Puerto Morín Explained

Official Name:Puerto Morin
Pushpin Map:Peru
Coordinates:-8.4033°N -78.896°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:La Libertad Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Virú
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Virú
Established Title3:Incorporated (city)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roger Cruz Alarcón (2011 - 2014)
Elevation M:4
Population As Of:2007
Timezone:PET
Utc Offset:-5
Blank1 Name:Patron

Puerto Morín is a Peruvian village and a beach located in Virú District, in La Libertad Region. It is located about 45 km south of Trujillo city. Puerto Morín is located within the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Santa Elena, locality of Virú.

History

The Guañape cove at the end of the nineteenth century, was a beach where people came to fish. It was from the construction of a small dock made by the Frenchman Carlos Marie Morin Dutot with the help of the inhabitants of the place when it acquired its present name of Puerto Morin, Morin Dutot arrived in the country in the 1870s. It is also a starting point to go to Guañape Islands, where there are several species of marine life such as sea lions, birds, etc.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: (spanish)Puerto Morin History. Viru Municipality. October 19, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901203005/http://www.muniproviru.gob.pe/Turismo/turismo_sitios_ptoMorin.html. September 1, 2012.