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HistoryThe Paita–Sullana–Piura railway (1872–1887)
Built from 1872, the Paita–Sullana–Piura Railway (105 km) linked the Chira and Piura harvests with the port of Paita, operating until the mid-20th century.
Independence and Early Republic
Chira-Piura Special Project and El Niño events
About this place
Los eventos de El Niño de 1891, 1925, 1983 y 1998 desbordaron reiteradamente el río Piura, inundando Castilla y Catacaos y causando la caída del puente Bolognesi el 16 de marzo de 1998. Para resolver las crecidas y el déficit hídrico, el Decreto Ley 18381 del 1 de septiembre de 1970 creó el Proyecto Especial Chira-Piura: la Presa de Poechos (mil millones de metros cúbicos), un canal trasvasor de 54 km, la Presa de Derivación Sullana y el Canal Miguel Checa riegan más de 100 000 hectáreas y protegen a las ciudades de avenidas extraordinarias.
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HistoryCreation of the Department of Piura (1861)
On March 30, 1861, during the government of Ramón Castilla, the Department of Piura was created with the founding provinces of Piura, Paita and Ayabaca.
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HistoryEmancipatory ideas and geopolitical siege (1820)
Enlightened ideas, the fall of Guayaquil, the proclamation of Trujillo (December 1820) and the landing of San Martín closed the siege around viceregal power and reached Piura.
