By air

The airport (IATA: PIU) has flights to Chiclayo and Lima. Airlines come and go frequently, LAN seems to have the strongest hold. TACA also has cheap flights to Lima. Flights leave around 6:30am, 2:00pm, and another later in the evening.

By bus

National buses run along the Panamerican Highway from Lima to Tumbes (4.5 hours) & some to the border with Ecuador. Ormeno (Lima to Guayaquil daily & Quito weekly), & Transportes Loja (Piura to Loja 3 times daily, US$10, 8-9 hours), have international buses to Ecuador. CIFA has buses to Guayaquil with connections to Cuenca via Machala. The "Especial" service is a double decker bus with sleeper seats on the lower floor. (Cuenca 12-15$, 10 hours).Transportes Linea and Oltursa have frequent buses to Chiclayo, Trujillo and to Lima.
Bus lines that run to the north include El Dorado, EPPO, and El Sol. There are frequent combis north to Mancora.

Plaza de Armas

The Plaza de Armas (Plaza of Arms) is the name for the main square in many Latin American cities. In Mexico this space is known as El Zocalo, and in Central America as Parque Central (Central Park). While some large cities have both a Plaza de Armas and a Plaza Mayor, in most cities those are two names for the same place.
Most cities constructed by the Spanish Conquistadores were designed on a standard military fashion based on a grid pattern, taken from the Roman Castrum, of which one of the blocks would be left vacant to form the Plaza de Armas. It is often surrounded by governmental buildings, churches, and other structures of cultural or political significance. The name derives from the fact that this would be a refuge in case of an attack upon the city, from which arms would be supplied to the defenders.

The Cathedral

The cathedral of Piura was built in the colonial era houses paintings by Ignacio Merino, such as St. Martin de Porres and the Virgin Mary. The altar is covered with gold leaf.

Bridges

The bridges of the city of Piura have been built to link Castile with Piura Piura these cross the river. The most famous bridges are the Sánchez Cerro and Bolognesi.

The Dove of Peace

Built in 1982 by Peruvian sculptor Victor Delfin.
You can also visit the house of Miguel Grau Seminario.

June - August

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