legally confirmed Peru's previously de facto rights over Tumbes after a victorious war. However, lasting peace between both countries was not achieved until 1992, after a final conflict. Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and Ecuadorian Presidente Jamil Mahuad signed a final document in which Ecuador accepted Perú's right over Tumbes and other territories claimed by Ecuador until then.

History

Tumbes has its origins back in pre-Inca times when it was inhabited by a cultural group of natives called Tumpis. At its peak, its population is estimated to have reached 178,000. After 1400, Inca Pachacuti ruled over Tumbes and the territory became an important political stronghold during the Inca Empire. Later Inca emperor Huayna Capac expanded Tumbes by ordering the construction of roads, houses and palaces.