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Chimbote is a city on the Northern Coast of Peru. Chimbote (Quechua: Chimputi) is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.
The city is located on the coast of Ferrol Bay, 130 km south of Trujillo and 420 kilometers (260 mi) north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities on the Peruvian north coast like Trujillo, Chiclayo, and Piura. The advantages of this geographic location made Chimbote into a transshipment junction for the Santa River valley.