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Trujillo

Where should I stay?

Where should I eat?

  • Mercado Central de Trujillo · Centro Histórico · Peruvian market food: The city's main market, a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, with cheap stalls serving ceviche, juices and northern set lunches.
  • El Mochica · Centro Histórico · Northern Peruvian: A long-running local restaurant for Trujillo classics like cabrito, shambar and sopa teóloga.
  • El Celler de Cler · Centro Histórico · Peruvian and international: A restaurant in an old colonial house with a wooden balcony overlooking the center, good for a relaxed dinner.
  • Big Ben · Huanchaco · Seafood: A long-established seafood restaurant on Huanchaco's seafront, known for ceviche and fish dishes with ocean views.
  • Mococho · Huanchaco · Seafood: A small, family-run Huanchaco institution where the fish of the day is cooked to order.

What should I do?

  • Plaza de Armas de Trujillo · Centro Histórico: The main square, ringed by brightly painted colonial mansions and the cathedral, and the starting point for walking the old center.
  • Chan Chan · Huanchaco road: The vast adobe capital of the Chimú kingdom, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with walls carved with fish and bird reliefs.
  • Huacas del Sol y de la Luna · Campiña de Moche: Moche temple complex where guided visits show colorful painted friezes, with an excellent site museum next door.
  • Complejo Arqueológico El Brujo · Magdalena de Cao: A coastal Moche site whose museum displays the tattooed mummy of the Señora de Cao, about 1.5 hours north of the city.
  • Casa de la Emancipación · Centro Histórico: A colonial mansion where Trujillo's independence was planned, now a free cultural center with historical rooms and exhibitions.
  • Caballitos de totora in Huanchaco · Huanchaco: Watch fishermen paddle traditional reed boats used here for some 3,000 years, or pay for a short ride in the surf.
  • A marinera and Paso horse show · Trujillo: See the marinera, Peru's national dance, often paired with elegant Peruvian Paso horses in Trujillo, the city considered its capital.