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Trujillo Things to See and Do
As one of Peru's largest cities, Trujillo has a wide variety of activities within and surrounding the city to keep even the most stir crazy toursist entertained.
In Trujillo, there is its Plaza de Armas, where you can see the locals of Trujillo wander about this quaint park. Also within Trujillo are a couple of museums, including Museo de Juguete and Museo de Arqueología. The colonial mansions are also worth a visit, many have been maintained and give you a sense of what things were like here
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As one of Peru's largest cities, Trujillo has a wide variety of activities within and surrounding the city to keep even the most stir crazy toursist entertained.
In Trujillo, there is its Plaza de Armas, where you can see the locals of Trujillo wander about this quaint park. Also within Trujillo are a couple of museums, including Museo de Juguete and Museo de Arqueología. The colonial mansions are also worth a visit, many have been maintained and give you a sense of what things were like here hundreds of years ago.
Outside of Trujillo there are many archaeological sites that are worth a visit. El Brujo and the mud-brick city of Chan Chan are, in particular, wonderful sites.
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Chan Chan
Chan Chan, five kilometers (three mi) west of Trujillo, the largest pre-Columbian city in South America, was the capital of the Chimú kingdom. It dates from around 1300 AD. Some archaeologists believe Chan Chan was the largest adobe city ever. There were also nine sub-cities each ruled by a...
Chan Chan, five kilometers (three mi) west of Trujillo, the largest pre-Columbian city in South America, was the capital of the Chimú kingdom. It dates from around 1300 AD. Some archaeologists believe Chan Chan was the largest adobe city ever. There were also nine sub-cities each ruled by a...
Ruin
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru
Museo de Arqueología
Highly recommended by the guides of the ruin sites outside of town, the museum highlights the distinct prehispanic cultures of the region. On display are reproductions of murals found in the currently excavated Huaca de la Luna....
Highly recommended by the guides of the ruin sites outside of town, the museum highlights the distinct prehispanic cultures of the region. On display are reproductions of murals found in the currently excavated Huaca de la Luna....
Museum
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru
Plaza de Armas
All of the downtown city streets lead to the plaza. There, you can observe a center monument that salutes liberty and is of the Baroque style done by Edmundo Muller. Of course, you can, as is always allowed, pass the day in this open and grandiose...
All of the downtown city streets lead to the plaza. There, you can observe a center monument that salutes liberty and is of the Baroque style done by Edmundo Muller. Of course, you can, as is always allowed, pass the day in this open and grandiose...
City Plaza
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru
Museums of Trujillo
Trujillo isn’t just about great archaeological ruins of long-gone empires. It also has a number of museums to suit every interest. Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia de la UNT is located in the colonial Casa Risco. This museum houses murals and artifacts from 12,000 BC to the...
Trujillo isn’t just about great archaeological ruins of long-gone empires. It also has a number of museums to suit every interest. Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia de la UNT is located in the colonial Casa Risco. This museum houses murals and artifacts from 12,000 BC to the...
Museum
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru
Museo del Juguete
If you make it to Café y Museo del Juguete, definitely make the trip upstairs to the Museo del Juguete, where you will encounter a modest but interesting display of rattlers, whistles, figurines, and other Chancay, Moche and Chimú toys dating as far back as 1000 BC. Art aficionados should walk...
If you make it to Café y Museo del Juguete, definitely make the trip upstairs to the Museo del Juguete, where you will encounter a modest but interesting display of rattlers, whistles, figurines, and other Chancay, Moche and Chimú toys dating as far back as 1000 BC. Art aficionados should walk...
Museum
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, Peru
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