Huaca Rajada
Mochican archaeological reservation, located 35 km. (21.7 miles) southeast of Chiclayo. In 1987 Dr. Walter Alva began his investigations in this huaca, thanks to an initial hint given by some "huaqueros" (people from the region dedicated to profane huacas), and  discovered the tombs of Señor de Sipan (Lord of Sipan), tombs of priests and important Mochicans, of ritual character. He had also discovered, the tombs "El Sacerdote" (The Priest)  and the tomb of the "Viejo Señor de Sipan" (Old Lord of Sipan).

The excavation in this location, constituted the first important tomb scientifically explored in Peru, being able to obtain an incalculable historical value, for allow knowing new aspects of the Mochica Culture and the reconstruction of its past.

At the moment, the copies of the discovery of Señor de Sipan are located in the original place where they were founded; besides being in the process of investigation and with new excavations by the Bruning Museum.

Tucume
Mochica - Chimu archaeological center, located 32 km. north of Chiclayo, very near to the town of Tucume. This pre-Inca city, flourished among the XII and XIII centuries; outstanding 26 pyramidal huacas made of adobe, the walled enclosures and big cementeries. One of their pyramids measure 400 m. lenght, 100 m.  width and 35 m. height, with a similar volume to the big pyramids of Egypt. The foundation of this city, is attributed to Naylamp.

It was the center of an essentially marine culture, this is deduced for the friezes founded in their walls with marine decorations and shells that only come from Ecuador and Panama. Their investigators have found remains of plants, feathers of tropical birds and semiprecious stones that are nonexistent in the region, which demonstrates that they had a great commercial net and that they were big navigators.

The navigator and investigator Thor Heyerdhal carried out up to 1,992 investigations in Tucume. Small place museum.

Batan Grande - Señor de Sican (Lord of Sican)
Batan Grande is an old farm dedicated to the cultivation of sugar cane, located 40 km. northeast of Chiclayo. In this property are found rich and important archaeological locations of the Sican, Mochica and Chimu cultures.

Their old inhabitants built big towns, with extraordinary domain of agriculture and the technics of watering; today we can appreciate the watering channel "Taymi" that is used at the moment by farmers of the area, after many centuries of having been designed and built.

In these locations big quantities of ceramic pieces and jewels have been extracted, of an unimaginable value, some of which conform the rich collection of the "Museo de Oro" (Gold Museum) in Lima, but many others have been sold in the black market.

Since 1987 Dr. Izumi Shimada comes carrying out an investigation in remains belonging to the Sican Culture, conformed by 30 monumental platforms made of "adobe" that "are the biggest of prehispanic constructions in South America", according to Shimada.

In the excavations in "Huaca El Loro", he discovered the tomb of the "Señor de Sican" (Lord of Sican), rich location in historical remains, in ceramic and jewels.

The investigations place Sican town, as the biggest and more important religious center in the north area of Peru.

Declared as Archaeological and Ecological National Reservation of Poma.

Apurlec
Was a city from the Chimu Culture, located 57 km (35.4 miles) north of Chiclayo, between Motupe and Jayanca cities. It has an extension of 27 sq/km and is formed by fortresses, temples, pyramidal huacas, palaces, aqueducts, all built in "adobe" (bricks made of mud), and it has a bigger extension than Chan Chan's Citadel. At the moment it is deteriorated, and part of it is under the sand of the desert.