| Jequetepeque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Rio Jequetepeque (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | La Libertad Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| • coordinates | 7°19′56″S 79°35′29″W / 7.3322°S 79.5914°W / -7.3322; -79.5914 |
Jequetepeque River is a river located north of the Chicama valley in the La Libertad Region in northern Peru. Its valley has agricultural resources where one of the main products is rice.
In the Jequetepeque valley archeological sites of the Moche culture were found like San Jose de Moro and Pakatnamu.
Localities
Some localities in the valley are:
See also
- List of rivers of Peru
- List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
- Trujillo
- Valley of Moche
- Viru Valley
- Chao Valley
References
- "Rio Jequetepeque". GeoNames. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- Luis Jaime Castillo Butters. "Moche Politics in the Jequetepeque Valley:A Case for Political Opportunism" (PDF). Retrieved January 5, 2012.
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