Ferrol Bay

Ferrol Bay curves into the Peruvian coast at Chimbote, sheltered by hills and a chain of offshore islands. Isla Blanca and the Ferrol islets leave several passages into the broad anchorage while breaking the force of wind and swell. Fishing communities made use of the bay’s rich waters; local accounts recall fishermen arriving from ports farther north around the beginning of the eighteenth century, bringing reed boats and other craft to the sheltered shore.