Chimbote
Peru
- Population
- 316,966
- Currency
- PENS/.3.380/$
Chimbote is a city on the Northern Coast of Peru. It is home to a prosperous fishing industry.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Chimbote". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live20°C
Mainly clear · feels like 23°C
- 90%
- 3 km/h
- AQI 31
- MonOvercast20° / 27°
- TueOvercast20° / 28°
- WedOvercast21° / 27°
- ThuPartly cloudy21° / 27°
- FriOvercast21° / 28°
Measured at -9.085, -78.578 · America/Lima
Getting there
Chimbote has a modern bus 'Terminal Terrestre' 5 km south of the city. The best lines from Lima are Linea, Cruz del Sur and CIVA, with reclining seats and clean services. A cheaper option is Tres Estrellas.
Getting around
It is not necessary to leave the 'Terminal Terrestre' to change buses. You need a taxi if you have to go into the City (US$2).
What to see
There's a fish cannery in the town, and unfortunately, the whole place smells like it.
What to do
Where to eat
Drinking & nightlife
Shopping
Where to stay
- Hotel Chimu (Ex Tourist Hotel). On the Plaza 28 de Julio, near the boardwalk. The best hotel in town, it costs around US$60 a night.
- Hotel Antonio's, 7th block of Av. Bolognesi.
- Hotel Felipe, located on Pardo in front of the Plaza de Armas.
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