Barranca is a city in coastal

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, capital of the Barranca Province in the

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. Historically it started out as a small settlement port made up of local fisherman supplying fish alongside the port of Callao. It is, however, the city it is today mostly from its growth during the Republican era in Peru in the late 1890s to the 1930s.

Recent discoveries

In March 2023, archaeologists from the

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and the

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announced the discovery of the

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temple made of dried bricks with the destroyed human burials near the Barranca. One of the skulls of the male individuals was placed in a 3-meter-long cloth ornamented with zoomorphic representations.

Climate

References

External links

Municipal website
Populated places in the Department of Lima {{LimaRegion-geo-stub