Olmos District
Encyclopedia
Olmos District is one of twelve districts
of the province Lambayeque
in Peru
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The Limon Dam
is part of the Olmos Transandino Project which is intended to irrigate the dry region east of the Andes by damming the flood-prone Huancabamba River
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Districts of Peru
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...
of the province Lambayeque
Lambayeque Province
The Lambayeque Province is the largest of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru.- Boundaries :*North Piura Region*East Ferreñafe Province and Chiclayo Province*South Pacific Ocean*West Piura Region...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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The Limon Dam
Limon Dam
The Limon Dam, part of the Olmos Transandino Project, is an under construction multi-purpose concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Huancabamba River in northwestern Peru, located to the south of Guabal...
is part of the Olmos Transandino Project which is intended to irrigate the dry region east of the Andes by damming the flood-prone Huancabamba River
Huancabamba river
The Huancabamba River has its origin in the confluence of the rivers Huaylamayo and Chontabamba in Peru. The upper course is formed by the basins of these rivers. The middle course is between Huancabamba and the Pozuzo and its lower course between Pozuzo and the confluence with the river Palcazú....
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