Chan Chan
The most important cultural nucleus in the Chimú Nation, World Heritage Site.

"Huaca del Sol" (Sun) and "Huaca de la Luna" (Moon)
Archaeological center of the Mochica culture, located at 13 km. south east of Trujillo, beside the Moche River and very near the town of Moche.

They are two pyramidal huacas; built with adobe (made with mud), each piece of adobe has the maker's mark. The "Huaca del Sol" is the biggest, it has 498 m. length, 135 m. width and 48 m. height. It has more than 100 million pieces of adobe accumulated in its construction, the pieces of adobe were also covered with a loamy pasta and they were colored with strong colors that still now are possible to see in some places. These huacas are a sample of the highest technology that the Mochicas had in the art of building.

The "Huaca de la Luna", located at 200 m. distance from the "Huaca del Sol, is a little smaller; both were adoration centers of ritual character.

Advisable minimum time for your visit two hours and thirty minutes.

"Huaca el Dragon" (Dragon)
Also called "Huaca del Arco Iris" (rainbow), archaeological Chimú center, located at 4 km. north of Trujillo. This huaca, was an adoration temple of ritual character, it belongs to Chan Chan's citadel.

Built in adobe, at the moment restored and it is one of the best conserved from the most important huacas of Peru. In their walls beautiful friezes; place museum.

Advisable minimum time for your visit two hours and thirty minutes.

"Caballo Muerto" (Dead horse)
Archaeological Center which antiquity is considered in 1000 BC., located in Laredo, north of Trujillo. Outstanding the structure of "Huaca de Los Reyes" (Kings), is conformed by superimposed platforms and distributed in "U" form, ceremonial patio at the center, and in its contour colored heads of feline gods.

Archaeological Complex "El Brujo" (The Sorcerer)
Archaeological group of the Mochican culture. It is located at 35 Km north of Trujillo and 16 Km from the town of Chocope in the valley of Chicama. Its scientific investigation was initiated newly in 1990, in charge of the "Universidad Nacional de Trujillo" (National University of Trujillo), "Instituto Nacional de Cultura" (National Institute of Culture) with the financial support of an important bank of Peru, Banco Wiese-Sudameris.

In this center the Huaca Cao highlights, in pyramidal shape, reaches 30 m  height. Its walls are decorated with friezes in colored reliefs with complex representations of scenes, characters, and geometric designs, only case found in the Mochican culture.

The complex is located very close to the bank of the ocean, and is attributed marine ritual character. At the moment it is in the middle of an investigation process.

Advisable minimum time for your visit six hours.

The exposition at the Hall of Culture of the Banco Wiese-Sudameris in the city of Lima offers a sample of the discoveries of this complex.

"Huaca Prieta" (Blackish)
Archaeological pre-Inca Center  (2500 BC.) located in Chicama at 30 km north of Trujillo. It was inhabited by an agricultural society, in the pre-ceramic era.