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Trujillo, in northwestern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, is the capital of the La Libertad Region
La Libertad Region

La Libertad is a regions of Peru in northwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Lambayeque Region, Cajamarca Region and Amazonas Region regions on the north, the San Mart?n Region on the east, the Ancash Region and Hu?nuco Region regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west....
, and the second largest city in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The city is located at the banks of the Moche
Moche

The 'Moche' civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 C.E. to 800 C.E., during the Cultural periods of Peru. While still the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state but rather as a group of autonomous polities that shared a common elite cu...
 River, near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
, in a valley of great cultural hegemony. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo is an archdiocese located in the city of Trujillo, Peru in Peru ....
 has its seat here.

illo was one of the first cities founded by Spanish conquerors in America
Americas

The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
.






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Trujillo, in northwestern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, is the capital of the La Libertad Region
La Libertad Region

La Libertad is a regions of Peru in northwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Lambayeque Region, Cajamarca Region and Amazonas Region regions on the north, the San Mart?n Region on the east, the Ancash Region and Hu?nuco Region regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west....
, and the second largest city in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The city is located at the banks of the Moche
Moche

The 'Moche' civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 C.E. to 800 C.E., during the Cultural periods of Peru. While still the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state but rather as a group of autonomous polities that shared a common elite cu...
 River, near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
, in a valley of great cultural hegemony. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo is an archdiocese located in the city of Trujillo, Peru in Peru ....
 has its seat here.

History

Trujillo was one of the first cities founded by Spanish conquerors in America
Americas

The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
. On December 6 1534, Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro

Diego de Almagro , also known as Adelantado and El Viejo , was a Spain conquistador and a companion and later rival of Francisco Pizarro....
 founded the city under the name of "Villa Trujillo," in honour of Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro Gonz?lez, 1st Marqu?s de los Atabillos was a Spain conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of Peru....
's birthplace, Trujillo
Trujillo, Spain

Trujillo is a town located in Extremadura, Spain....
 in Extremadura, Spain. On 23 November 1537, King Charles I
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556....
 of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 gave it the rank of 'city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
' and the coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 that remains a symbol for the city. It was founded among four Chimu settlements (Huanchaco, Huamán, Moche & Mampuesto), so they could ally against the Incas.

In 1619, an earthquake destroyed the city. Years later, in 1624, a new period surge started with the rebuildings of palaces and the opening of the seminary and the school of the Jesuits.

The city played a significant role in the struggle against a complete Spanish rule. It was the first important city of Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 that proclaimed its independence of Spain on 1820, serving as temporary capital
Temporary capital

A temporary capital or a provisional capital is a country or a town chosen by a government as an interim base of operations due to some difficulty in establishing control in another metropolitan area....
 of Peru in 1825, and was the main headquarters for Simon Bolívar
Simón Bolívar

Sim?n Jos? Antonio de la Sant?sima Trinidad Bol?var Palacios y Blanco ? more commonly known as Sim?n Bol?var ? was, together with the Argentina general Jos? de San Mart?n, one of the most important leaders of Spanish America's successful struggle for independence....
.

Climate

Trujillo has a dry climate with an average temperature of 21°C. The summers can reach temperatures over 32°C and the winters are never colder than 14°C. Most of the year, the temperature stays in the low to mid twenties.

Trujillo is known as “La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera", "The City of Eternal Spring", because of its very sunny and pleasant weather year-round. The International Spring Festival in early October attracts visitors from all over Peru and from all over the world.

Economy

In 1800, the city of Trujillo greatly expanded due to extensive irrigated agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, fueled primarily by the sugarcane
Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a genus of 6 to 37 species of tall perennial plant Poaceae , native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar and measure 2 to 6 meters tall....
 industry. Today asparagus, rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 and shoes
Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear evolved at first to protect the human foot and later, additionally, as an item of decoration in itself. The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the human body, and has human evolution over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate....
 are the area's main products.

Today, Trujillo is the most important economic center of northern Peru and an inland commercial
Commerce

Commerce is a division of trade or production, costs, and pricing which deals with the Trade of goods and service from production, costs, and pricing to final consumer....
 and transport center for the surrounding farming areas. The irrigated lands of the Moche River Valley produce sugarcane
Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a genus of 6 to 37 species of tall perennial plant Poaceae , native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar and measure 2 to 6 meters tall....
, rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, and asparagus
Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtained....
. Industries in the city include those related with sugar refineries, knitting mills, breweries and shoe industry.

Among the internationally known products of Trujillo, asparagus
Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtained....
 is exported to neighboring countries, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The areas around Trujillo are among the largest exporters of white asparagus in the world. Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 is currently the world’s leading asparagus exporter, followed by China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 and Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 - .

Demographics

Trujillo is the third most populous city or Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, with a population of over 800 000 in the metropolitan area as of 2007. . The city itself makes up the 2.9% of the total population of Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 and the 49.69% of the La Libertad .

