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A calle canal or vía canal is a street type in northern
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located in the urban area of cities expressly designed to function exceptionally and for short periods (i.e. few hours) as
canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...
s to evacuate water and mud from intense and infrequent
rain Rain is a form of precipitation where water drop (liquid), droplets that have condensation, condensed from Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is res ...
s. This type of solution, used in the northern Peruvian cities of
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,
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, Los Órganos and
Sullana SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 p ...
, from the period of reconstruction of the damaged infrastructures during the
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phenomenon of the years 1997–1998, can be used whenever, due to the topographic conditions, as long as a free flow of rain outside of the city via a slope is guaranteed. Otherwise, water can accumulate and pool in certain parts. In
Sullana SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 p ...
, the ''Canal Vía'' is a known street of this type. Mismanagement of the canal led to flooding of several parts and the establishment of unlicensed businesses set up by street merchants.


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