Piura
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PIURA
General Information
Provinces
- Ayabaca (capital Ayabaca).
- Huancabamba (capital Huancabamba).
- Morropón (capital Chulucanas).
- Paita (capital Paita).
- Piura (capital Piura).
- Sechura (capital Sechura).
- Sullana (capital Sullana).
- Talara (capital Talara).
Climate
The city of Piura has a barren and warm climate with rain absence in all the year. They have an average temperature Maxima of 31,2°C (88,1°F) and minim of 17,7°C (63,8°F). In the years in which the Phenomenon of the Boy appears, there are precipitations specially between pulls of December and June.
Relief
The department of Piura has a varied geography because costeño with those of the high zones of the Andean region combines landscapes of the desert. In his costaera region it emphasizes the desert of the Sechura, greatest of Peru; in this one the Depression of Bayóvar is located, the lowest area of the Peruvian territory (37 meters underneath the level of the sea). Towards the east, in the Andean region, the territory is rougher, is located the Passage of Porculla there (2138 msnm) the step more under Peruvian the Aandes.
Routes of Access
Terrestrial It files - Piura: 1035km by the North Pan-American Highway (16 hours in car approx)
Aerial Regular flights from the cities of Lima, Chiclayo and Trujillo (1 hour, 15 minutes approx)
Brief Historical Review
Attractive Tourist
Province of Piura
Cathedral of the City of Piura The Cathedral of the City of Piura was based under the invocation of the Virgin of a Asuncio'n and San Miguel Arcangel. In the cathedral we can appreciate a púlpito of century XVII, also carved and gilded in gold bread. In its interior one as well conserves a churrigueresco altarpiece of the Virgin of Fátima carved in cedar of Nicaragua and place setting with gold bread that probably was one of first of Peru, because its antiguedad calculates in around 350 years. Street Huancavelica 362
House Museum of Admiral Miguel Grau In this house Admiral Miguel Grau was born and lived, hero of the War of the called Pacific “the Horseman of the Seas”. Here photos, letters, diplomas and documents are exhibited, in addition to the furniture used by the Great Admiral. Jr Tacna 662 Tel.: 32-6541/33-1961
Church of the Carmen National Historical monument that dates from the century, at the present time is a Museum of Religious Art. Jr. Freedom 366, in front of the Merino square
Tourist center the Ejidos One is located to 1km of downtown of Piura (approximately 15 minutes in car). This center this conformed by a mirror of water of 20km of extension in which they inhabit animals like pacazo or small lizard of the region, real, zambullidores herons and gansos wild.
Locality of Catacaos One is located to 12 km to the southwest of the city of Piura (approximately 20 minutes in car). Its name means “exuberante great valley” and is famous by its excellent craftsmen who have gained the high prestige by their delicate gold filigree works and silver whose maximum splendor dormilonas” of gold is the beautiful called slopes “, also as well reunites to excellent dedicated craftsmen to the weave of straw and cotton.
Archaeological rest of Narihualá
From the locality of Catacaos they cross 3km to the archaeological site (approximately 5 minutes in car). The most important evidence Is considered architectonic in marinates of the Tallán ethnic group. The constructions are formed by platforms of marinates with organized mud mortar in four sectors. Form leaves from the surroundings its Museum of Site that exhibits cultural material of the made archaeological investigations like the funeral offering of the dog without hair, textiles, metallurgy, ceramics, etc.
INC. Museum of Narihualá
Province of Huancabamba
Lagoon the Huaringas
One is located to 214km to the east of the city of Piura (approximately 4 - 5 hours in car), is arrived at the locality of Huacabamba and soon 27 km until the small village of Salalá (2 hours and 30 minutes) and 15 km are crossed more until the lagoon Shimbe or Negra (2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours), passage that can be made walking. They are Fourteen lagoons that are famous by their medicinal properties to which healers of all the country arrive to make their practical ones is for that reason that the Huaringas is considered the capital of the Peruvian witchcraft. The main lagoon Negra or Huaringa (whose meaning in Spanish is “lagoon of the Inca”) gives name to the set and is the favorite of most of healers. The denominated Shimbe or Siviricuche (“Turquesa lake”) is the most extensive and unique one in which it is possible to be fished. In addition to the mentioned ones, another group of seven lagoons exists. The climate in the zone is cold, like the temperature of waters.
