The Moche River is one of the
river
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s of the
Pacific Ocean
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slope, located in the northern coast of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
, in
La Libertad Region
La Libertad (; in English: ''The Liberty'') is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on t ...
. On both sides of this river is the millenary
Moche Valley. The Moche river goes through east to west the
metropolitan area of Trujillo and its mouth is located in the Pacific Ocean in the limits of
Moche and
Victor Larco both towns of
Trujillo city.
Description
The river rises in ''Laguna Grande'' about 3988 m near the village of
Quiruvilca, with the name of ''Rio Grande'', later adopting the names of the ''San Lorenzo river'' and ''Constancia river''. At the height of the town of San Juan, about 14 km from its origin, takes its name of Moche River, which retains the same to its mouth at the
sea
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.
See also
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Moche (culture)
The Moche civilization (; alternatively, the Mochica culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto- Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch ...
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Trujillo
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Valley of Moche
The Valley of Moche, or ''Valley of Santa Catalina,'' is a large area of the La Libertad Region in northern Peru surrounding the Moche River. It has been farmed since the pre-Columbian era and currently contains rural and urban settlements. Truj ...
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Countryside of Moche
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Moche city
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List of rivers of Peru
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Longest rivers
The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according t ...
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List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
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External links
Moche river near the Pacific ocean (wikimapia)San Jose Festival
Multimedia
* in Trujillo city (Peru).
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References
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Rivers of Peru
Geography of Trujillo, Peru
Rivers of La Libertad Region