Virú is a town in Northern
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, capital of the province
Virú in the region
La Libertad. This town is located 48 km south
Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the
Viru Valley.
In the 1960s around 850 families lived in the town. Around 60% of the population worked in agriculture while the remaining 40% worked in shops and services. The town had a movie theater, a hospital and a secondary school.
See also
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Virú 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
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a ...
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Chao
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Virú District
References
Populated places in the Department of La Libertad
Cities in the Department of La Libertad
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