Órganos to Tumbes Bus

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The travel from Órganos to Tumbes is at a distance of 74 mi (120 km) and it takes about 2 hours on the highway. Oltursa is the terrestrial transportation company that covers this route, with bus tickets from s/. 35 to s/. 70. The buses leave from 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from a central road of Órganos; their destination is the terminal of Av. Tumbes, main road of Tumbes city. The climate in Tumbes is warm and semi-humid, with a temperature that fluctuates between 86 °F (30 °C) during the day and 64 °F (18 °C) at night.

The territory of Órganos is linked with the tumpis and tallán culture, the latter widely known for their crafts and fishing skills. In 1936 the fisherman Demetrio Saldarriaga, who operated in Zorritos, and settled in Órganos with their familiars. He is considered the first habitant of the city. Although since the beginning of the XXth century some workers of the oil industry camped in the area. Its creation as a district was the 11th of 1964, during the first presidency of Fernando Belaúnde.

The history of the first inhabitants of Tumbes dates back to the pre-Incan period and it’s linked to the Tumpis culture, a noted ethnic group of navigators, who reached to be considered the best of the Peruvian North coast. They were also expert sculptors using as main material different mollusk shells species of the region.During the incan period, Tumbes was subdued to the power of the inca Pachacútec, and was transformed into an important administrative center of the incan culture. But it was during the peak of the inca Huayna Cápac control that Tumbes had an strategic relevance, building temples, roads and homes.With the Spanish arrival in 1532, the incan culture and the West culture met in Tumbes territory. Then the Spanish knew for the first time the strength and vitality of the indigenous warriors; some fighted for the possession, while others resisted invasion at the named Combate de los Manglares (Manglares combat). Later, during the Independence war, Tumbes would be the first city to achieve its independence in January the 7th 1821.At the armed conflict of 1941 against the neighbour country Ecuador, the people from Tumbes had an essential role, collaborating actively in the patriotic fight for defending the peruvian sovereignty. It was in 1942 that Tumbes raised as Department category, as recognition to its unconditional support, effort and sacrifice for achieving the victory of the Peruvian nation.