Jequetepeque River Explained

Jequetepeque
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Peru
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	La Libertad Region
Mouth:	Pacific Ocean

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.^[1]

In the Jequetepeque valley archeological sites of the Moche culture were found^[2] like San Jose de Moro and Pakatnamu.

Localities

Some localities in the valley are:

• Chepén
• Pacasmayo
• Guadalupe
• Pacanga

See also

• List of rivers of Peru
• List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
• Trujillo
• Valley of Moche
• Viru Valley
• Chao Valley

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rio Jequetepeque . GeoNames . National Geospatial Intelligence Agency . July 28, 2021.
2. Web site: Moche Politics in the Jequetepeque Valley:A Case for Political Opportunism. Luis Jaime Castillo Butters. January 5, 2012.