Pacific coast of Peru

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The Pacific coast of Peru is a narrow, arid coastal strip along the western edge of the country, characterized by desert landscapes, fertile river valleys, and rich pre-Columbian archaeological sites.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pacific coast of Peru canonical 8
Coastal Peru 1
Pacific coast of northern Peru 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
borders Pacific Ocean ⓘ
characterizedBy arid climate ⓘ
desert landscapes ⓘ
fertile river valleys ⓘ
narrow coastal strip ⓘ
rich pre-Columbian archaeological sites ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
extendsAlong western edge of Peru ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Caral ⓘ
Chan Chan ⓘ
Huaca Pucllana ⓘ
Huacas del Sol y de la Luna ⓘ
linked to: Huaca de la Luna

Pachacamac ⓘ
linked to: Pachacámac
hasBiodiversity important seabird populations ⓘ
rich marine life ⓘ
hasClimate hyper-arid in many areas ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ
mild temperatures ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
irrigated agriculture in river valleys ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEcosystem coastal desert ⓘ
fog-fed lomas vegetation zones ⓘ
hasHazard El Niño-related climate variability ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
tsunami risk ⓘ
hasMajorCity Callao ⓘ
Chiclayo ⓘ
Chimbote ⓘ
Ica ⓘ
Ilo ⓘ
Lima ⓘ
Pisco ⓘ
Piura ⓘ
Tacna ⓘ
Trujillo ⓘ
hasResource anchovy fisheries ⓘ
hasRiverValley Chicama River valley ⓘ
linked to: Chicama Valley

Chillón River valley ⓘ
Lurín River valley ⓘ
Majes River valley ⓘ
Rímac River valley ⓘ
linked to: Rímac Valley

Santa River valley ⓘ
linked to: Santa River basin

Tambo River valley ⓘ
linked to: Tambo River
influencedBy Humboldt Current ⓘ
locatedInContinent South America ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Peruvian territory ⓘ
wasInhabitedBy Chimú culture ⓘ
linked to: Chimu culture

Lima culture ⓘ
linked to: Lima culture period

Moche culture ⓘ
Nazca culture ⓘ
Paracas culture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moche Valley → locatedOn → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
San José de Moro → locatedNear → Pacific coast of northern Peru ⓘ
linked to: Pacific coast of Peru
South Coast of Peru → partOf → Peruvian coast ⓘ
linked to: Pacific coast of Peru
Chimuan languages → geographicFeature → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
San Juan de Miraflores District → isLocatedNear → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
Pisco Bay → coast → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
Pisco Province → locatedOn → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
TRU → locatedNear → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
Chicama Valley → locatedOn → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
UNT → isLocatedNear → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ
Formative Horizon (Andes) → appliesTo → Coastal Peru ⓘ
linked to: Pacific coast of Peru