Pacific coast of Peru

E541139

coastal region geographical region

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pacific coast of Peru canonical	5
Pacific coast of northern Peru	1
Peruvian coast	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Chan Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca Pucllana NERFINISHED ⓘ Huacas del Sol y de la Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachacamac NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiclayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimbote NERFINISHED ⓘ Ica NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Piura NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacna NERFINISHED ⓘ Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResource	anchovy fisheries ⓘ
hasRiverValley	Chicama River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chillón River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lurín River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Majes River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rímac River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambo River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Humboldt Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInContinent	South America ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Peruvian territory ⓘ
wasInhabitedBy	Chimú culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Lima culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracas culture NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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 Peru ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific coast of northern Peru

South Coast of Peru → partOf → Pacific coast of Peru ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peruvian coast

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 ⓘ