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Jequetepeque River is a river located north of the
Jequetepeque River is a river located north of the Chicama
Chicama is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district of Chicama District, Chicama of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad Region, La Libertad. This town is located beside the Pan-American Highway some 33 km north of Trujillo, Peru, Tr ...
valley in the 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 ...
in northern Peru
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. Its valley has agricultural resources where one of the main products is rice.
In the Jequetepeque valley archeological sites of the 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. ...
were found like San Jose de Moro and Pakatnamu.
Localities
Some localities in the valley are: *Chepén
Chepén is a city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, in Peru. The city is a rice production center with the valleys of Chepén and Jequetepeque, and has an active trading with neighboring Guadalupe, Pacasmayo and San Pedro ...
*Pacasmayo
Pacasmayo is a city in Northern Peru, in the Pacasmayo province, La Libertad Region. It is located 108 km north of Trujillo city.
Transportation
*Panamerican Highway, connects with north and south the country.
*Pacasmayo Port, connects to t ...
* Guadalupe
*Pacanga
Pacanga is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Pacanga in Chepén Province of the region La Libertad. This town is located some 143 km north Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the Jequetepeque Valley.
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See also
*List of rivers of Peru
This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.
Longest rivers
The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to ...
*List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
This list of rivers of the Americas by coastline includes the major coastal rivers of the Americas arranged by country. A link to a map of rivers with known coordinates is listed at right. The ocean coasts are demarcated as follows:
*Arctic O ...
* Trujillo
*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 ...
*Viru Valley
The Viru Valley is located in La Libertad Region on the north west coast of Peru.
The Viru Valley Project
In 1946 the first attempt to study settlement patterns in the Americas took place in the Viru Valley, led by Gordon Willey. Rather than exa ...
* Chao Valley
References
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