Talara is a province in the Piura Region , Peru . It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Paita Province on the south, the Sullana Province on the east and the Tumbes Region 's Contralmirante Villar Province on the north. Its capital is the major port city of Talara . It also contains the beach resort of Máncora . The province was created by the President Manuel A. Odría in 1956.
5-662: Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region , in northwestern Peru . It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 91,444 as of 2017. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation fuel, Talara hosted a United States air base during World War II . It was also one of two refueling stations for the Pacific Fleet. There were naval guns on
10-525: A yearly average temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). Talara Province is divided into six districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ): It is linked to the rest of the country by various highways and the Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport . 4°34′47″S 81°16′19″W / 4.57972°S 81.27194°W / -4.57972; -81.27194 This Piura Region geography article
15-462: Is situated slightly further west, and just beyond there, the land itself reaches its westernmost extent at Punta Pariñas .) Talara and some neighbouring cities ( Piura and Amotape ) served as the backdrop for the short novel Who Killed Palomino Molero? by Mario Vargas Llosa . This Piura Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Talara Province The province has tourist attractions such as
20-554: The Máncora beach resort, Cabo Blanco beach, Punta Balcones, Pariñas Forest , Amotape mountains, a whale fossils deposit, Plataforma del Zócalo Continental, Punta Arenas Houses , Talara Refinery and the Talara Civic Centre. Talara had the greatest reserve of oil in all Peru. Punta Pariñas , the westernmost point in mainland South America , is located in the province's La Brea District . The Talara Province has
25-576: The hills, and submarine nets in the harbor. The Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, three British destroyers, were refuelled there on their way around the Horn to catch the Graf Spee in Rio de la Plata. Talara is also home to a large fishing fleet. The city is served by the Cap. FAP Víctor Montes Arias Airport . Talara is the westernmost city in all of mainland South America. (A small outlying town, Seccion Dieciocho,
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