# La Brea District, Talara Province, Piura Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/la-brea/ District · Talara Province # La Brea La Brea is a district of Peru in Talara Province, Piura Department. It covers **824.2 km²**. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 824km² - 24mapped services - 183 mtypical elevation ## Where is La Brea? La Brea lies in [Talara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/), [Piura Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Amotape](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/amotape/), [Ignacio Escudero](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/ignacio-escudero/), [Marcavelica](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/sullana/marcavelica/), [Pariñas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/parinas/), [Tamarindo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/tamarindo/) and [Vichayal](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/paita/vichayal/). By area it is the 273rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 28.2% of [Talara Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/piura/talara/). The centre of La Brea is about 930 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 4.7058° S, 81.0862° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Things to see in and around La Brea OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in La Brea: 5 attractions. - Arbol petrificado · attraction - Bosque petrificado · attraction - Caseta de Información · attraction - Mirador · attraction - Tronco emblemático · attraction Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: La Brea - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima - CurrencySol (PEN) - Country calling code+51 - LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara - Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (TYL) · Talara24 km - PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) · Piura76 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:19). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in La Brea Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in La Brea. The largest with a recorded population: Totora (3). Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 514 m above sea level (median 183 m). - 1 de Junio - Algarrobal - Algarrobal Seco - Balcones - Belco - Caleta San Pablo - Carrizal - Catalina - Cerro Prieto - Chombos - Draga - Evangelista - Huacos - La Brea - La Capilla - La Draga - La Débora - La Garita - La Orejona - Lagunitos - Las Crías - Lomitos - Los Pinos - Negritos - Planta Verdun - Pozo - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Honda - San Cristóbal Alto - San Cristóbal Bajo - Santa Lucia - Sección 18 - Sección Veintitrés - Seccíon Dieciocho - Seccíon Ventitres - Songora - Totora - Villa Hermosa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of La Brea Named natural and historic features inside La Brea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Acholado - Quebrada Cerro Prieto - Quebrada El Muerto - Quebrada Pan de Azúcar - Quebrada de Las Moras ### Hills and mountains 9 hills; 5 mountains. - Cerro Buenos Aires · 824 m - Cerro La Puchira · 804 m - Cerros Totora · 722 m - Cerro Prieto · 638 m - Cerro Quebrada Honda · 599 m - Cerro Caballo · 554 m - Cerro Pancho · 422 m - Cerro El Muerto · 338 m - Loma Redonda · 317 m - Cerro Hualtacal Raisudo · 198 m - Cerro Chombe · 197 m - Cerro San Cristobal · 50 m - Cerro El Peñón · 17 m - Cerro Balcones · 6 m ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Faro Pariñas Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in La Brea and the best time to visit Using the climate of Talara Province, the warmest month is Mar (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (21 °C). About 116 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (39 mm) and the driest Sep (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 13 Feb 26 35 Mar 26 39 Apr 25 11 May 23 4 Jun 22 1 Jul 21 2 Aug 21 1 Sep 21 1 Oct 21 2 Nov 22 2 Dec 23 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Brea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud El Arenal · Arenal 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.88489&mlon=-81.02635#map=17/-4.88489/-81.02635) Bank Scotiabank · Pariñas 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58013&mlon=-81.27241#map=17/-4.58013/-81.27241) Petrol pump Grifo Cope · Pariñas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.59480&mlon=-81.17138#map=17/-4.59480/-81.17138) Hotel Hotel Ocean Beach Paracas · Pariñas 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.59111&mlon=-81.25275#map=17/-4.59111/-81.25275) Mall Centro comercial "joselito" · Colan 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.89206&mlon=-81.10639#map=17/-4.89206/-81.10639) School Institución Educativa No. 20488 · La Brea 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.74201&mlon=-81.00586#map=17/-4.74201/-81.00586) College Istituto Superior Tecnológico Luciano Castillo Colonna · Pariñas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.58481&mlon=-81.18433#map=17/-4.58481/-81.18433) Police station Comisaría PNP Vichayal · Vichayal 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86454&mlon=-81.07232#map=17/-4.86454/-81.07232) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in La Brea Places mapped inside La Brea in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools9 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants10 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in Talara Province - El Alto - Lobitos - Los Organos - Mancora - Pariñas ## Quick answers - Where is La Brea?In Talara Province, Piura Department, Peru - What borders La Brea?Amotape, Ignacio Escudero, Marcavelica, Pariñas, Tamarindo and Vichayal - What is there to see in La Brea?Arbol petrificado, Bosque petrificado, Caseta de Información, Mirador - What time zone is La Brea in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in La Brea?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in La Brea?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in La Brea?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of La Brea?Settlements lie between 6 m and 514 m - What is the highest point in La Brea?Cerro Buenos Aires (824 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit La Brea?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to La Brea?Centro de Salud El Arenal, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to La Brea?Scotiabank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Brea?Grifo Cope, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of La Brea?PE200703 (OCHA common operational dataset)