Province of Sullana
Valley of the Chira Located to 39 km to the north of the city of Piura (approximately 45 minutes in car). One of valleys more favored by the nature, with rich and fertile grounds, the hydric resources that it has are determining for the agricultural development, lodges fields of rice, plantations of lemon and the palms of Marcavelica. It is the propitious place for the practice of aquatic sports like the speedboat racing or the strolls in boat. In the heart of this immense valley is the city of Sullana, well-known like the Per it of the Chira.
Boundary of Hunting the Angolo One is located to 12 km to the north of the city of Sullana (approximately 3 hours in car). It includes/understands an area of 65 000 hectares and one extends on part of spurs of the mountain range of the Amotapes. The landscape is dominated by broken a dry forest and a set of and hills. It lodges varied fauna very, emphasizing 17 species of mammals like the deer white tail, puma, the sajino, the anteater, etc. Exist 150 species of birds like the cóndor, the real vulture, the kestrel, the mountain perdiz, etc; 13 species of reptiles, 7 of amphibians and 10 of fish. Between the flora the carob tree and faique stand out, the wood santo, the almond tree, polopolo, zapote, the hualtaco, etc. The hunting in the area is regulated and controlled.
Province of Sechura
Sechura desert
This located to 5km to the southwest of the city of Piura (approximately 1 hour in car). He is greatest of Peru. It is located to the southwest of the department, with an extension of more 5000 km2. Conserve still enormous deposits of phosphates and petroleum in the adjacent sea, emphasizes a white dune very making an impression known like Dunes Julian. This place is very appropriate to practice sand ski, long walks, motocross, etc. In the province of he himself name they emphasize its bay and the fishing center of Parachique.
Church of San Martin de Tours
One is located in center of the city of Sechura. The architectonic jewel was constructed to the delayed baroque style in tribute to San Martin de Tours. One says that its contrucción delayed 30 years. One is imposing by his ample proportionality that allows to distinguish it from about 10 kilometers before arriving at Sechura In its interior can be observed an altar carved in wood. They emphasize its towers of up to 44 meters of height, as well as, the network of tunnels that they furrow under the floor of the central ship.
Ramon Lagoon
Located to 40km to the south of the city of Piura (approximately 40 minutes in car). It is a Lagoon of colorful and attractive landscape that lodges variety of flora and fauna, like the carob tree, zapote and vichayo; as well as some endemic species of birds.
Manglares of San Pedro
Located to 45km to the southwest of the city of Piura (approximately 25 minutes in car). It includes/understands 1500 hectares, with which 400 are covered with mangle. The place also creek or Beach is known him like San Pdro. The relief is flat in manglar and waved in the environs by the dune presence. Near there, the Sechura river, in its last kilometers runs parallel to the coast by a section of 5 km. The most abundant vegetation is mangle black and the fauna characterizes itself by the presence of 17 families of birds.
Beach Punta Nunura or Shode
One is located to 75km to the southwest of the city of Sechura (55 minutes in light truck 4 xs 4 and 30 minutes in boat by the sea). It is a virgin beach formed by ample bays or roqueríos of white granite that is offed-hook of dunes considered between most beautiful of Peru. It has an extraordinarily clean and blue sea of tame waters and fine sand in where dolphins, marine turtles and birds proliferate. The area is ideal to spend the summer, to encamp, to practice nautical sports, for the fishing and the practice of table.
Province of Paita
Colán Beach
This located to 65km to the west of the city of Piura (approximately 50 minutes in car) or 15 km from the city of Paita (approximately 10 minutes in car). Sandy beach, of calm and warm waters well-known also like Beach Emerald. The bath is characterized by its located in stone terraces and raised wood large houses on piles, from whose balconies some of the best sun puttings are observed of the Peruvian coast, the city counts on the necessary infrastructure to spend good vacations.
Province of Talara
National park Hills of Amotape
One is located to 90km to the north of the city of Sullana (approximately 3 hours in car) until cacerío of Papayo (control post) access door to the Park. The park is shared by the departments of Tumbes and Piura, and includes two unique ecorregiones in the world: the Equatorial Dry Forest and the Tropical Forest of the Pacific. Their 91 300 hectares present/display variable altitudes from the 200 to the 1613 msnm. It protects a great biological diversity of coast, mountain range and forest. The characteristic trees but are: the carob trees, hualtacos, charanes, sapotes, etc. Between the wild fauna emphasize: the Andean cóndor, tigrillo, the red deer, the sajino, the gray deer, etc. As far as archaeological rest, have been located important monuments of different cultures like Guineal, Modroño and Platanal, as well as others to determine. The Park belongs to the Biosphere Reserve of the Northeast.
