Chiclayo
[key], city, capital of Lambayeque dept., NW Peru. On the coastal desert
between the Andes and the Pacific, Chiclayo may go years at a time with no
rainfall. However, by utilizing short Andean streams for irrigation,
Chiclayo raises considerable sugarcane, some cotton, and a major part of the
country's rice. A major commercial center of the Peruvian north, it is
located on the Pan-American Highway and has road and rail connections to
Eten and Pimentel.
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