Supe

Supe is a city on the north-central coast of Peru, the capital of Supe District in Barranca Province, in the Lima Department, at an altitude of 45 metres and 182 km from Lima. Its urban area extends beyond the district into part of the neighbouring Supe Puerto district. Supe was one of the first cities in the country to declare independence, on 5 April 1819. The Supe Valley holds a series of archaeological sites linked to the Caral civilisation, among them Caral itself, Allpacoto and Piedra Parada, and the writer José María Arguedas lived in the town for twenty years, from 1943 to 1963; his house was declared National Cultural Heritage in 2018. The town is also known for its Supe tamales. City Population counts 26,793 people in the 2017 census.