Cabo Pantoja
Town in Loreto Department, Peru
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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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Martín Vizcarra visiting the town | |
  Cabo Pantoja Location of Cabo Pantoja in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 0°57′25″S 75°27′11″W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Department | Loreto |
| Province | Maynas |
| District | Torres Causana |
| Founded | June 2, 1920 |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 564[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
History
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 centre and schools, as well as infrastructure related to water, telecommunication and health services.[1]