Motupe River
Motupe River is a river of Lambayeque Region in northwestern Peru. The Motupe River Basin, which includes its major tributary the La Leche River, is bounded by the Chancay-Lambayeque River Basin to the south, by the Olmos River Basin to the north, by the river basins of the Chotano and Huancabamba to the east, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.- Type: Intermittent stream
- Description: river in Peru
- Also known as: “La Leche mayu”, “Motupe mayu”, “pie”, “Rio de Motupe”, “Rio La Leche”, and “Rio Motupe”
Motupe River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Lambayeque, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.52414° or 6° 31′ 27″ south
Longitude
-80.12116° or 80° 7′ 16″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
665XFVGH+8G
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Motupe River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Motupe”
- German: “Río Motupe”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Motupe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Motupe”
- Quechua: “Mutupi mayu”
- Spanish: “Río Motupe”
- Welsh: “Afon Motupe”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Casa Grande and La Otra Banda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Playa La Huaca and Huaca Ufufana Ruinas.
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