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==History== | ==History== | ||
When the Spanish arrived in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born.<br> | When the Spanish arrived in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born.<br> | ||
The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance. | The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance. Today, Piura is known as the "Ciudad del eterno calor" meaning "The city of the eternal heat" because it is hot all year round. | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piura] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piura] | ||