PERU - Trujillo
Trujillo is a large city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of La Libertad Region. It was founded in the desert oasis valley of Moche by the Spaniard conqueror Diego de Almagro in December 1534 (before the foundation of Lima), located near Chan Chan, capital of the pre-Inca Chimú Nation.
Around Trujillo, you will find archaeological monuments of Mochica and Chimú cultures, like the outstanding Chan Chan's citadel, declared Cultural World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and also the Huaca de la Luna y Sol. These "pyramids" were built during the Moche empire (A.D. 100–800). The Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun), was an administrative center, when the Huaca de la Luna, was a religious complex with the most remarkable and best-preserved murals in all of Peru.
BEST TIME to VISIT TRUJILLO
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PERU
Coast : December to April
but possible all year
Plaza de Armas - nice old building
Plaza de Armas - Cathedral
Plaza de Armas
old building - plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas - beautiful blue building
Plaza de Armas - House
Huaca del Sol is the biggest "pyramid"
Huaca de la Luna - Beautiful mural
Huaca de la Luna is located at the bottom of the Cerro Blanco (white mountain)
Huaca del Sol - View from the Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna - Beautiful mural
Huaca de la Luna - Excavations showing a room with a beautiful mural
around Trujillo - local taxis
around Trujillo - local taxis
around Trujillo - local taxis
Chan Chan Ruins - Eroded adobe walls
Chan Chan Ruins - Eroded adobe walls
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall with fishes
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall with birds
Chan Chan Ruins - Eroded adobe walls
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall with birds
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe walls
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall - birds
Chan Chan Ruins - Carved adobe wall - birds
Chan Chan Ruins - Large ceremonial court
Chan Chan Ruins - Adobe walls
Huanchaco - caballitos de totora
Huanchaco - a very touristic and crowded beach
Huanchaco - caballitos de totora