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Ferreñafe

Ferreñafe (Colonial mochica: Firruñap) is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ferreñafe in the region Lambayeque.

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Place details

Locality: Ferreñafe
Region: Lambayeque
Country: Perú
Population: 34,357
Timezone: America/Lima

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Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.official_name: Ferreñafe
Settlement.nickname: Tierra de la Doble Fe ("Land of the Double Faith")
Settlement.image_skyline: Ferre%C3%B1afe_-_Iglesia_de_Santa_Lucia.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Santa Lucia church in the town's main plaza
Settlement.image_seal: Ferreñafe_Escudo.jpg
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Peru
Settlement.mapframe: Yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lambayeque

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Peru
Located in: Lambayeque Department
Population: +31777
Elevation: +67
Time zone: Q5390
Capital of: Ferreñafe District
Image: Ferreñafe - Iglesia de Santa Lucia.jpg

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Ferreñafe (Colonial mochica: Firruñap) is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ferreñafe in the region Lambayeque.

==Overview== Ferreñafe was founded on December 13, 1550, by captain Alonso de Osorio. Before the arrival of the Spanish, an early civilization lived in the area, The Sican. The Sican culture existed long before the Incas, and adopted themselves to the geography of Ferreñafe. The Sican built pyramids and buried their family lineage in forms that attract scholars from different fields of study. Sican National Museum is the main centre of interpretation to understand the culture, philosophy, architecture, life style, and hierarchy structure of the Sican.