Piura Informacion
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PIURA
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.
History
It was here that Spanish Conqueror FranciscoPizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532. Piura declared its independence on 4 January 1821.
Like most of northern Peru, theterritory of Piura has been inhabited by their autochthonous group of natives called tallanes and yungas. These lived without an organization or single leader to rule until the Muchik culture eventually tookcontrol, and the mixture of these evolved into the Vicus culture. Centuries later, Piura came under the rule of Tupac Inca Yupanqui for at least 40 years, and before the Spanish arrived.
With thearrival of the Spanish in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born. This mestizo culture includes influences from Spanish Extremadura and Andalucia, African influence due to thearrival of slaves from Madagascar (Malgache slaves), the Chinese coolies that migrated from Canton to work the rice fields and replace the slaves; and also Roma Gypsies who came as pirates lookingfor pearls or incognito as Spanish horsemen.
The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance. Nowadays, Piura is known as the "Ciudad del eterno calor" meaning "The cityof the eternal heat" because it is hot all year round.
Tourism
TourismOne of the best known tourist attractions in Piura is La Esmeralda beach, known as Colan for it is located near the town ofColan. Colan beach is a very long beach with warm waters. Local people like to go there during holidays.
There are also great spots for surfers, like Mancora Beach and Cabo Blanco.
Piura isserved by the Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport.
Culture and folklore
Piura is host to a stunning mestizo culture (one of the oldest in South America, Piura is the third...
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.
History
It was here that Spanish Conqueror FranciscoPizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532. Piura declared its independence on 4 January 1821.
Like most of northern Peru, theterritory of Piura has been inhabited by their autochthonous group of natives called tallanes and yungas. These lived without an organization or single leader to rule until the Muchik culture eventually tookcontrol, and the mixture of these evolved into the Vicus culture. Centuries later, Piura came under the rule of Tupac Inca Yupanqui for at least 40 years, and before the Spanish arrived.
With thearrival of the Spanish in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born. This mestizo culture includes influences from Spanish Extremadura and Andalucia, African influence due to thearrival of slaves from Madagascar (Malgache slaves), the Chinese coolies that migrated from Canton to work the rice fields and replace the slaves; and also Roma Gypsies who came as pirates lookingfor pearls or incognito as Spanish horsemen.
The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance. Nowadays, Piura is known as the "Ciudad del eterno calor" meaning "The cityof the eternal heat" because it is hot all year round.
Tourism
TourismOne of the best known tourist attractions in Piura is La Esmeralda beach, known as Colan for it is located near the town ofColan. Colan beach is a very long beach with warm waters. Local people like to go there during holidays.
There are also great spots for surfers, like Mancora Beach and Cabo Blanco.
Piura isserved by the Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport.
Culture and folklore
Piura is host to a stunning mestizo culture (one of the oldest in South America, Piura is the third...
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