Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Piura Slideshow
Piura
Travel Blogs from Piura, Peru
Piura - We´re in Peru! No sign of Paddington!
... the past 24 hours, we holed up in the hotel and watched movies, only leaving to eat meals. So, not much to say about Piura really, apart from Hotel El Sol has many cable channels, but room 208 could do with a little more insulation from the street noise ...
Piura
... like it was going to release all its digestive content on Marcos! Excellent...we must get one for our dining room! Back to Piura. Its a small town with little different to the rest (apart from the fact that I could use my Visa in the supermarket and ...
Mancora 2008
I back to Mancora this time for a photography work, in this hotel, the zone is Las Pocitas Mancora, nice place, the coworkers are very friendly. Was a nice experience do this work, excellent view for take the pictures, this is the best time to go in ...
A Surprisingly Pleasant Town With A Vibrant Market
... . If you want to be in the thick of the action, then seriously consider staying here. Located near the heart of Piura's sprawling market, it offers surprisingly pleasant rooms with private bathrooms and cable TV. The bright tiled rooms are well maintained ...
Passing through Piura
A 4.45am start and an 8 hour bus ride got us into our first Peruvian city - Piura. We certainly weren't impressed at the 45 minutes it took to cross the Peruvian / Ecuador border over the International Bridge at Macara. They make you get off the bus and ...
Long hard road to Lima
... turned out to be the same one we had lunch at that afternoon) and had a nice sleep. It was up early for our 8 hour bus to Piura, Peru. The bus was fine, I slept a lot and read my book. However, the ticket guy on the bus was a major jerk! When we ...
A Small Market Town Noted For Its Artesania
... ; Sun 28/11/10 I came to visit this small bustling market town fifteen minutes south west of Piura. Its main artisanal drag was Jr. ...
Some ideas comparing Ecuador and Peru
About the people ================ Even if Ecuador and Peru are neighbouring countries and there was the time they were in the same state, you face the first differences directly on the border. Firstly, the people look different. IMHO the Peruvians look ...
Hola peru!
Took a bus over the border to Peru, no problems at all. Only stayed in Piura long enough to change some money (a lovely lady on the street gave us some advice on changing money and safety in Peru along with a kiss and a hug for each of us, a very ...
Just arrived in Peru (Kerry)
... driver anyway....so everyone had to wait. They were all really nice about it eventually! So here we are in Piura in the North of Peru, hanging out for the day till our flight to Lima, then we have one day there and fly to ...
wieder ein bissl Busfahren und bienvendio a Peru
... bei allen 3 Polizeikontrollen am Weg nach Sullana gab's keine Probleme. Von Sullana ging es dann nochmal mit dem Bus 1 Stunde nach Piura. Dort goennten wir uns dann einmal 1 Nacht "Buspause" Am naechsten Tag gings dann in 9 Stunden weiter nach Trujillo ...
Watch out in Peru!
... I was in argentina someone reminded me of taking care of my bag any time any where, so I paid extra attention in Peru. Otherwise, it would be me. The distance between Piura and Loja seems not far on the map, but the road is hilly. So it took about 8 - 9 ...
Stopping at Piura, Peru
Paul & I arrived at Piura Peru somewhat late in the afternoon, after the border crossing in Maraca. We found a hostel, and shared a room. After refreshing, Paul and I went out grocery shopping, actually, for wine. We ...
Piura
We had booked a 9.30 am direct bus to Trujillo but, when we were still waiting at 11, we got a refund and took the next bus to Piura, half way, and stopped here for the ...
Bienvenido a Peru
So we are now in Peru, I have loads to write about as we have made about 5 stops since my last entry, but this is a slow process so I will upload some pics and write a little and hopefully fill in the gaps when (or should that be if!) internet ...
Piura - nice enough but no WOWs
... referring to the "Fiestas Patrias" ... along with Christmas and Semana Santa (Easter) it´s the major celebration for Peru. The central focal point of Piura is naturally the main square , the Plaza de Armas , where the cathedral is situated and the locals ...
A Surprisingly Pleasant Town With A Vibrant Market
... . If you want to be in the thick of the action, then seriously consider staying here. Located near the heart of Piura's sprawling market, it offers surprisingly pleasant rooms with private bathrooms and cable TV. The bright tiled rooms are well maintained ...
Bye-bye Ecuador, hola Peru!
... with illegal trash dumps, everything stinks, and overall we have the impression of really going down in terms of country development. Piura is a huge mess, and the first things you see coming off the bus are first the taxi drivers clustered around you ...
A necessary bus trip along the way to the border
... the locals. We hopped on the bus (the right way this time) back to Trujillo then hopped on our bus north to Piura. To be honest the bus ride was not that exciting. It was a nice modern bus.....we watched the film ´50 first dates´ ...
Quick Stop Over
... got the bus there and it was feral so we got the next bus out of there to the only place this bus company went to called Piura. Pirua is a small transport town it was in the Lonley Planet so we kinda had an idea what we were getting into. We found ...
Piura
... just as we decided to leave the house the heavens opened!!!! It rained non stop and before long the streets were flooded! It was great to watch, but a little wet! Not much else to report about Piura, would recommend passing through and not staying ...
Bus riding in Peru...Chicaylo to Piura
... what was happening to my body and I felt like the heat was making me lose my mind. On the bus ride to Piura, we watched the Shawshank Redemption and outside we watched the eternally dry desert landscape of Northwest Peru. The towns we passed ...
Two failed border attempts and a lost passport!
... that supposedly allowed me to cross the border without my passport. Feeling more positive, Tom and I stayed the night in Piura, trying Cerviche, the traditional Peruvian fish dish, for our first time. The following morning, with denunciation in hand, we ...
Border crossing
Arrived at 7am bleary-eyed. Found an ATM but not a bus to Lima. Checked into a random seedy hostel and then got our tickets on Cruz del Sur. Last 2 tickets on the bus. Last row seats. Urrrrrrghhhh!!!! Took a short nap, lunch, and we´re online now for ...
Just passing through...
... our hours, it was such a good decision. The movie was good and the air conditioning was welcomed. We actually had a really nice time in Piura and it wouldn't have been the end of the world if we had have stayed here a few nights, but we are both excited ...
Wachten
... ....en 1,5 uur later stonden we op de terminal van Loja. Daar hebben we nog een poosje zitten wachten tot de nachtbus naar Piura vertrok om iets over elven. We hadden de achterste twee banken tot onze beschikking, er was geen film en geen muziek.....dus ...
Peru - Piura
... oom die bij Dole (van de banaantjes) werkt, kunnen overnachten!! Super! Ik had het adres opgeschreven, zodat ik bij aankomst in Piura na de 6,5 uur durende busrit, gewoon een taxi moest nemen. Maar... dat was niet nodig, want de chauffeur van Gustavo ...
Piura - Purely Peru?
... be only about 12 euros in the end. The rest of the day was spent with the practical things of buying a new Sim card for Peru, some water and munchies and strolling around the city trying to feel the vibe of the city and the ...
First stop in Peru - Piura
... but in the end I decided id do it a little easier with a 9 hour bus ride to the coast and warmth of la costa en Peru norte. Piura is a city that doesnt attract a lot of gringos, they normally go a little north to the playas de mancora but I wasnt so ...