Piura

[ pyoo-rah ]

noun

1. a city in N Peru.

Piura

/ ˈpjura /

noun

1. a city in NW Peru: the oldest colonial city in Peru, founded by Pizarro in 1532; commercial centre of an agricultural district. Pop: 357 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Scenes: First and third acts, in garden adjoining Fernando's mansion, suburbs of Piura.

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The name of this city is Piura and it is on a small river bearing the same name.

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Catacaos is several miles from the sea, and Piura is an interior place.

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From Piura, some take the inland road by Caxamarca, and others the road along the coast through Truxillo.

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Lima is above six hundred miles from Cape Blanco, and Piura is about seventy-five miles from the same place.

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