Trujillo, Peru Travel Information

Trujillo Overview

Trujillo is called the “City of the Eternal Spring”, because the weather is nice all year. The year is sunny and in summer (January – March) it is hot and very sunny. This place has a lot of history since, the Mochica people who lived there before Incan times, Incas who conquered these lands and formed part of the empire. Spaniards founded the city and it is one of the first places Spanish Conquistadors founded a city in Peru in 1534. This is the reason some archaeological places are near Trujillo City and the city itself has beautiful Spanish colonial houses. Places such as Chan Chan, the biggest city made of bricks, and Huaca del Sol (Sun Temple) and Huaca de la Luna (Moon temple) are the stars here, but the beaches and exceptional food are a good reason to go to Trujillo.

Clinics & Hospitals of Trujillo

Hospital Belén de Trujillo - This clinic is located at Bolívar Avenue, Trujillo 350. Telephone: 044 24-5281.

Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo - This clinic is located at Mansiche Avenue 795, Trujillo. Telephone: 044 23-1581.

Centro de Salud Huanchaco - This clinic is located at Atahualpa Avenue 128, Huanchaco. Telephone: 044 46-1547.

Attractions of Trujillio

Main Square - Diego de Almagro, one of the firsts Spaniards in Peru, founded the city. The remarkable thing about this square is the colonial houses around the square and the monument in the center. The monument represents the liberty and the style is Baroque made by a German artist, Edmund Muller.
Houses around the square are from the colonial times so could be an interesting item for visitors to take a look at them.

Trujillo Cathedral - Location: Main square - This church was built in 1666 and has some paintings from the “Cuzco School”, a style created by Cuzqueño artists in the colonial times.

Ciudadela de Chan Chan
Location: 5 km northeast of Trujillo (20 minutes by car) Museum: Monday – Sunday 9am – 4pm - Chan Chan was added to the list of the Heritage Cultural Patrimony run by UNESCO in 1986. Archaeologist say the biggest city made of bricks was the capital of the Chimu culture. They say that almost one hundred thousand (100,000) people lived there in those times. Chan Chan has lots of squares, houses, storages, streets and temples. The walls are decorated with geometric drawings, animals of the area and mythological animals. There is a museum too, so the visitors can have a better overview of this culture.