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 Temples
of the Sun and the
Moon
These ceremonial
centers are located in
the countryside of the
district of Moche, 5
km or 3.1 miles south
of the city of
Trujillo. The Huaca or
Temple of the Sun is a
step pyramid
approximately 43 m or
142 ft tall, which
fulfilled ceremonial
and possibly
administrative
functions and served
as housing for the
elite. Some 500m or
550 yards away stands
the Huaca or Temple of
the Moon, a monument
consisting of
superimposed temples,
where a tomb was
unearthed containing
over 40 sacrificed
warriors. The remains
of a tall polychrome
wall adorned with the
face of the Moche god,
Ai-Apaek, rise above
the massive adobe
enclosure.
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 Huanchaco
This beach resort,
famous for the typical
reed boats known as
"caballitos de
totora," and the
surfboards that dot
the ocean, is located
13 km (8 miles)
northwest of Trujillo,
near the Chan Chan
Archeological Complex.
The wharf and
handicraft center and,
high above the beach,
the Baroque colonial
church of the Virgin
of Perpetual Succor,
are worth visiting.
The resort also
possesses a variety of
good hotels and
restaurants.
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Trujillo,
capital of the department of La Libertad, on
Peru’s northern coast is, without a doubt,
one of the most important cities in this part
of the country. The carefully conserved city
center, with its streets laid out in the
sixteenth century and its rich architectural
trove of mansions, palaces and churches, leads
us back a hundred years. Trujillo is also an
important economic and cultural center, where
traditional dances, like the northern
marinera, are favored and the Peruvian Walking
Horse is bred. The sugarcane and asparagus
agroindustries and the production of footwear
are among its main economic activities of
nationwide impact.
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Trujillo
is linked up with Peru’s capital city of
Lima by land, through the Northern Pan
American Highway (a 560 km or 350 mile bus
trip of about 8 hours) and by air (roughly a
40-minute plane ride).
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 Plaza
de Armas (Main square)
TSurrounded
by the Cathedral, palaces and Viceregal and
Republican mansions, Trujillo’s Plaza de
Armas was laid out during the conquest by
Martín de Estete. A monument dedicated to la
Libertad stands in the center, adorned by
palms and leafy trees. It was here that Peru’s
independence was first proclaimed in 1821.
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 The
Cathedral
Erected
on a terrace, the Cathedral was built between
1647 and 1666. It shelters in its interior
Baroque and Rococo altars, canvases belonging
to the famous Cusco and Quito Schools of
Painting, and polychrome sculptures. The
Cathedral Museum displays mainly Viceregal
religious works and objects of gold and
silver.
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 Church
and Convent of the Society of Jesus
Although
a royal letters patent dated April 8, 1627
authorized their foundation, the construction
work was started only in 1631 under the
direction of architect Alonso de las Nieves.
With an outer stone wall and a portico, the
floor plan of the temple is in the shape of a
Latin cross. The façade is double-bodied with
attached columns and three fronts decorated
with semicircular arches. Although lacking
towers, it boasts a handsome belfry.
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 House
of the Facalá Primogeniture
Mansion
built at the end of the sixteenth century by
Pedro de Tinoco, founder of the Facalá
primogeniture. In the attractive design and
distribution of its asymmetrical (L-shaped)
floor plan, the patios occupy a predominant
position. There is a neocolonial corner wooden
balcony on the facade and its structure shows
the presence of sixteenth and seventeenth
century architectural elements. An ancient
calash stands in the main patio and the halls
with their coffered ceilings and large columns
shelter temporary exhibits and a permanent
collection containing some of the discoveries
made in the Brujo Archeological Complex,
particularly the display of a life-size wooden
idol.
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