Casma River
The Casma River, which upstream is called Río Grande, is a river that crosses northern Casma province in the Ancash Region of Peru. It originates in the Black Mountain Range and drains into the Pacific Ocean.Photo: Sylvain2803, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Pacific Ocean in Peru
- Also known as: “Río Casma”, “Río Chacchan”, and “Río Grande”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casma.
Casma
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casma is a city in the coastal desert of Peru, located 330 kilometers northwest of Lima. It is the capital of the province of Casma and the third most populous city in the Ancash Region with an estimated population of 29,343.
Casma River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Ancash, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Casma River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Casma”
- Chinese: “卡斯馬河”
- Finnish: “Casma”
- German: “Río Casma”
- German: “Río Chacchan”
- German: “Río Grande”
- Irish: “Abhainn Casma”
- Lithuanian: “Kasma (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Kasma”
- Quechua: “Casma mayu”
- Quechua: “Kasma mayu”
- Spanish: “Rio Casma”
- Spanish: “Río Casma”
- Welsh: “Afon Casma”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puerto Casma and Piura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa Puerto Pobre and Casma Bay.
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