The quickest way to reach Máncora, about 700 miles north of Lima, is to hop on one of Lan Peru's twice daily flights from Lima to Piura ($225 round trip); from there, it's about a two-hour cab ride to ...

A night out with Juan Seminario, owner of Sirena Café Bar, chef at La Sirena d’ Juan, and surfer. “You’re more likely to see bikini tops and flip-flops out at night in Mancora than high heels. On the ...

Loki Hostels (lokihostel.com), the popular accommodation choice for backpackers and adventure-seekers traveling through South America, has built its first hostel from the ground up, located oceanfront ...

BRONZED travellers gaze out over their cocktails as surfers carve up the left-hand breaks on offer in Máncora, Peru. Decades ago Máncora was little more than a somnolent fishing village surrounded by ...