La Libertad - Trujillo

DAY 01: TRUJILLO IN / CHAN CHAN/ HUANCHACO

After your arrival in Trujillo we will bring you to your hotel. We will start our tour of Chan Chan, visiting the Temple of the Rainbow also called Temple of the Dragon. This temple was used by the ancient Chimu people to worship their god and is decorated with figures depicting the fertility of the Earth.

We will also visit the site museum of Chan Chan where we will learn about the pottery, silverware and lifestyle of the Chimu civilization. We will then go through one the 9 palaces of the Chan Chan Citadel, the Nikan Palace (ex Tschudi Palace), which has different rooms decorated with friezes and carvings like the ceremonial center, the fish and birds corridor, the Huachaque (reservoir), among others. Finally, after our visit to Chan Chan, we will go to Huanchaco, where according to legend Takaynamo, the first king of the Chimu, disembarked together with his court.

We can buy handicrafts and souvenirs, see totora reed boats ("little totora reed horses") and stroll along the pier. We will have overnight in Trujillo.

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DAY 02: TOUR TEMPLE OF THE SUN AND THE MOON / TRUJILLO OUT

We will pick you up from your hotel to start our tour and head out to the Moche countryside. We will visit the "Huacas de Moche" Museum, which has pottery showing the Moche iconography. Then we visit the Huaca de la Luna(Temple of the Moon), a Moche religious center full of murals in high relief representing their god AIAPAEC or the Beheader, warriors, dancers, animals, giant spiders, abstract motifs, and more.

From here we will see the Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) with its pyramid at 43 meters high, built for administrative purposes and the Moche Urban Area, where the upper class of the Moche civilization lived. Finally, in the Area of Artisans, we will see pieces of pottery made with the style, colors, and forms used by the ancient Moche artisans which are still used today.

DIA 01: TRUJILLO IN / CITY TOUR

We will pick you up from your hotel and start the city tour, visiting Colonial Trujillo. We will visit the Main Square and the Freedom Monument, the Cathedral, The Calonge Urquiaga House (neoclassical-style house adapted as a museum, which has an exhibition of gold from the Chimu culture, as well as furniture of the Virreynal and Republican eras), the Emancipation House, Recreo Park, and “La Merced” Church. Afterwards, we will have a guided visit to the museum of your choice.

You can visit the UNT Archeological Museum, located in the “Risco House”. The museum shows the cultural development of the north coast from 10,000 BC until the arrival of the conquerors in 1532. Or you can visit the Toy Museum, where we find toys from all around the world, from pre-Columbian era to 1960.

It is divided into sections for girls, children, an area of popular culture and the latest toys dedicated to the pre-Columbian culture. Or we can visit the Casinelli Museum, which houses a collection of pieces from the Cupisnique culture, Salinar culture, Moche culture, Chavin culture, Recuay culture and Nazca culture. We will overnight in Trujillo.

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DAY 02: TEMPLE OF THE SUN AND THE MOON / CHAN CHAN/ HUANCHACO

We will pick you up from your hotel and head out to Moche countryside where we will visit the "Huacas de Moche" Museum, which has pottery showing the Moche iconography. Afterwards we will visit the Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon), a Moche religious center, full of murals in high relief depicting their god AIAPAEC or the Beheader, warriors, dancers, animals, giant spiders, abstract motifs, and more.

From here we will go on to visit the Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun), with its pyramid at 43 meters high, built for administrative purposes as well as the Moche Urban Area, where the upper class of the Moche civilization lived. Finally in the Area of Artisans, we will see pieces of pottery made with the style, colors, forms used by the ancient Moche artisans and which are still used nowadays.

After lunch we will travel to Chan Chan and visit the Temple of the Rainbow also called Temple of the Dragon. This temple was used by the ancient Chimu people to worship their god and is decorated with figures representing the fertility of the Earth. We will visit the site museum of Chan Chan, where we will learn about pottery, silverware and the lifestyles of the Chimu people.

Then we will visit one of the 9 palaces of the Chan Chan Citadel, the Nikan Palace (ex Tschudi Palace), which has different rooms decorated with friezes and carvings like the ceremonial center, the fish and birds corridor, the Huachaque (reservoir), among others. Finally we will travel to Huanchaco, where according to legend Takaynamo, the first king of the Chimu, disembarked together with his court. We can buy handicrafts and souvenirs, see totora reed boats ("little totora reed horses") and walk along the pier. We will overnight in Trujillo.

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DAY 03: TOUR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX "EL BRUJO" AND THE LADY OF CAO

On the third day of your tour, we will go to the Chicama Valley to the town of Magdalena de Cao to visit the "El Brujo" Archaeological Complex, which comprises Huaca Prieta, Huaca Partida (Huaca el Brujo) and Huaca Cao Viejo, which has decorations in high relief of the god Aiapaec depicted in murals.

Here we will also find the Lady of Cao who was probably the ruler and priestess of this area. At the Museum of Cao, we can see articles found in the tomb of the Lady of Cao (jewelry made of gold, silver and precious stones, as well as pottery, textiles, etc.).

We will also see the Mummy of the Lady of Cao, whose tattoos of spiders and snakes on her arms and legs are incredibly well preserved and can be seen in detail.

Afterwards we will return to Trujillo and at the scheduled time, transfer to the airport or bus agency.

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