Monsefú

Monsefú

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The Eternal City of Flowers
Motto: Entrepreneurial and Laborious
Monsefú
Coordinates:
Country  Peru
Region Lambayeque
Province Chiclayo
District Monsefú
1888
Government
 • Mayor Lic. Rita Ayasta Giles
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
Website www.munimonsefu.gob.pe

Monsefú is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the Monsefú district in the Chiclayo in the region Lambayeque. It is renowned for its food and handicrafts, which are on display at the annual FEXTICUM festival,[1] named in 1973 by Professor Limberg Chero Ballena and held in July during Fiestas Patrias. Monsefú is also the home of the cumbia groups Grupo 5 and Hermanos Yaipen. Monsefú was elevated to the category of "city" on October 26, 1888.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Retrieved March 18, 2008
  2. ^ Crumrine, N. Ross; E. Alan Morinis (1991). Pilgrimage in Latin America. Greenwood. p. 237. ISBN 9780313261107. http://books.google.com/books?id=Blw6T2D_I3cC. 
  3. ^ Rachowiecki, Rob; Charlotte Beech (2004). Peru. Lonely Planet. p. 283. ISBN 9781740592093. 

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