Huacho

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Huacho

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Huacho

Location in Peru

Coordinates: 11°06′S 77°36′W / -11.1, -77.6

Country

Region

Province

Founded

Government

- Type

Democracy

- Mayor

Pedro Zurita Paz

Elevation

68 m (223 ft)

Population

- Total

84,700 (1,989)

Time zone

PET (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

PET (UTC-5)

Area code(s)

232

Website: www.munihuacho.gob.pe

Huacho is a city in Peru, capital of the Huaura Province and capital of the Lima Region. It is located 223 feet (67 metres) above sea level and 148 km north of the city of Lima. The city is located on the Pan-American Highway, and close to the Lomas de Lachay National Park so it has extensive vegetation and wildlife.

[edit] Geography

Settled on the bottom of a wide bay, its climate is wet and appealing. In the surrounding areas there are rice, cotton, sugarcane and different grain fields. This fact has allowed the rise of a rather important cotton industry, as well as cotton and oil factories. Within its natural landscape, its salt mines and its beaches (such as El Paraíso ) are of great interest. Huacho was one of the main trade center north to Lima.

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Coordinates: 11°06′S, 77°36′W

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