Tag: Piura

Aypate, a late prehispanic archaeological site located in the mountainous province of Ayabaca, today part of a world heritage such as the Qapac Ñan.

Among the vast archaeological heritage in the department of Piura, there are more than 280 sites identified, but just a few have been promoted, for example Narihualá and its site Museum (dependent of the Ministry of Culture), near the city of Catacaos, an important handcraft center very visited by its popular art andgastronomy, recognized as a national cultural heritage.

Within the property heritage stands the baroque church of Sechura (late 18th century), recently restored by the private company and the Archbishopric. In the city of Piura, there are some points of interest like the Church of “El Carmen”; public spaces regularly visited such as the Plaza de Armas (Main Square) and Ovalo Grau, as well as the cemetery of San Teodoro (1838). Finally, although the city has few museum spaces, we can find the archaeological Municipal Museum of Vicús and the House Museum of the Admiral Miguel Grau, a subsidiary of the Peruvian Navy, which enjoys of an important presence of tourists for its unbeatable location and the relevance of this personality.