Chiclín

Chiclín
Town
Chiclín
Coordinates: 7°50′8.78″S 79°9′40.05″W
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Province	Ascope
District	Chicama
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Chiclín is a town in Northern Peru in Chicama District of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located next to the Pan-American Highway some 35 km north of Trujillo in the agricultural Chicama Valley.[1]

History

At the start of the 20th century, Rafael Larco Herrera wanted to transform hacienda Chiclín into a Utopia. The project was challenged by Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín Football Club.[2]

See also

• Ascope Province
• Chavimochic
• Virú Valley
• Virú
• Moche valley

External links

• Location of Chiclín by Wikimapia

References

1. "CHICLIN SU HISTORIA Y COSTUMBRE". chiclin.webcindario.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
2. Mauricio Abel, Avila Juarez (2023-11-23). "El nuevo peruano o los diablos rojos: deporte y eugenesia en la hacienda Chiclín. Una aproximación hacia la difusión del fútbol en el norte peruano (1917-1942)". Colección Historia, Repositorio de tesis PUCP.