| Tumbes was integrated into the Inca Empire during the reign of Sapa Inca Pachacuti. |
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| By April 1528, they finally reached the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region. |
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| Pizarro's main pilot sailed south and, after crossing the equator, captured a raft from Tumbes. |
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| With three ships and one hundred and eighty men they landed near Ecuador and sailed to Tumbes, finding the place destroyed. |
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| Amid the ruins of the city of Tumbes, he tried to piece together the situation before him. |
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| They decided to sail south and, by April 1528, reached the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region and were warmly received by local Tumpis. |
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| The delta of the Tumbes river is shallow, and when the tide is low, little sandy keys show up, which get covered by mangrove vegetation. |
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| The fact that Tumbes lies so close to the Equator has determined its landscape, which teems in plant life. |
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| The beaches of Tumbes and its warm sea are ideal for surfing and scuba diving. |
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| North of the city of Tumbes lies Puerto Pizarro, the gateway to the National Mangroves Sanctuary. |
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| These events served as evidence to convince the expedition that the wealth and power displayed at Tumbes were an example of the riches of the Peruvian territory. |
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| On their return towards Panama, Pizarro briefly stopped at Tumbes, where two of his men had decided to stay to learn the customs and language of the natives. |
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| During colonial times, Tumbes was no more than a crossing point where soldiers and adventurers stopped momentarily to restock themselves, and continue traveling. |
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| Tumbes became the first success the Spanish had so long desired. |
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