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Trujillo
Rising from the sand-strewn desert like a kaleidoscopic mirage of colonial color, old
Trujillo (
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boasts a dazzling display of preserved splendor. The city's historic
center is chock-full of elegant churches, mansions and otherwise unspoiled colonial con-
structions, which are steeped today in a modern motif that lends the city a lovely, livable
feel. Add the close proximity of impressive Chimú ruins such as Chan Chan, and the
Moche pyramids at Las Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, and Trujillo easily trumps its northern
rivals in style and grace.
Colonial building on the Plaza de Armas
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