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title: "Cerros de Amotape National Park"
id: "parque-nacional-cerros-de-amotape"
category: "places"
zone: "Tumbes"
price: "SERNANP protected area entry fee"
hours: "08:00 – 16:00 (Dry season recommended: May to November)"
address: "Sector Rica Playa / El Caucho, Tumbes"
url: "https://www.mitumbes.com/en/places/parque-nacional-cerros-de-amotape/"
verified: false
source: "MiTumbes.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Tumbes"
---

# Cerros de Amotape National Park

National Park of over 150,000 ha bridging Equatorial Dry Forest and Pacific Tropical Rainforest, home to howler monkeys and giant ceibos.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Zona:** Tumbes (Sector Rica Playa / El Caucho, Tumbes)
- **Precio:** SERNANP protected area entry fee
- **Horario:** 08:00 – 16:00 (Dry season recommended: May to November)
- **Servicios:** Authorized SERNANP ranger posts, Signposted walking trails, Campsites (with prior permit)
- **Actividades:** Trekking through Quebrada Las Pavas and giant ceibos, Wildlife spotting (mantled howler monkey, jaguar, neotropical otter), Canoeing and sport fishing in Bocana Carrillo along the Tumbes River

## Cómo Llegar
From Tumbes via Rica Playa / El Caucho axis (36 km, approx. 1 h 20 min in 4x4 vehicle).

## Información Detallada
The **Cerros de Amotape National Park** preserves more than 150,000 hectares of critical biological transition, where the Equatorial Dry Forest meets the Pacific Tropical Forest. The El Caucho sector represents its scientific core, home to the mantled howler monkey (*Alouatta palliata*), jaguars, giant ceibos, and flowering guayacanes. Access requires 4x4 vehicles.

## Cita Oficial
MiTumbes. (2026). *Cerros de Amotape National Park*. Guía Turística de Tumbes. https://www.mitumbes.com/en/places/parque-nacional-cerros-de-amotape/