Piura

American  

[pyoo-rah] / ˈpju rɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Peru.

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Piura British  

/ 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)

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Piura

He arrived at the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, in the Peruvian department of Piura, in 1985, aged 30, and the following year, joined the mission in Trujillo.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

For much of his childhood — which included stints in Bolivia and in the northern Peruvian city of Piura, with his maternal grandparents — Vargas Llosa presumed his father to be dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025

With 5,275 dengue cases, Piura was by Friday the second hardest-hit city in Peru.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

The government has declared a state of emergency as it seeks to bring relief to regions of Peru hard hit by the cyclone known as Yaku, which include Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes.

From Reuters ● Mar. 12, 2023

In reference to these deserts, the following observation occurs to my memory, as having happened when we were on the road to Piura.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert