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LA MERCED (1636). MONASTERIO DEL CARMEN
(1725). NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
TRUJILLO ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM CASSINELLI
ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM GANOZA CHOPITEA HOUSE. BRACAMONTE HOME. SURROUNDINGS TO THE CITY CHAN CHAN. CABALLO MUERTO (DEAD
HORSE). TEMPLES OF THE SUN AND
THE MOON. HUANCHACO BATHING
RESORT. MOCHE VILLAGE. SIMBAL
VILLAGE. PAIJAN
VILLAGE. MALABRIGO
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PRINCIPAL
ATTRACTIONS
THE CATHEDRAL OR THE
BASILICA MENOR (1666).
Rises on one corner of the Main Plaza. Its
architecture is sober, but holds valuable choir seats. Baroque and
Rococo styles, as well as sculptures and canvases exhibited in the
Cathedral Museum.
SAN FRANCISCO (1625).
On the corner of Gamarra- Independencia. Holds a rich collection of
retables, the most outstanding, being those located on the crosspiece
due to their design, carved work, and gold and polychrome relief.
Two
svelte belfries decorated the superposition of architectonic orders that
decorate its portal. It is located on the 5th block of Pizarro, and its
main altarpiece proceeds from the Church of the Society. Outstanding are
the polychrome embossments of the pendentive arch and the only Rococo
style organ in the whole city.
Considered as the most important architectonic complex in the
region. It stands on the corner of Colon and Bolivar. Its interior holds
valuable retables, liturgical furnishings and canvases of the great
value as well as images of high artistic quality. The main retable was
created by the Master Fernando Collado de La Cruz, a color free man
(1759).
Contains cultural expressions of Peru's diverse Pre-Hispanic epochs such
as: ceramics, weavings, metal, etc. In addition, there is a special
section dedicated to the citadel of Chan Chan.
Holds highly valuable pieces from different cultures such as: Recuay,
Chavin, Moche, etc, all unique in their class.
The most
representative relic in the city. It gathers sequential artistic
richness from the XVII century to the present, integrating harmoniously each of the
centuries respective elements. Its polychrome portal in
Baroque style is crowned with a Rococo pediment and two lions. The
ornament is completed with Mohammedan murals, Imperial style windows and
a Neo-Colonial balcony, all of which offer a singular charm.
Also
called the Lizarzaburu home. Its façade displays an ample steel lattice
wrought with refined artistic expression. The entrance hall and the
extensive patios are signs of the opulence and high lifestyle of the
epoch. The paneled ceilings, the svelte columns and Baroque paintings
are all worthy of admiration.
The nucleus
of the Chimu culture (XII Century). It is considered the largest mud
city in the world and the UNESCO has declared it a Cultural Patrimony of
Humanity. In an area of 14 km2 are scattered palace remains, popular
city districts, cultivation fields, cemeteries and all that was
achieved by this culture extended on the North Peruvian coast.
With an antiquity estimated at 1,000 B.C., these remains are
located in the Laredo Cooperative. Out of its 8 mounds, the Huaca de Los
Reyes (Burial Ground of the Kings) is the most significant, Its
structure is that of superimposed platforms distributed in an U shape,
with ceremonial patio in the center surrounded by polychrome heads of
feline gods.
These were the religious center of the Moche culture in the II
to VIII centuries and they extended from Ancash to Piura. They are
constructed out of adobe, forming superimposed platforms that reach a
considerable height which allows them to dominate the valley. They are
located left of the Moche River.
Located aprox. 12 kms. Northwest of the city. Since immemorial
times, this bay was named Guaukocha which means "Beautiful Lagoon
of Golden Fish". In the highest part of the resort sits a
beautiful, ancient, Colonial church. It is the only fishing bay in all
of the Peruvian coast that maintains still the tradition of the Totora
rafts that were inherit by its ancestors.
Located
15 kms. south of the city. Founded in 1535 and on December 13th, 1724,
its church was built with Santa Lucia de Moche as its patron. Moche was
a cultural center since the Stone Age, remains of this period were found
in the High Chorobal south of Moche. Subsequently, here one finds the beginning
of the Early of the Formative Horizon demonstrated by the
Cupisniques whose remains can be appreciated in the Complexes of Dead
Horse east of Laredo and those of Salinar and Viru that existed until
the II Century A.C. The presence of the famous burial grounds of the Sun
and the Moon in the Archeological Complex of Moche, indicates that this
area not only continued to be intensely occupied by the natives, but
that it was considered as the political and religious center of the
Mochica Culture (II to IX A.C.).
Welcoming small village of the Trujillo mountain area, 32 kms.
Northeast of the city. On your journey, you will pass picturesque places such
as: Cerro Blanco, Quirihuac, Menocucho and the hot Pedregal, arriving to
Simbal. The Agrarian Cooperative of Production of Laredo is also in your
path.
Site of famous Caballos de Paso (Pace Horses) riding school, 65
kms. north of the city.
Better known as Chicama port, 70 kms. North of the city. Highly
visited by tourist interested in surfing. Here one finds the longest
waves in the world.