Tourism

Tourism is also a major industry in Trujillo due to the city's proximity to important sites where the Moche
Moche

The 'Moche' civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 C.E. to 800 C.E., during the Cultural periods of Peru. While still the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that the Moche were not politically organized as a monolithic empire or state but rather as a group of autonomous polities that shared a common elite cu...
 and Chimu civilizations evolved. These civilzations are well known artisans, many artifacts having been found during archaeological digs in the city. Nearby ruins include the Chimu mud city of Chan Chan
Chan Chan

The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeology site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad region, five km east of Trujillo, Peru....
,which is the world's largest city built out of adobe Chan-chan, also known as "Ciudad de la Luna" (City of the Moon) or "de las Largas Murallas" (of the Long Walls), has been compared with Teotihuacan
Teotihuacán

Teotihuacan is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, containing some of the largest Mesoamerican pyramid built in the pre-Columbian Americas....
 in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, and the ancient cities of Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
. Other nearby ruins are the Moche ruins of Huaca del Sol
Huaca del Sol

The Huaca del Sol is an adobe brick temple built by the Moche civilization on the coast of what is now Peru. The temple is one of several ruins found near the peak of Cerro Blanco, in the coastal desert near Trujillo, Peru....
, Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna

Huaca de la Luna is a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru. It, with the Huaca del Sol, is part of Huacas de Moche, the remains of an ancient Moche Capital called Cerro Blanco by modern archaeologists....
, and El Brujo
El Brujo

File:INC Sign El Brujo.jpgThe El Brujo Archaeological Complex, just north of Trujillo, Peru, La Libertad Region, Peru, is an ancient monument of the Moche culture....
. is located at the outskirts of the city]]

Trujillo aspires to be designated a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
, because of the proximity of both cultures and its historical colonial city centre whose old houses attract many visitors. The old mansions and manors of Trujillo are distinguished for their solemn and austere facades. Inside, their impressive halls are overflowing with ornaments.

Trujillo's window railings are a truly unique feature of the mansions. The House of Ganoza-Chopitea or "casa Ganoza" 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. Another one is the House of Mayorazgo, as old as the city itself, and holding one of Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
's greatest numismatic collections. In addition, the revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar

Sim?n Jos? Antonio de la Sant?sima Trinidad Bol?var Palacios y Blanco ? more commonly known as Sim?n Bol?var ? was, together with the Argentina general Jos? de San Mart?n, one of the most important leaders of Spanish America's successful struggle for independence....
 lived in a house on the Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas

The Plaza de Armas is the name for the town square in many Latin American cities. In Mexico this space is known as El Z?calo, and in Central America as Parque Central ....
.

The world-famous beach Huanchaco
Huanchaco

Huanchaco is a beach and summer vacation spot in the northern city of Trujillo, Peru. Huanchaco is famous for a few things but in particular for being a surfer's dream spot and its caballitos de totora....
, a surfing destination, is located just north of Trujillo.

Trujillo's restaurants offer a wide variety of local food such as shambar
Shambar

Shambar is a soup that blends many ingredients, tastes, and seasonings from Spanish cuisine, Criollo and Andean cultures, considered the most traditional meal in Trujillo's gastronomy in Per? ....
, mostly served on Mondays, ceviche
Ceviche

Ceviche is a form of citrus-marinated seafood appetizer, popular in mainly Latin American countries like Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and Chile....
, sopa teologa
Sopa teologa

Sopa Teologa is a traditional soup in Trujillo, believed to have been devised during the 17th century by Dominican monks. Because it includes bread in the ingredients, and because it has an attributed religious origin, it is called theologic....
 and cabrito
Cabrito

Cabrito is Roasting goat kid. It is a regional specialty of the city of Monterrey, Mexico, and the surrounding state of Nuevo Leon, based on the Jewish cuisine of the founders of the city....
.

Transportation


The city is connected to all the main coastal cities by the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway

The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads nearly 48,000 kilometres in total length. Except for an 87 kilometre rainforest gap, called the Dari?n Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system....
. Important to the city's transportation network is the Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport
Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport

Capit?n FAP Carlos Mart?nez de Pinillos International Airport , known as Aeropuerto Internacional Capit?n FAP Carlos Mart?nez de Pinillos in Spanish language, is an airport serving Peru's third most important city, Trujillo, Peru....
.

The portuary towns of Salaverry
Salaverry

Salaverry is a port town in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is located at around ....
 and Chicama
Chicama

Chicama is a port and small coastal town in northwestern Peru, located in the La Libertad Region, north of the city of Trujillo, Peru. The town and beach are also called Puerto Malabrigo....
 (Puerto Malabrigo) are used for maritime connection with the world.

Education

There are plenty of higher education institutions. Trujillo is home to the majority of the universities and vocational institutes in northern Peru. The most recognized universities are the National University of Trujillo
National University of Trujillo

The National University of Trujillo , or UNT for short, is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, Peru; capital of the department of La Libertad Region....
 one of the most important universities in Perú
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, which was created in May 10, 1824 by Simon Bolivar
Simón Bolívar

Sim?n Jos? Antonio de la Sant?sima Trinidad Bol?var Palacios y Blanco ? more commonly known as Sim?n Bol?var ? was, together with the Argentina general Jos? de San Mart?n, one of the most important leaders of Spanish America's successful struggle for independence....
. Other well-known universities are Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Universidad Privada Cesar Vallejo , Universidad Privada del Norte, which belongs to Laurete International university of Laureate Education Inc. being the second International University in Peru, the archdiocesan seminary and the Universidad Católica de Trujillo, the Claretian College of Trujillo, and Universidad Privada de Trujillo, among others.

Notable People


  • Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
    Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre

    V?ctor Ra?l Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian political leader who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance political movement....
    , political leader who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement.
  • Maria Julia Mantilla
    María Julia Mantilla

    Mar?a Julia ?Maju? Mantilla Garc?a was born on the 10th July 1984 in Trujillo, Peru, a city in Peru's northern coast. On the 4th December 2004, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the People's Republic of China beach city of Sanya, she was crowned Miss World 2004 by the last year's winner, Rosanna Davison of Republic of Ireland, daughter...
    , she was crowned Miss World 2004
    Miss World 2004

    Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant....
     in Sanya, China.
  • Henry Ian Cusick
    Henry Ian Cusick

    Henry Ian Cusick is a Scotland-Peruvian actor of theatre, television, and film. For his role as Desmond Hume on the television series Lost , he has received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination....
    , Emmy nominated actor.

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