Sullana, Commercial center in northwestern Peru
Sullana is a city in Sullana Province in northwestern Peru, spreading across the Chira River valley. The settlement sits at roughly 60 meters (200 feet) elevation on flat desert plains near the coast.
In 1783, the settlement received its official foundation charter from Bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañon y Bufanda under the name El Principe. Decades later, a Chira River irrigation scheme turned the dry surroundings into a cotton-growing center.
The Feria Internacional de los Reyes, celebrated in January, brings together local traditions, food, and entertainment from the Piura region.
Cotton-processing plants such as gins and oil mills shape the cityscape, and their goods reach markets via the port of Paita. Visitors notice trucks hauling raw cotton and finished products between warehouses.
The Chira irrigation network started on a modest scale and expanded considerably in 1967, opening up new farmland. Today, the canals supply not only cotton fields but also fruit plantations and vegetable crops across the region.
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