Lambayeque, a province of Peru, with a pop. of 86,000, is mostly a rainless, barren region, with some fertile valleys.—The capital, Lambayeque, situated 7 miles from the mouth of the river Lambayeque, lies 128 miles NW. of Trujillo, and has manufactures of woollen and cotton fabrics. Pop. 6300.
Lambayeque
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 494
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