Central Coast of Peru

E91659

coastal region geographical region

The Central Coast of Peru is a densely populated coastal region centered around Lima, known for its arid climate, rich pre-Columbian and colonial history, and status as the country’s main political and economic hub.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lima coastal plain	1
Lima coastline	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate	arid climate ⓘ
climateInfluence	Humboldt Current ⓘ
containsArchaeologicalSite	Bandurria ⓘ Caral ⓘ Huaca Huallamarca ⓘ Huaca Pucllana ⓘ Pachacámac ⓘ surface form: Pachacamac Puruchuco ⓘ
containsPort	Callao ⓘ surface form: Port of Callao
country	Peru ⓘ
economicActivity	commerce ⓘ fishing ⓘ industry ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ services ⓘ
hasCapitalCity	Lima ⓘ
hasRiverValley	Cañete River ⓘ surface form: Cañete River valley Chillón River valley ⓘ Ica ⓘ surface form: Ica River valley Lurín River valley ⓘ Pisco River valley ⓘ Rímac River ⓘ surface form: Rímac River valley
historicalCulture	Chancay culture ⓘ Ichma culture ⓘ Lima culture period ⓘ surface form: Lima culture
hostsInstitution	Central Reserve Bank of Peru ⓘ Congress of the Republic of Peru ⓘ Government of Peru ⓘ Government Palace of Peru ⓘ surface form: Presidential Palace of Peru
includesCity	Callao ⓘ Lima ⓘ
includesRegion	Ica Region ⓘ Lima Region ⓘ
indigenousLanguagePresence	Quechua ⓘ
knownFor	colonial history ⓘ dense population ⓘ economic importance ⓘ political importance ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeological sites ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Peru ⓘ
partOf	Pacific coast of South America ⓘ surface form: Peruvian coast
populationCharacteristic	high population density ⓘ high urbanization ⓘ
timeZone	Peru Time ⓘ
utcOffset	UTC−05:00 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Rímac River → crosses → Central Coast of Peru ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lima coastal plain

Costa Verde highway → hasViewOf → Central Coast of Peru ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lima coastline

Ciudad de los Reyes → region → Central Coast of Peru ⓘ

Plaza Mayor de Lima → touristRegion → Central Coast of Peru ⓘ