About Trujillo - Peru
Trujillo City is the capital
of the department La Libertad. It was founded by the Spaniard conqueror Diego de
Almagro on December 6th, 1534 (before the foundation of Lima), located near Chan
Chan, capital of the pre-Inca Chimú Nation, in a valley of great cultural
hegemony.
Among 1685 and 1687, given
the opulence of Trujillo, and due to the incursions of the pirates, the city was
walled for its protection, and this enclosure constitutes today the historical
center where the old large houses of exquisite gates, the convents and churches,
squares and streets like witness of its old stock stand out, of a severe and
elegant, colonial and republican city where the luxury was something common.
Trujillo was the first
important city of Peru that proclaimed its independence of the Spaniards on
December 20th , 1820.
Until mid XX Century, the
wealth of this town was given in the agricultural production and its export, and
from then on it began the industrialization and the trade; prevailing the
agricultural production of the sugar cane and rice.
Very near the city you will
find numerous and wonderful archaeological monuments of Mochica and Chimú
cultures, outstanding
Chan Chan's citadel, declared World Heritage Site
by UNESCO.
Trujillo is also famed by
the traditional celebrations of the Marinera's National Contest (Peruvian
dance's contest), the International Festival of Spring, Competition of "Caballos
de Paso" (Peruvian "Paso" horses), Exhibition of "Caballitos de Totora" (small
rafts made out of straw of the region), Biannual of Contemporary Art and
International Festival of Ballet, for what is also called the "Cultural Capital
of Peru."
Huanchaco, picturesque spa
and fishermen's creek will offer you the opportunity to see the "caballitos de
totora", the same used by the Mochicas in the III century.
Trujillo and
Ica
are disputed to be the best worldwide breeders in the famous "Caballos de Paso".
Trujillo Guide
Historical Center of Trujillo City:
Located in the walled area during the Colony, it conserves some houses and
Colonial churches in very good condition, a beautiful Main Square; constructions
of the Republican and Modern age that give Trujillo a charm and elegant
excellence.
Archaeological places in Trujillo: Trujillo is located in the
center of the valleys Chao, Virú, Moche and Chicama. On an area that was of
great influence and development for the pre-Inca cultures as Mochica and Chimú
who have bequeathed us extraordinary constructions, among those outstands
Chan Chan's citadel,
Huaca del Sol y de la Luna, Huaca del Dragon, the archaeological complex
El Brujo and The
Lady of Cao, whose visit will give you the sensation of an encounter with a
millennial civilization.
Chan Chan
Archaeological complex - UNESCO Archaeological World
Heritage. Chan Chan was the capital of Chimu Kingdom, reached its peak in the
15th century, not long before falling under the Incas. The planning of this huge
city, the biggest in pre-Colombian America, reflects a strict political and
social strategy, marked by its division into nine "citadels" or "palaces"
forming independent units.
El Brujo and Lady of
Cao
The El Brujo Archaeological Complex is an ancient
monument of the Moche culture. It includes Huaca Prieta and the nearby colonial
remains of Salinar, Moche, Lambayeque, Chimú. The Huaca El Brujo and Huaca Cao
Viejo were built by the Moche sometime between 1 and 600 A.D. Huaca Cao Viejo is
famous for its polychrome reliefs and mural paintings, and the discovery of the
Señora de Cao, the first known Governess in Peru.
Museums of Trujillo: Outstands the Archaeological Museum of the
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (National University of Trujillo).
Moche Route
The Moche Route program is an initiative of the
Fundación Backus, its main goal is to promote the research, conservation and
public use of the cultural and archaeological patrimony in the northern coast of
Peru, to generate more frequent tourist activities and to complement the ones in
the south, which have become more and more common. The Moche Route program does
not promote tourism in all the Mochica archaeological monuments, only in those
where there is currently an investigation project such as
Túcume, the Brüning Museum and the
Royal Tombs of Sipán
Museum; San José de Moro,
El Brujo complex and
the
Huaca del Sol and Huaca de
la Luna (in
Trujillo - La Libertad).
Around Trujillo city: Without considering the
archaeological centers, Trujillo doesn't offer many tourist attractiveness in
its periphery, with the exception of the visit to Huanchaco and Chicama Beach
for surfers.
Trujillo is an excellent destination for those who look for experiences in the
archaeological and historical environment. A city of rich colonial architecture
and very important archaeological centers of the pre-Inca era.
We
recommend you a combined visit to
Chiclayo
and Trujillo
Trujillo Pictures - Trujillo Photo Gallery
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