La Esperanza
La Esperanza is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district La Esperanza in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 189,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Peru
- Also known as: “La Esperanza, Peru”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huaca del Dragón and Huaca Esmeralda.
Huaca del Dragón
Ruins
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The Huaca del Dragon, also called Huaca del Arco Iris is an archeological site located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, near Chan Chan. It is a large religious monument, administrative and ceremonial center.
Huaca Esmeralda
Museum
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The Huaca La Esmeralda is an archaeological building belonging to the Chimu culture, is located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo. It is estimated that the adobe construction was done during the first stage of development of the Chimu culture, in close link with the capital Chan Chan. Huaca Esmeralda is situated 2½ km south of La Esperanza.
Trujillo Peru Temple
Church
The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on December 13, 2008. Trujillo Peru Temple is situated 2½ km southwest of La Esperanza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and El Porvenir.
Trujillo
Trujillo is a city of 790,000 people in Northwestern Peru, very close to the Pacific Coast. Trujillo was founded in 1534 among 4 Chimu settlements to enable the Spanish to ally with them against the Incas.
El Porvenir
Suburb
El Porvenir is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district El Porvenir in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city. El Porvenir is situated 5 km east of La Esperanza.
Buenos Aires
Suburb
Buenos Aires is a coastal town and resort located in Víctor Larco Herrera district, in Trujillo, Peru. This locality is subdivided into three zones: Buenos Aires South, extending to the border with the Moche district, Buenos Aires Central limiting with Vista Alegre by east and the sector called Buenos Aires North extending up to the limit with Huanchaco. Buenos Aires is situated 7 km south of La Esperanza.
La Esperanza
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: La Esperanza District, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.08298° or 8° 4′ 59″ southLongitude
-79.04099° or 79° 2′ 28″ westPopulation
189,000Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
6732WX85+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3313793874OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3695886Wikidata ID
Q6462342
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“La Esperanza” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “La Esperanza”
- Spanish: “La Esperanza”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Esperanza”. Photo: S23678, CC BY 3.0.