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]

Chiclín
Town
Chiclín is located in Peru
Chiclín
Chiclín
Coordinates: 7°50′8.78″S 79°9′40.05″W / 7.8357722°S 79.1611250°W / -7.8357722; -79.1611250
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceAscope
DistrictChicama
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

History

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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

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References

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  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.