As it was previously mentioned, Trujillo is at the same time a modern and a traditional city. Hence, it hopes to achieve the World Heritage Site status, especially because of its historic centre which is so well preserved and original.

Moreover, this city has beautiful beaches which are regularly visited by national and foreign tourists. The best known and most lovely one is Huanchaco beach, the city's most attractive seaside resort and therefore, the most visited one.

It is also worth mentioning Las Delicias seaside resort, where a calm and smooth sea can be enjoyed. Both beaches are located very near the city, less than twenty minutes by car.

Chan Chan, word coming from the Muchik "Jang-Jang" which means "sun-sun", is the largest mud-brick citadel dating back to the pre-Hispanic era. It was built by the Chimú in Peru's north coast.

Chan Chan faces the sea in the Moche Valley, between Huancacho and Trujillo in the Region La Libertad and it was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Supposedly, it owes its name to the intense sun exposure the city had to bear. Its current name resulted from translations made by Spanish writers.

The archaeological site spans an area of about twenty square kilometers being the world's largest mud-brick citadel.

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Huanchaco, located in the district bearing the same name, is the main seaside resort in Trujillo city.

The name Huanchaco comes from "Guaukocha" which means "beautiful lagoon with golden fish". Nowadays it is a traditional and picturesque seaside resort, a must for tourists visiting the city.

In the high part of the seaside resort stands a beautiful colonial church, where the Santisima Virgen del Socorro (Virgin of the Aid) is worshipped.

The Emancipation house or Madalengoitia house is the city's civic sanctuary since it was here that Trujillo's Mayor, the Marquis of Torre Tagle, who led the first separatist movement in 1820, proclaimed Peru's independence.

In the House of Emancipation, located at the corner of Pizarro and Gamarra Streets, a collection of watercolors from the XVIII century is still preserved. Cultural activities from art exhibitions to recitals and concerts are held regularly at this center.

Moreover, the first constitutional congress took place at this emblematic historic monument, which was also the house of government of president Jose de la Riva Agüero.

The harmony of its architecture is one of the main features of this monastery, built in the XVIII century.

What is highly interesting about this church is the range of altars and the wooden pulpit that can be found inside. It has about a hundred and fifty paintings from the XVII and XVIII centuries.

Also, a canvas named "the Last Supper" of Otto van Veen, who was teacher of the Flemish artist Pedro Pablo Rubens, can be enjoyed here as well. It is worth mentioning the detailed work of his carvings covered with "golden bread".

The Plaza de Armas, Peru's largest square, is surrounded by the Cathedral, by vice regal and republican houses and by palaces.

In the center of the square stands a monument known as La Libertad, which represents the Independence struggle of the country.

The statue was built in France, and marble and copper were the materials used. Edmund Moeller was its sculptor.

Within the square itself it is possible to visit the Bracamonte house with its beautiful grille and luminous backyards, the Urquiaga House with a collection of furniture, the Orbegoso house, and the Iturregui palace, Peru's most sumptuous building.

One hour away from Trujillo, on the right margin of the Chicama Valley, in the heart of the province known as Ascope, this important complex, which is going through a period of investigation, can be found.

One of its main features is its amazing pyramid made of adobe, thirty meters high, with more than fifteen years of history.

Also, it is highly interesting to have a look at the reliefs that can be found in its walls, which provide evidence of the life that the sovereign Mochica led.