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]
| Jequetepeque | |
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| Native name | Rio Jequetepeque (Spanish) |
| 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°W |
In the Jequetepeque valley archeological sites of the Moche culture were found[2] like San Jose de Moro and Pakatnamu.
Localities
editSome localities in the valley are:
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.
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