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Welcome! Want to live a unique experience? Peru is one of the few countries which has 75% of the global natural regions, different climates,lifestyles different from one another, is a country with cultural wealth,you must know. Here you will find information about of our country, you can experience visually Experience what could be known, work and generate social impact in Peru.
Why Peru? There are three elements that make Peru a unique destination: its history, nature and living culture. Traces of the past, natural resources and peoples whose traditional cultures are alive today, still thrive in Peru. They are Peru's inexhaustible riches. AGENTES
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Peru is a representative democratic republic divided into 25 regions. Its geography varies from the arid plains of the Pacific coast to the peaks of the Andes Mountains and the tropical forests of the Amazon Basin. It is a developing country with a high Human Development Index score and a poverty level around 31 percent. Its main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, mining, and manufacturing of products such as textiles.
General Information Population
Language
Currency Govermment
Religion
Population 27.000.000 inhabitants. - Urban: 72,3 % - Rural: 27,7 % Peru is a nation of mixed ethnic origins. Throughout its history, Peru has been the meeting ground for different nations and cultures. The indigenous population was joined 500 years ago by the Spaniards. As a result of this encounter, and later enriched by the migration of African blacks, Asians and Europeans, Peruvian man emerged as the representative of a nation whose rich ethnic mix is one of its leading characteristics. - Spanish: 80,3% - Quechua: 16,2% - Other languages: 3,0% - Foreign languages: 0,2% As part of its rich cultural tradition, Peru features many different languages. Although Spanish is commonly spoken across the country, Quechua is a major legacy of the Inca empire, and is still spoken with regional dialects in many parts of Peru. In addition, other languages are spoken such as Aymara (in Puno) and a startling variety of dialects in the Amazon jungle, which are divided up into 15 linguistic families and 43 different languages. The official currency in Peru is the Nuevo Sol (S/.), which is divided into 100 centimos. The currency includes coins for 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimos and 1, 2 and 5 sol coins. There are bills in the denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Nuevos Soles. Peru is a democratic republic. The president and members of Congress are elected every five years by universal suffrage. The current constitutional president of Peru is Ollanta Humala Tasso (2011-2016). Roman Catholic: 89,03% Evangelical: 6,73% Other religions: 2,56% Any Religion: 1.65%
More Information Electricity
The electric voltage in Peru is 220 volts and 60 cycles, you can buy adapters voltage in specializes stores.
Credit Cards
Are accept American Express, Visa, Diners Club and Mastercard. Note that the use of credit cards is unusual in the provices
Machu Picchu, Cusco
Internacional Phone Code Time Zone More Info
+51
GMT (UTC) -05:00 hrs. (Valid throughout Peru, year-round) www.peru.org.pe Official website of the Peruvian Goverment with tourist information. http://www.peru.travel/en/ Republic of Peru - Commission on the Promotion of Peru for export and tourism - PromPeru
Piura The department of Piura contains many types of terrain. The coast features the largest desert in Peru, Sechura, which also includes the lowest place in Peru, the Bayovar depression at 37 mbsl / 121 fbsl towards the east, in the Andes, the terrain becomes rougher. The Porculla Trail is located there, (2138 masl / 7014 fasl); it is the lowest Andean trail in Peru. Piura, full of joy and song, was in 1532 the first city founded in Peru by Francisco Pizarro. At present, it is an important center of economic development in northern Peru. Just twelve kilometers from the city is Catacaos, known for its artisans who work in straw and cotton and gold and silver filigree and for its exquisite restaurants. The town of Chulucanas is another famous place, but this time for pottery and excellent chicherĂas (taverns where chicha, a local drink, is served).
The coast of Piura offers many diverse attractions. Mรกncora, located close to the Piura-Tumbes border, is a small cove with beautiful beaches much prized by surfers, fun loving youths, and entire families. Toward the south lies Cabo Blanco, famous for the people cut from the same cloth as Ernest Hemmingway, attracted by ocean fishing for marlin, swordfish, and grouper. Today, it is the perfect place to surf since some of the best waves in Peru are found there.
Let yourself be seduced by the upper Peruvian North and fall in love with its beaches and natural surroundings. Colรกn is the main beach resort for the inhabitants of Piura, lovely for its typical wooden houses set upon pylons at the edge of the sea. On the way to the highlands in the province of Huancabamba, you find the Huaringas, an enclave for shamans and mystic healers and an area of medicinal lakes and apus, protector mountains.
General Information Altitude Altitude Capital:Piura (29 masl / 95 fasl) Lowest point: 3 masl / 10 fasl (Paita and Los Organos) Highest point: 2709 masl / 8888 fasl (Ayabaca)
Weather Weather The city of Piura tends to be arid and hot, with no rain all year. The average annual maximum temperature is 31,2ºC (88,1ºF) and the minimum is 17,7ºC (63,8ºF). During the presence of the El Niño effect, it rains, especially between December and June.
Access Routes Access routes By land Lima – Piura: 1035 km / 643 miles by the Pan-American Highway North (12 hours by car) By air Regular flights to Piura from Lima (1 hour and 15 minutes), Trujillo (40 minutes) and Chiclayo (30 minutes).
Distances from Piura
Distances from Piura
-Ayabaca(Province of Ayabaca) 229 km (142 miles) / 6 hours -Huancabamba(Province of Huancabamba) 214 km (133 miles) / 7 hours -Chulucanas(Province of Chulucanas) 60 km (37 miles) / 45 minutes -Paita(Province of Paita) 60 km (37 miles) / 45 minutes -Sechura(Province of Sechura) 50 km (31 miles) / 55 minutes -Sullana(Province of Sullana) 39 km (24 miles) / 35 minutes -Talara(Province of Talara) 118 km (73 miles) / 1 hour and 30 minutes Airport
Airport
Carlos Concha Iberico Airport Avenida Corpac Piura Telephone: (073) 34-4503 / 34-4997
Health Centers
Health Centers
Reategui Hospital: Avenida Grau 1150. Telephone: (073) 33-1157. Attention: 24 hours Cayetano Heredia Hospital: Avenida Independencia, Castilla. Telephone: (073) 342648.
Local Police
Local Police
Piura Police Station: Avenida Sanchez Cerro, block 12. Telephone: (073) 30-6266 San Martin Police Station: Prolongacion Avenida Grau, San Martin. Telephone: (073) 36-1197
Piura Transportation Interprovincial buses Oltursa - Empresa de Transportes Turísticos Olano S.A (054)57-2854 http://www.oltursa.com.pe ITTSA - Internacional de Transporte Turístico y Servicios S.R.LTDA (044) 25-0587 / 23-1454 atencionalcliente@ittsabus.com Cruz del Sur - Transportes Cruz del Sur S.A.C (043) 32-1283 http://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe
Security Taxi Taxi Privado : Tlf.(073)30-1177 Taxi Santa Maria del Pinar: Tlf.(073)32-1667 Cel.968-246200 Piura Taxi: Tlf.(073)30-3999 Taxi San Jose: Tlf.(073)30-2832