City Center

Máncora, Peru

The best pick for budget travelers, where you'll find plenty of hostels and cheap eats.

Places in City Center

Atelier Mancora A great dinner option with Peruvian fusion cuisine.
La Mosca en la Sopa A great dinner option with Peruvian fusion cuisine.
Green Eggs & Ham Recommended for breakfast in Mancora.
Mancora ceviche restaurants Good ceviche served all over town, alongside good deals on almuerzas (set meals).
Psygon Surfcamp salsa nights Hosts a weekly salsa class for beginners on Wednesdays and a salsa party on Thursdays.
Mancora hostel pool bars Iconic party places offering spacious common areas and family-style dinners, with pools steps from the sand.

Best time to visit: December to March offers the warmest water and best surf conditions, while July onward brings whale watching season.
Getting around: The City Center is the best pick for budget travelers with hostels and cheap eats, with Pocitas Beach and Vichayito Beach a short distance away and Cabo Blanco reached by a 45-minute drive.
Currency: Peruvian Sol (S/)
Language: Spanish. English is common in surf tourism.
Timezone: PET (UTC-5)
Current trends: Máncora's hospitality scene continues to center on its surf-camp culture, with Psygon Surfcamp's weekly salsa classes and parties and the hostels' pools steps from the sand reflecting a backpacker beach-town identity built around Cabo Blanco's legendary Pipeline-style break and Pocitas Beach's natural swimming pool.

Pocitas Beach — A great place to soak up the sun or float serenely in a natural swimming pool.
Vichayito Beach — Great for diving and kitesurfing.