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Into the city you can go in taxi if u prefer, it won't cost u too much because is not a very big city, so the maximium cost would be less than $2 (less than 6 soles). U must not pay more, provided that u travel into the city, but if u want to go a little far from trujillo (like huanchaco, chan chan , huacas, etc), it can cost $4 (as maximium). Maybe if people who drives taxi realize you are a "gringo" or a tourist they can ask u for much money, but here u have the price so tell him how much can u pay.
By bus, i don't think is good, because u don't know the city and the streets, n u can lose urself. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Three of us at the Casa Suiza took a minibus tour to several sites in the area. It's basically a hired driver that takes you around all the sights you want to visit. Inquire about this in the hostel. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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There are plenty of buses going to Trujillo. The cost is around $1 USD per hour travelled on bus. From Trujillo, there are several micro-buses that take you to Huanchaca. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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I was in Ayacucho. Time came to leave. In the evening got on a nice bus bound for Pisco, on the coast. Leaving Ayacucho, we had to wind over the mountains in the night. Half way over the mountains we came across another bus that was broke down. We stopped and they all got on....grandmothers, children, men with huge bags of coco leaves and bundles of blankets and everything. The clucking chickens and dead animals were either put on the roof or under in the baggage compartments.
So we had a bus that holds like fifty with about 100 people in it. And we continued over the mountains.
When you want to get out....when you reach your destination....you are supposed to go to the front and bang and hammer and yell at the drivers compartment until he stops. But when we reached my stop, I had fallen asleep and I did not wake up until we had reached Lima.
I was in Lima not very long when I knew I had to get out of dodge....now. I made my way to the edge of the city to a bus station. The bus station had the smog, the cops, the cripples, the street venders, the garbage, the mangy dogs and clucking chickens to boot. And so, in a smogy swirl of feathers and chicken s**t I was out of Lima and on my way towards Trujillo. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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You'll seriously see a sea of yellow taxis in Trujillo, there everywhere. It's pretty cheap to travel around by taxi or you can take a combi (if you know which one to get on) that's under S./1. Combi of course will take longer but is cheaper, not really comfortable for tall people as leg room is seriously limited. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Finding a taxi in Trujillo is never a problem. Being foreigners, my friend and I constantly had taxis waving us down and stopping for us...even when we were just walking down the block. You might want to watch out though because some will try to cheat you. You should never pay over 5 soles for a ride within Trujillo. Theme: Other
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Visiting Chan Chan : Located in the valley of Moche, to 5 km of the city and 10 minutes approx. in car. THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRE-HISPANIC MUD-BRICK CITADEL, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
In the ancient Mochica language Chan Chan means sun-sun.
It spands an area of 20 square km.
The complex is made of many cities within a city. Each one has its own single entrance and leads down a corridor that opens into other passageways lining walls and buildings. Featuring some marvelous rectangular architecture: such as inner patios, residences, administrative buildings, temples, platforms and storehouses. The walls are decorated with haut-relief friezes done in geometric and animal figures (fishes, pelicans, etc)
It has its museum, where u can see more about it.
The "fenomeno del Niño" had deteriorated this wonderful monument but in despite of it, it still being one of the most visited archeological sites here in Peru. Leave a Comment Address: Located in the valley of MocheDirections: Located in the valley of Moche, to 5 km of the city and 10 minutes approx. in car. ($3 approx. by taxi from the city to chan chan)
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Trujillo conserves beautiful colonial houses that were constructed by order of the Spaniards who founded the city, and other colonial houses are from the first years of the creation of the Republic of Peru. While u walk around Trujillo u will find a lot of them.
_Palace Iturregui: Jr Pizarro 688 ; without doubt this house is the most magnificent and beautiful of all the republican mansions-majestic and grand. In it are outlined the most notable characteristics and tastes of a wealthy society. The impresive nature of its decoration, architecture and furniture justify its distinction of being the best private residence in South America.
_The House of Ganoza-Chopitea: Jr Independencia 630. ; with a polychromatic front in the baroque style, crowned by a rococo frontispiece and two lions, is the city's most representative example of Trujillano mansion architecture.
_House of the Marshal of Orbegoso: At Jr. Mariscal Orbegoso 553; this stately mansion, in Vice-regal style, belonged to former President of Peru Marshal Luis Jose Orbegoso.
_Houses of Mayorazgo: Jr Pizarro 314; as old as the city itself, and holding one of Peru's greatest numismatic collections,there are large grilles in its walls and it has a neocolonial corner balcony which enhnaces the facade.
_The House of the Emancipation: Jr Pizarro 621; this is where the Independence of Peru was sworn on 29 December 1820. The symmetry of its patios and general style is typical of republican buildings. Inside there are beautiful rococo murals in tempera representing popular country scenes.
_Calonge House: Jr Pizarro 446, of first quality artistic heritage, the rococo furniture the excellent collection of huacos, imperial style mirrors, china, furnishings and European curios all stand out.
The cost for entering to this houses is very cheap. Leave a Comment Directions: Palace Iturregui: Jr Pizarro 688 House of Ganoza-Chopitea:Jr Independencia 630 House of the Marshal of Orbegoso: Jr. Mariscal Orbegoso 553 Houses of Mayorazgo: Jr Pizarro 314 House of the Emancipation:Jr Pizarro 621 Calonge House:Jr Pizarro 446
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Huanchaco is a beautiful beach, located 15 minutes from Trujillo. The caballitos de totora, rafts woven from the totora reed in an art that has been handed down over generations. Similar skill is shown by the surfing crowd, which year after year gather in the port of Malabrigo. A surfing championship is staged here every March and local beaches feature the world`s longest waves.
This beautiful place throughout the year enjoys a privileged climate and an animated "Tourist Calendar". Winter particularly , it becomes a peace backwater where the visitor can enjoy the spectacle of the regatas in the caballitos of totoras, the championships of surfing, gastronomy, modern and confortable hotels and a shining sun; n u can find here a lot of handcranfts too, not in vain the Ministry of Tourism has described it like "national Tourist Center".
U can visit delicias beach, pacasmayo, pimentel.. they are nice too.
The best time is in Summer between December and March Leave a Comment
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Belongs to Moche Culture(100-800 A.C), this temples are located in the "Campiña de Moche" around 5 km from Trujillo (20 minutes approx), in the south of the city. This temples are located just 500m from each other. They were ceremonial centers, especially the temple of the moon, in which people offered sacrifices to their god: Aipaec or "el degollador"
The Temple of the Sun has 6 levels. It is considered the longest pyramid in Peru. It has different levels and at the moment is something deteriorated due to the action of the man and for the time it has. It considers that the Moches used about 140 million of adobes for constructing it. It was used for ceremonial purposes and possibly in administrative functions.
The Temple of the Moon has 9 levels. It is a monument comprised of overlapping temples built during different periods. A tomb was uncovered here, with over 40 sacrificed warriors. Into this temple u can find a large of multi-colored murals, especially the image of Aiapaec and different kind of animals too, like fishes, pelicans, spiders.
In the Campiña of Moche u can find a lot of pictures, cards, handcrafts and many things about this temples. And u can read its history. Leave a Comment Address: Campiña of MocheDirections: 5 Km from trujillo (20 minutes)
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