Huanchaco | |
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 From top and left to right: View of Huanchaco beach, Dish of cebiche, Huanchaco pier, Saveguard in Caballito de Totora, Tumi: Chimu work, Chan Chan: Chimu capital, Park in Huanchaco, Night view of the pier, Swamps of Huanchaco, Navegator Chimu in a Caballito de Totora, Surfers in Huanchaco, Wall in Chan Chan | |
  Huanchaco | |
| Coordinates: 7°42.0′S 79°26.0′W / 7.7000°S 79.4333°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | La Libertad Region |
| Province | Trujillo |
| District | Huanchaco |
| Established | Mochica in Pre-Columbian era[1] Spanish: January 1, 1535 by fray Alonso de Escarcena and Juan de Barbaran.[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Ruiz Vega (2019-2022) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Urban | 71,379 |
| • Demonym | huanchaquino(a) huanchaqueño(a) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | Municipality of Huanchaco |
Huanchaco is a popular seaside resort city in province of Trujillo, Peru.[2] Huanchaco is known for its surf breaks, its caballitos de totora and its ceviche, and is near the ancient ruins of Chan Chan. Huanchaco was approved as a World Surfing Reserve by the organization Save The Waves Coalition in 2012 [3] This historic town is part of the tourist circuit called the "Moche Route" or "Ruta Moche".[4]
- ^ a b "Huanchaco History" (PDF). Huanchaco Municipality. Retrieved 29 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Veraneantes ocupan la playa en el inicio del 2013" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Huanchaco-World Surfing Reserve in Peru". Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Ruta Moche La Libertad" (PDF). Tourism ministry of Peru – MINCETUR (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.