Coordinates: 7°19′56″S 79°35′29″W / 7.3322°S 79.5914°W / -7.3322; -79.5914

Jequetepeque River

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Jequetepeque
Native nameRio Jequetepeque (Spanish)
Location
CountryPeru
RegionLa Libertad Region
Physical characteristics
MouthPacific Ocean
 • coordinates
7°19′56″S 79°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

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


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.