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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Peru near the Pacific Ocean. Founded by Pizarro in 1532, it is Peru's oldest Spanish settlement.
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A bit of trivia: the biggest producer of Peruvian lemon is Tambogrande in Piura (north of Peru) which is responsible for 80% of the lemon consumed nationally.
A Taste for Lemon 2006
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A bit of trivia: the biggest producer of Peruvian lemon is Tambogrande in Piura (north of Peru) which is responsible for 80% of the lemon consumed nationally.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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I was born on the 21st of June 1937 in Piura, Peru, South
Chirichingo, Luis G. 1977
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It serveth for an Embarcadero, or Port Town, unto another great place which is distant from thence about thirteen Leagues higher in the Country, and is called Piura, being seated in a very
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This district is situated in the province and region of Piura, which is three hours away from the city of Chiclayo.
Kiva Loans 2010
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The city of Piura, which is at prefcnt the capital of its jurifdiftion, was the firfl: Spanifti fcttlement in Peru.
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"While things are going well for business, things clearly aren't going well for some voters," said Miguel Ferre , dean of the business school at Piura University here.
Peru Election Alarms Investors Matt Moffett 2011
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This ecoregion occupies an area of 14,128 square kilometers (km2) extending from Ecuador to northern Peru in the high basins of Piura and Cajamarca above 3,000 m above sea level (m.a.s.l.).
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It includes a small section in southern Ecuador and the departments of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, and Cajamarca in northern Peru.
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The principal rivers flowing through this ecoregion are the Guayas in Ecuador and the Zarumilla, Tumbes, Piura, and Chira Rivers in Peru.
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