Simbal is a town in Northern
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, capital of the district
Simbal in
Trujillo Province Trujillo Province may refer to:
* Trujillo Province, Peru
In the area of present-day Venezuela:
* Trujillo Province (Gran Colombia), from 1824 to 1830
* Trujillo Province (Venezuela)
Trujillo Province (1831–1864) was a province in the Zul ...
of the region
La Libertad.
This town is located some 40 km east of
Trujillo city and is primarily an agricultural center in the
Valley of Moche
The Valley of Moche, or ''Valley of Santa Catalina,'' is a large area of the La Libertad Region in northern Peru surrounding the Moche River. It has been farmed since the pre-Columbian era and currently contains rural and urban settlements. Truji ...
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Nearby cities
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Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo (; ; Mochica language, Mochica: ''Cɥimor'') is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the List of metropolitan areas of Peru, third most po ...
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Víctor Larco Herrera
Victor Larco Herrera (1870 in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Peru – May 10, 1939 in Santiago de Chile) was a prominent politician, farmer and philanthropist from Peru. He devoted much of his life to social and cultural affairs. Since 1945, the ...
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Otuzco
See also
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La Libertad Region
La Libertad (; in English language, English: ''The Liberty'') is a Regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of La Libertad, region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the L ...
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Poroto
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Moche River
The Moche River is one of the rivers of the Pacific Ocean slope, located in the northern coast of Peru, in La Libertad Region. On both sides of this river is the millenary Moche Valley. The Moche river goes through east to west the metropolita ...
References
External links
Location of Simbal by Wikimapia
Populated places in the Department of La Libertad
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