- a province in the La Libertad region of Peru, on the country’s northern coast. 1,243 square miles (3,219 square kilometers).
- the capital city of this province.
- a valley in Virú province in the La Libertad region of northwestern Peru: site of the modern city of Virú and of the Virú culture.
- a pre-Inca culture that established itself in a number of settlements in the Virú Valley and nearby valleys of northwestern Peru, flourishing sometime between 200 b.c. and about a.d. 600 and producing large pyramid mounds, textiles, and a style of pottery characterized by negative resist painting (often used attributively).
