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Dish · Piura
Seco de chabelo
Fried, mashed green banana with dried beef, chicha de jora, ají panca and cilantro. It is one of Piura’s most representative dishes, recognized by Indecopi as a Traditional Guaranteed Specialty in 2026.
Piura · Peru Capital
Piura
In the destination Piura and Catacaos.
In the photo: Plaza de Armas of Piura, Peru.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Piura.
Capital of the Piura region in northern Peru, founded in 1532 as San Miguel, the country’s first Spanish city. Around the Plaza de Armas, with La Pola and the cathedral, are the birthplace of Admiral Miguel Grau, the church of San Francisco where Piura swore independence in 1821, and the Vicús Museum with pre‑Hispanic gold pieces. To the south, Catacaos has Calle Comercio of the artisans and the Tallán site of Narihualá. It is the city of seco de chabelo.
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Square
Plaza de Armas of Piura
Piura's main square, shaded by century-old tamarind trees, with the statue of Liberty known as La Pola, a gift from President José Balta in 1870, and the cathedral, originating at the end of the 16th century.
Museum
Casa Museo Grau
The house on calle Tacna where Admiral Miguel Grau was born and lived, a hero of the War of the Pacific. A quincha and adobe building from the late 18th century, a museum since 1964.
Church
Church of San Francisco of Piura
Church of the former Franciscan cloister, next to the malecón Eguiguren, in whose atrium Piura swore independence on January 4, 1821. A national monument with a neoclassical altar.
Museum
Vicús Municipal Museum
Piura's municipal museum, with archaeology and Piuran identity galleries and the Gold Room, which brings together gold pieces of the Vicús culture.
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Historic street
Calle Comercio de Catacaos
The main street of Catacaos, about 12 km south of Piura, with colorful portals and workshops for gold and silver filigree, toquilla straw hats and ceramics. Nearby is the Church of San Juan Bautista.
Archaeological site
Narihualá Archaeological Complex
Large adobe huaca south of Catacaos, the main political and administrative center of the Tallán people, who lived in the Piura valley before the Incas. It has a site museum.