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Piura

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Piu·ra  (pyr, pyrä)
A city of northwest Peru near the Pacific Ocean. Founded by Pizarro in 1532, it is the oldest Spanish settlement in Peru. Population: 326,000.

Piura (Spanish) [ˈpjura]
n
(Placename) a city in NW Peru: the oldest colonial city in Peru, founded by Pizarro in 1532; commercial centre of an agricultural district. Pop.: 308 155 (1998 est.)


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And one of those projects, Prosida, is aiming to teach children in the Piura region of Northern Peru the dangers of Aids.
Peru is divided into 24 departments (Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, and Ucayali), plus the Constitutional Province of Callao.
The Gambia's youth team were playing in a tournament in Piura in northern Peru but the fans were heading to the capital,Lima,500miles away.
 
 
 
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