Piura, Peru

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The oldest colonial town in Peru, Piura (pop. 325,000) was founded by Pizarro in 1532. Originally on a site north of the Chira River, it was moved to its present location in 1588. We particularly enjoyed Jiron Lima, the best-preserved colonial street in town. The Cathedral on the shady Plaza de Armas includes works by local artists. The archaeology museum, also on the Plaza, displays 2,000-year-old Vicus pottery. For history buffs, there's a naval museum in the house of Admiral Grau, hero of Peru's 1879 War of the Pacific. A day trip to nearby Catacaos should include a stop at the handicraft market there (wood, straw and leather goods, as well as gold- and silver-filigree work).

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