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Piura - Peru
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It
is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The
population is 930,000.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the first
Spanish city in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in 1532. Piura declared its
indepedence on January 4, 1821.
Piura Pictures
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