About Us
The 3,013-hectare (7,300-acre) Manglares [Mangroves] de San Pedro de Vice is located on the northern coast of Peru, in the Municipality of Vice. The mayor of Vice and the Neotropical Wetland Training Center of Peru nominated the mangroves as a Site of Regional Importance, with the support of the federal Ministry of Environment and the regional Government of Piura. The site supports more than 1% of the world population of Sanderling, (Calidris alba) as well as 23 other shorebird species, including American Oystercatcher, (Haematopus palliates), American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Wilson’s Plover (Ch. wilsonia), Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), Whimbrel, (Numenius phaeopus), Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), and Semipalmated Sandpiper (C. pusilla). The Manglares de San Pedro de Vice is also a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.
Ecology & Conservation
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Photo Gallery
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Special Information
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Contact
Armando Bancayan Amaya
Alcalde
Municipalidad Distrital de Vice
munivice@hotmail.com
