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| The city of Trujillo
is located in a valley of great cultural tradition in the north of Peru. Colonial city
founded in 1534 by the spanish conqueror Diego de Almagro,still conserves traces of the
era in which the vice kings governed Peru. Its many colonial houses and churches still remain as silent witnesses of the ancient opulent city. |
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 Interior patio of the Casa de Orbegoso, located in Orbegoso street, in the historical centre of the city. |
 Patio of the Casa Baanante, located in Ayacucho street. |
 La Merced church, located at Pizarro street. Still conserves the style of the colonial architects |
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In this way, Trujillo and its surroundings were the scene of the development of different pre-hispanic cultures. The first to extend further than its original valley near the year 1200 A.D., was the Moche or Mochica culture, with agriculture and military base, which built many temples and palaces, like the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, Esmeralda, Arco Iris (rainbow), and others. |
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Later arose the Chimu culture, a true empire, whose capital Chan Chan, had about 100 thousand inhabitants during its greatest period. The archaelogical remains of Chan Chan are situated hardly ten minutes to the centre of Trujillo.
Main entrance to the Tschudi palace, principal building of Chan Chan, the largest mud city in the world. |
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Continuing to the north, ten minutes from Chan Chan we arrive at one of the most beautiful resorts of the peruvian coast, the old fishing town called Huanchaco, famous for the quality of its waves and the facilities for surfing.
 The famous old fishing boats, called "caballitos de totora" of mochica origin, which are still built by the local fishermen, employed for their daily work, and occasionally for sport. |
 Enjoy the beautiful sunsets of Huanchaco. |
 Trujillo is also the city of the raising of the world famous "step horses". |
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