Huanchaco

E608504

Huanchaco is a coastal town in northern Peru famous for its surfing beaches, traditional reed fishing boats called "caballitos de totora," and rich pre-Columbian and colonial heritage.

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Huanchaco canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
administrativeDivision Huanchaco District ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Chimú culture ⓘ
linked to: Chimu culture

Moche culture ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
coastType sandy beach ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
hasActivity beach tourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
surfing ⓘ
hasBeach Huanchaco Beach ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
gastronomy ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHeritage colonial heritage ⓘ
pre-Columbian heritage ⓘ
hasMaterialCulture totora reeds ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding colonial church ⓘ
hasTraditionalPractice reed boat fishing ⓘ
knownFor caballitos de totora ⓘ
seafood cuisine ⓘ
surfing beaches ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
traditional fishing ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn La Libertad Region ⓘ
Trujillo Province ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ
locatedNear Trujillo ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Chan Chan ⓘ
Huaca de la Luna ⓘ
Huaca del Sol ⓘ
oceanCurrentInfluence Humboldt Current ⓘ
partOf Huanchaco District ⓘ
regionCapitalNearby Trujillo ⓘ
surfLevel suitable for advanced surfers ⓘ
suitable for beginners ⓘ
suitable for intermediate surfers ⓘ
timeZone Peru Time ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
surf tourism ⓘ
traditionalBoatType caballito de totora ⓘ
utcOffset UTC−05:00 ⓘ
waveType long left-hand waves ⓘ

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