Jequetepeque River

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Jequetepeque
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Jequetepeque River
Native nameRio Jequetepeque (Spanish)
Location
Country Peru
Region La Libertad Region
Physical characteristics
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 • coordinates
 7°19′56″S79°35′29″W / 7.3322°S 79.5914°W / -7.3322; -79.5914
The Jequetepeque Valley is located north of the Chicama valley in the La Libertad Region ValleDeMoche.JPG
The Jequetepeque Valley is located north of the Chicama valley in the La Libertad Region

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]

Contents

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


References

  1. ↑ "Rio Jequetepeque". GeoNames. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Luis Jaime Castillo Butters. "Moche Politics in the Jequetepeque Valley:A Case for Political Opportunism" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2012.


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