Trujillo Tourism

Trujillo is the capital of the department of La Libertad, called the "city of eternal spring", founded by the Spanish conquistador Diego de Almagro on December 6, 1534, located a short distance from the capital Chan Chan nation Chimu, on a valley of great hegemony of Hispanic cultures and very near the sea.

 

Between 1685 and 1687, given the opulence of Trujillo and due to pirate raids, the city was walled for protection and this building is now the historic center where stand the old houses of exquisite gates, convents and churches, squares and streets as witnesses to his old lineage, a severe and stately, colonial and republican city where luxury and ostentation was common.

 

Until the mid-twentieth century, the wealth of this area was given in agricultural production in sugar cane estates, and since then began the industrialization and trade; currently they dominate the production of sugar cane, rice, asparagus, agro-industry and footwear production. Today is one of the most important cities of Peru.

 

Very close to the city are numerous and wonderful archaeological sites, a legacy of more than 12 thousand years of history of Peruvian towns of Cupisnique, Salinar, Viru, Moche and Chimu cultures, highlighting the citadel of Chan Chan, declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

 

Trujillo is also famed for its traditional celebrations of the National Marinera Contest, the International Spring Festival, Horse Contest Peruvian Paso, exhibition and contests reed horses, Biennial of Contemporary Art and International Ballet Festival, so also it called the "Cultural Capital of Peru.