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Cayalti's climate is BWh (hot desert). Cayalti receives only 77.6 millimetres (3.06 in) of precipitation annually, most of it during the months of February and March. For much of the year, compared to many low-elevation tropical deserts, temperatures are mild due to the influence of the cold
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production and Zaña was one of the most important cities of colonial Peru. The wealth of Zaña attracted
English pirates who raided the city in 1686. A flood destroyed Zaña in 1720 and it never recovered its previous importance. Ruins from the flood still exist at the edge of the 21st century town.
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Spaniards largely abandoned the town, leaving behind the African slaves who re-created a much diminished community and town. At the end of the 18th century, Zaña had a population of little more than 500 people, of whom 90 were Africans ("negros") and 370 were
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that flows offshore in the
Pacific Ocean. Average monthly temperatures range from 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) in February and March to 20.75 °C (69.35 °F) in August. The lower temperatures in the Austral winter are due to the influence of
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The city of Zaña (or Saña, as it was known in its early history) was founded in
November 1563 by Baltasar Rodriguez with the name of Santiago de Miraflores de Zaña. Conceived as a way-station between the growing towns of
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Imported
African slaves made up a major part of the population of the city and its environs during its heyday. The Afro-Peruvian Museum is in Zaña and in 2017 the museum was declared by
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Slavery was abolished in Peru in 1854, but many of the Afro-Peruvian residents of Zaña continued to work in the sugar industry, especially on the hacienda of the
Aspillaga family in
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in northern Peru. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) inland from the
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at an elevation of 58 metres (190 ft) in the valley of the
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246:See also:
228:sugar cane
220:Zaña River
165:Population
131:Lambayeque
94:79°34′37″W
309:Nicomedes
157:Elevation
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337:Cayalti
331:Climate
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286:El Niño
242:History
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119:Country
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127:Region
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325:Zaña.
263:wheat
255:Piura
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