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Chimbote Destination Guide

Delve into Chimbote in Peru

Chimbote in the region of Ancash with its 316,966 residents is a city in Peru - some 230 mi or ( 370 km ) North-West of Lima , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chimbote

Current time in Chimbote is now 01:46 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Puerto Vesique, Trujillo, Tambo Real, Santa Clara, and Huaraz. While being here, make sure to check out Puerto Vesique . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Chimbote ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Se Que Todo Ha Acabado Ya - Pedro Suarez Vertiz

3:14 min by Bernier Gamarra
Views: 6030 Rating: 4.33

Chimbote año 2002, plaza de armas en plena fiesta de san Pedrito. ..

The Canon del Pato

9:24 min by miserygoat
Views: 2117 Rating: 5.00

The Canon del Pato en route to Huaraz via the Calle de Huaylas in Peru. Music by Love and Rockets. ..


Chimbote city 2011

3:32 min by Enrique Guillermo Lazo Bello
Views: 108 Rating: 0.00

Sesion fotográfica de lugares de chimbote ..

Smart Navigation: Not the Costa Concordia

1:55 min by sevenseasvideo
Views: 99 Rating: 5.00

Kapitän navigiert durch Felsen - eine seemännische Meisterleistung ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chimbote

Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. The city is located on the coast in Chimbote Bay, 130 km south of Trujillo and 420 kilometers north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities on the Peruvian north coast like Trujillo, Chiclayo and Piura. The advantages of this geographic location made Chimbote into a transshipment junction for the Santa River valley.

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Located at -9.07 -78.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in Peru, Populated places in the Ancash Region, Port cities in Peru

Lacramarca River

Lacramarca River (Spanish: Río Lacramarca, Quebrada Lacramarca) is a river that flows through the Santa Province of Peru. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|05|S|78|36|W||| |primary |name= }}

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Located at -9.08 -78.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancash Region, Rivers of Peru

Chimbote District

Chimbote District is one of nine districts of the province Santa in Peru.

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Located at -9.08 -78.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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Santa Province

The Santa Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. The city and port of Santa are located in the large, fertile valleys of the Santa and Lacramarca rivers. These valleys have extensive sown plains with cotton, rice, sugar and nutritional products. The city of Santa is the first colonial city of the Ancash coast. This rich valley is formed by the outlet of the Santa River. The Santa River is born in the Conococha lagoon in the Cordillera Blanca (White mountain range).

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Located at -9.08 -78.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Provinces of the Ancash Region

Estadio Manuel Rivera Sanchez

Estadio Municipal Centenario Manuel Rivera Sanchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Chimbote, Peru. It was inaugurated on June 30, 2007 with a friendly game between the Peru U-17 national football team and the Colombia U-17 national football team. Peru lost 4-2. It hosts the home games of José Gálvez FBC. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. It replaced Estadio Manuel Gómez Arellano.

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Located at -9.10 -78.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Peru, Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru