THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CHIMBOTE.

Chimbote is the largest coastal town in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital city of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. It is surrounded by two natural bays, the bay of Chimbote and the Bay of Samanco, both with excellent harbor conditions.
Chimbote forms a region comprising a number of urban areas with New Chimbote District to the South. Between these districts, a swamp named "the Humedales de Villa Maria,"is home to a local species of heron, a long-legged bird, along with many species of frogs and fish. The swamp is fromed by the Lacramarca River that flows through the Santa Province, one of the 20 provinces of the Ancash Region.
The Ancash Region is located in Northern Peru. The Name of the Region originates from the Quechua word "Anq-Ash" meaning together "Light" and "Of Little Weight," deriving from "Anq-As" meaning "Blue" or from "Anq-A" meaning "Eagle." The Region is bordered by La Libertad Region on the North, Huanuco and Pasco Regions on the East, the Lima Region on the South, and the Pacific Ocean on the West. Its capital is the city of Huaraz (War-As), and its largest city and port is Chimbote.
The Ancash Region has two, great longitudinal Valleys, which combine the Mountain characteristics of the Alley of Huaylas (Callejon de Huaylas) with the sylvan ones of the High Maranon (Alto Maranon).
The territory of the Coast (miles of sandy beaches), high plateaus, and Andean Punas of the Ancash Region are flat, while the rest of the territory, in the Andes, is very rough. In the West, slopes with strong declivity form narrow canyons with abrupt and deserted sides.
The rough territory of the region is crossed by two mountain ranges: on the Western side, the Black Mountain Range (Cordillera Negra), which has peaks without glaciers, and on the Eastern side, the White Mountain Range (Cordillera Blanca), which has peaks covered with snow and ice, like the Huascaran and the Alpamayo. Between these two Mountain Ranges, the Santa River flows through the Alley of Huaylas (Callejon de Huaylas). This Valley narrows to form the "Duck Canyon"(Canon del Pato). The snow-covered peak of Huascaran, highest summit of Peru and 2nd of the Americas, reaches a height of 6,768m/22,205ftmi/4.2mi and contrast with the 6,263m/20,548ft deep trough (a linear structural depression that extends laterally over a distance) of Chimbote found in the Pacific Ocean.
Along the coast of Ancash, the Pacific Ocean exerts great influence, sometimes with tragic effect.
The city of Chimbote is located on the Coast in Chimbote Bay, 130 kms South of Trujillo city, and 420 kms/260mi 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.
Chimbote is the natural exit channel for the exports of the Santa River Valley, and a starting point for the entry to the Alley of Huaylas (Callejon de Huaylas). The port of Chimbote is considered by some one of the most beautiful and safest ports in the Peruvian Coast. It extends 12kms/7.5mi, from Red Creek Bay (Caleta Colorada Bay) in the North, to Alconcillo in the South.
The city is served by the Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport, that have regular flights to Lima. The rail line Chimbote-Huallanca serves as a railway for coal and iron mines on the interior and a railway for the Santa River Valley by transporting rice, cotton, sugar cane, and bananas. The Bus Terminal "El Chimbador" is the primary ground transportation facility. The bus terminal is located outside the city. It has become the vital connection for the region's workers, travelers and visitors.