Beach the Organs
Located to 170km to the north of the city of Piura (approximately 2 hours in car), to the height of km 1152 of the North Pan-American Highway. Bad Rock is located on the foot of the hill, is long and wide. In the area small redoubts of algarrobales can be appreciated and an artisan wharf of fishermen.
Bath of Máncora
To 182km of the city of Piura (approximately 2 hours in car), to the height of km 1164 of the North Pan-American highway. Of lukewarm waters and excellent sun, this bath is considered one of most important of the Peruvian coast. They emphasize its waves, perfect for the practice of the hawaiana table and body board, its very pleasant climate and without much humidity and its lukewarm sea in the summer and great part of the winter. The beach, located between the broken Fernandez (Máncora) and Cunulsa, is wide and it is characterized to present/display small pozas who depend on the filtrations of the sea. Máncora counts on inns, restaurants, stores to rent tables and of crafts.
Province of Morropón
Locality of Chulucanas
Located to 60km to the east of the city of Piura (approximately 45 minutes in car). The locality of Chulucanas is a city surrounded of best agricultural earth by the valley of the Piura Stop and is recognized by its ceramists and this because many recognized craftsmen world-wide give life him to the clay in their factories. Heirs of the tradition old preInca of tallanes and vicús, maintain the colors ocher, green, yellow and black. This last one is obtained thanks to the use of the leaf of the handle burned by means of a called process “smoked”. The craftsmen of Chulucanas shape in their pieces the customs and traditions of their town.
Province of Ayabaca
Petroglifos de Samanga
From the locality of Ayabaca 51 km are crossed (approximately 3 hours in car) to the sector “the Awning” of the community of Samanga. They are 240 petroglifos that are had taxed in great graníticas stones, not molded by the man, denominated monoliths, whose main group is scattered on a declivity between two water obstacles: the gorge of Huilco and the Espindo river it on the 2300 msnm. These great recorded stone blocks are attributed to the old guayacundos, that would have represented the movement of the stars. The term “samanga” translated the Spanish means “place in where the huacas rest”. In the lowest part of Samanga, in the sector the Tuno, is petroglifo denominated the Altar, in which they appear engravings elements of the Andean dualidad.
Cathedral of Ayabaca
This located in center of the locality of Ayabaca. It was constructed in century XVII. In her they emphasize its two towers and 13 arcs, symbols of Christ and their twelve apostles. In the interior are gold bread altarpieces and some linen cloths of the Quito school. The church is well-known to lodge to the image of Mr. Cautivo de Ayabaca.
Archaeological complex of Aypate
This located to 32km from the locality of Ayabaca (approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes in car) to the community of Aypate. It is located in the high zones, between 2800 and 3100 msnm, and dates from century XV. It was an administrative and ceremonial center, constructed by order of the Incas in ayahuaca territory. The habitacionales aposentos of Inca and several complexes like the central seat, kallanca, ushnu, acllahuasi and the platforms can be seen. The place surrounded by a fog forest with orquídeas, bromelias, birds of the type of the bearded turkey hen and deer. To the east, to 100 ms of the main set, in he himself end of the terrace, an important ceremonial center, known like Pyramid the Moon is located. INC. Aypate Complex
Tourist activities
Celebrations
Gastronomy
Tourist services
Lodging
Restaurants
Travel agencies
Centers of Health
- Piura
Reátegui hospital Av. Grau 1150 Tel.: 33-1157 Attention: 24 hours
Hospital Cayetano Heredia Av. Independence s/n Square Tel.: 34-2648 Attention: 24 hours
Police delegations
- Police station of Piura
Av. Sanchez Zero cdra. 12 Tel.: 30-7641 Attention: 24 hours
- Police station of San Martin
Prolongation Av. Grau, San Martin Tel.: 36-1197 Attention: 24 hours
Markets of Crafts
- Catacaos
Street Commerce, Catacaos
- Morropón
The Enchanted one, Chulucanas
Post offices
- Piura
Ayacucho street s/n. Tel.: 32-7031
- Sullana
Street San Martin 778 Tel.: 50-2143
- Paita
Jr Bolivar 126 Tel.: 61-1016
