Jequetepeque River
Jequetepeque | |
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Native name | Rio Jequetepeque |
Location | |
Country | Peru |
Region | La Libertad Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 7°19′56″S 79°35′29″W / 7.3322°S 79.5914°WCoordinates: 7°19′56″S 79°35′29″W / 7.3322°S 79.5914°W |
Jequetepeque River is a river located north of the Chicama valley in the La Libertad Region in northern Peru. Its valley has agricultural resources where one of the main products is rice.[1]
In the Jequetepeque valley archeological sites of the Moche culture were found[2] like San Jose de Moro and Pakatnamu.
Localities[]
Some localities in the valley are:
See also[]
- List of rivers of Peru
- List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
- Trujillo
- Valley of Moche
- Viru Valley
- Chao Valley
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References[]
- ^ "Rio Jequetepeque". GeoNames. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Luis Jaime Castillo Butters. "Moche Politics in the Jequetepeque Valley:A Case for Political Opportunism" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2012.
Categories:
- Rivers of Peru
- Rivers of La Libertad Region
- La Libertad Region geography stubs
- Peru river stubs