Cabo Pantoja, formerly Rocafuerte[2] and Pantoja,[3] is a town in the Torres Causana District of the Loreto Department in Peru.
Cabo Pantoja | |
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Populated center[1] | |
![]() Martín Vizcarra visiting the town | |
![]() ![]() Cabo Pantoja Location of Cabo Pantoja in Peru | |
Coordinates: 0°57′25″S 75°27′11″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Loreto |
Province | Maynas |
District | Torres Causana |
Founded | June 2, 1920 |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 564[1] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
The town, located in the confluence between the Napo and Aguarico rivers, was the location of an Ecuadorian outpost named Rocafuerte and a small Peruvian outpost who bore the current name used by the town, both established during the era of the territorial dispute between Ecuador and Peru.[4] Subsequently, it saw action during several skirmishes, but most notably during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War in the Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte.[5][6][7] After the Peruvian victory, it was renamed Cabo Pantoja, after Peruvian Cabo Víctor Pantoja, killed in action during a minor battle between Ecuador and Peru over the dispute in 1904.[4][8] The Ecuadorian inhabitants relocated as a result of the battle and established Nuevo Rocafuerte.[2]
Today the town hosts a small health center and schools, as well as infrastructure related to water, telecommunication and health services.[1]