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La Leche River
La Leche River ( es, Río La Leche), meaning ''the milky one'', is a river of Lambayeque Region in northwestern Peru, although some of its water come from the northern Cajamarca Region. La Leche arises off the northern slopes of Mount Choicopico, , at an altitude of in Ferreñafe Province, of Lambayeque Region. Its two main tributaries are the Moyán and the Sangana rivers, both right-hand tributaries. Formerly the river ran parallel to the Motupe River as it entered the saline Sechura Desert; however, due to stream capture it now has the Motupe River flowing into its bed at , with the resultant river being called the Motupe. During the rainy season, mid November to mid April, but especially during El Niño events, La Leche can experience severe flooding, and in some years by the end of the dry season it can almost disappear. Traditionally stone levees were used to try to control the flooding, but in the 21st century upland dams are being used. The valley of La Leche is variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambayeque Region
Lambayeque () is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the '' Lambayeque''. It is the second-smallest department in Peru after Tumbes, but it is also its most densely populated department and its eighth most populous department. Etymology The name ''Lambayeque'' is a Spanish derivation of the god ''Yampellec'', said to have been worshipped by the first Lambayeque king, ''Naymlap''. The Spanish gave the name to the early people. Geography The territory of the department of Lambayeque is made up of wide plains irrigated by rivers from the Andes; in most of the arid area, irrigation is needed to support any farming. The fertile river valleys produce half of the sugar cane crop of Peru. In addition, Lambayeque and the department of Piura provide most of the rice crops consumed in Peru. Increased agricultural harvest is expected with completion of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. Initially known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from 1996 to 2003, it is a member of the United States Intelligence Community. NGA headquarters, also known as NGA Campus East or NCE, is located at Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield, Virginia. The agency also operates major facilities in the St. Louis, Missouri area (referred to as NGA Campus West or NCW), as well as support and liaison offices worldwide. The NGA headquarters, at , is the third-largest government building in the Washington metropolitan area after The Pentagon and the Ronald Reagan Building. In addition to using GEOINT for U.S. military and intelligence efforts, NGA provides assistance during natural and man-made disasters, aids in security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca (; qu, Kashamarka; ay, Qajamarka) is a department and region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. The city has an elevation of above sea level in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest mountain range in the world. Part of its territory includes the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world. History The oldest known irrigation canals in the Americas are located in the Nanchoc District of Cajamarca Department. The canals in the Zaña Valley have been radiocarbon dated to 3400 BCE, and possibly date to 4700 BCE. From the 6th to the 10th century the people of the Wari culture ruled earlier cultures in the highlands. They established the administrative center of Wiraquchapampa. In the 15th century, the Incas conquered the territory, expanding their empire. They established their regional capital in what is now Cajamarca. The Incas in 1465 established a new province there to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferreñafe Province
The Ferreñafe Province is the smallest of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru. Boundaries * ''North'': Piura Region * ''East'': Cajamarca Region * ''South'': Chiclayo Province * ''West'': Lambayeque Province Political division The province is divided into six districts, which are: * Ferreñafe * Cañaris * Incahuasi * Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro * Pitipo * Pueblo Nuevo Capital The capital and main city of this province is Ferreñafe. Geography Valleys, Andes, and rainforest. Places of interest * Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary See also * Lambayeque Region * Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , 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 ... External links * Vide"Ferreñafe y Tradición"Marinera composed by Alejandro Segura Dávila * Vide"Ferreñafe y Tradición"Marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motupe River
Motupe River (Río Motupe) is a river of Lambayeque Region in northwestern Peru. The Motupe River Basin, which includes its major tributary the La Leche River, is bounded by the Chancay-Lambayeque River Basin to the south, by the Olmos River Basin to the north, by the river basins of the Chotano and Huancabamba to the east, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The river receives its name from the village of Motupe, nearby where the Motupe River is formed. The waters of the Motupe arise in the Andes at an elevation of about 5000 meters and flow south and then southwest. where its two main tributaries are the Moyán and the Sangana rivers, both right-hand tributaries. It does not received its name until the confluence of the Chiniama River and the Chóchope River, at . Shortly thereafter it is joined by the Chotoque River from the right and the Salas River from the left. It flows basically south and then southwest. It is joined by the La Leche at . The river eventually disappear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sechura Desert
The Sechura Desert is a coastal desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru along the Pacific Ocean coast and inland to the foothills of the Andes Mountains. Its extreme aridity is caused by the upwelling of cold coastal waters and subtropical atmospheric Subsidence (atmosphere), subsidence, but it is also subject to occasional flooding during El Niño years. In 1728, the town of Sechura was destroyed by a tsunami and was later rebuilt in its present location. In 1998, Surface runoff, runoff from flooding rivers caused the formation of a temporary lake some long filling the Bayóvar Depression. Short rivers flowing across the desert from the Andes support intensive irrigation-based agriculture. Location and extent Within Peru, the desert is described as the strip along the northern Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of Peru in the southern Piura Region, Piura and western Lambayeque Region, Lambayeque regions, and extending from the coast inland to the secondary ridges of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stream Capture
Stream capture, river capture, river piracy or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring stream. This can happen for several reasons, including: *Tectonic earth movements, where the slope of the land changes, and the stream is tipped out of its former course *Natural damming, such as by a landslide or ice sheet *Erosion, either **Headward erosion of one stream valley upwards into another, or **Lateral erosion of a meander through the higher ground dividing the adjacent streams. **Within an area of karst topography, where streams may ''sink'', or flow underground (a sinking or losing stream) and then reappear in a nearby stream valley *Glacier retreat The additional water flowing down the capturing stream may accelerate erosion and encourage the development of a canyon (gorge). The now-dry valley of the original stream is known as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Niño
El Niño (; ; ) is the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (approximately between the International Date Line and 120°W), including the area off the Pacific coast of South America. The ENSO is the cycle of warm and cold sea surface temperature (SST) of the tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. El Niño is accompanied by high air pressure in the western Pacific and low air pressure in the eastern Pacific. El Niño phases are known to last close to four years; however, records demonstrate that the cycles have lasted between two and seven years. During the development of El Niño, rainfall develops between September–November. The cool phase of ENSO is es, La Niña, translation=The Girl, with SSTs in the eastern Pacific below average, and air pressure high in the eastern Pacific and low in the western Pacific. The ENSO cycle, including bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incahuasi District
Incahuasi District or Inkawasi (Quechua ''Inka'' Inca, ''wasi'' house, "Inca house") is one of six districts of the Ferreñafe Province in the Department of Lambayeque in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua ( Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (85.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... language ( 2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge
Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in the region of Lambayeque, Peru. It protects tropical dry forests, habitat of the white-winged guan and the spectacled bear. Ecology Flora Among the trees found in this protected area are: ''Tara spinosa, Loxopterygium huasango, Bursera graveolens, Eriotheca ruizii'', etc. Fauna Some of the birds found in this area are: the white-winged guan, the Piura chat-tyrant, the bearded guan, the Andean condor, the blue seedeater, etc. Some mammals found in this area are: the spectacled bear, the Southern tamandua, the white-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ..., the Guayaquil squirrel, etc. See also * Spectacled Bear Conservation Society - Peru References External links Profile at protectedplanet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
