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ChimboteLargest fishing port in Peru, situated at the mouth of the Rio Santa, 450 km/280 mi north of Lima, in the department of Ancash; population (2005) 324,400; urban agglomeration 1,039,400. The main industries are fishmeal and steel; fish products are exported. The port was built in the natural harbour on Ferrol Bay in the 1950s, primarily to serve the developing national steel industry. The first iron and steel plant was built in 1958, fuelled by hydroelectric power from the Cañon del Pato station in the Rio Santa valley. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thanks to a sabbatical from teaching and other responsibilities at Catholic Theological Union in the academic year 2002-03, and to a Faculty Fellowship from the Lilly Endowment sponsored through Association of Theological Schools, I was privileged to visit a number of Christian communities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, as well as in Torreon, Mexico, La Paz and Cochabamba in Bolivia, and Lima and Chimbote in Peru. Siderperu, in Chimbote, Peru, is the only integrated long and flat products steel producer in Peru. |
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