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Northern Highland cities in your trip,
especially
Cajamarca
, often referred to as
the Cusco of the North, and the tropical
Chachapoyas
, with its nearby ruins at
Kuelap
, will give you a totally different
angle to travellers only doing the
traditional gringo trail.
sugar-cane fields that stretch far into the
neighbouring Chicama Valley. Everything
within the circular
Avenida España
is
considered the centre and this is where
most of the colonial buildings and
museums lie.
Gamarra
is the main
commercial street, dominated by modern
buildings, shops, hotels and restaurants.
The other main street, older and more
attractive, is
Jirón Pizarro
, which has been
pedestrianized from the eighth block to
the pleasant
Plazuela El Recreo
. But it is
the large and graceful
Plaza Mayor
that is
the deserved star and heart of the city.
The city also boasts the largest mural
in Latin America; it runs along the
walls of the Universidad de la Nación
(worth seeing at night when lit up).
TRUJILLO
Traditionally a trading point for coastal
and jungle goods,
TRUJILLO
retains a
cosmopolitan atmosphere and a welcoming
attitude towards visitors. The climate is
usually pleasant all year, although in winter
it can be grey and sometimes fresh.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
From the graceful colonial mansions and
Baroque churches at its heart, Trujillo's
commercial buildings, light industry and
shantytown suburbs give way to rich
Around Plaza Mayor
Trujillo's
Plaza Mayor
(Plaza de Armas)
is often packed with street vendors
Chiclayo & the North
0
200
metres
Combis to
Huanchaco
& Chan Chan
AVENIDA NICOLAS
DE PIEROLA
Mansiche
Stadium
Museo
Casinelli
OVALO
VICTOR RAUL
PLAZUELA
EL RECREO
Museo del
Jugete
Iglesia
Santa
Clara
Monastery
& Church
of El Carmen
Cinema
Palacio
Iturregui
La Casa de la
Emancipación
Museo de
Arqueología,
Antaropológía
& Historía
Catedral
Iglesia de la
Merced
PLAZA
MAYOR
ACCOMMODATION
Casa de Clara
Hostal Colonial
El Conde de Arce
El Mochilero
4
2
3
1
Casa Urquiaga
Bank
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Peña La Canana
Taberna Viejo de Viejos
El Tayta
Tributo
1
8
2
9
N
EATING
Café Bar El Museo
Cevichería Mar Adentro
Mixturas
Pepe's
Restaurant Romano
El Rincón de Vallejo
3
7
6
10
4
5
TRUJILLO
Lima & the South
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