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MAIN ATTRACTIONS
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Malabrigo Port, Chicama |
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Located at 94 km north of Trujillo (one hour and fifteen minutes approximately). The best known beaches in the area are: La Punta, El Point and El Brujo. Today, it is the surfer's favorite spot since its left wave is considered the largest in the world.. |
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El Brujo |
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One of the northern coast most important archaeological compounds, it comprises three big constructions: Huaca Prieta, Huaca El Brujo (from the Moche culture) and Huaca de Cao Viejo. To visit the complex, visitors require a special permission since archaeological excavations are still in course. |
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Chan Chan |
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The largest mud-built citadel in pre-Hispanic America, Chan Chan extends over an area of almost 20 km2. It was built by the Chimu culture entirely in adobe, boulders, mud, wood, totora reed, straw and cane; local materials that incorporate this complex to the surrounding coastal desert geography as if it were its natural extension. |
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Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Sun and Moon Temples) |
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Ceremonial compounds located in the district of the Moche countryside (5 km south of Trujillo, at approximately 15 minutes). The Huaca or temple of the Sun is a staggered pyramid of nearly 43 meters high that possibly functioned as the elite administrative center.
The Huaca or temple of the Moon, located only 500 m. away, comprises superimposed temples that were built in different periods for ceremonial purposes.
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Huaca La Esmeralda |
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Built during the Chimu culture's first development stage, this archaeological site is closely linked to the cultura of the capital city, Chan Chan. Its 65 m long and 41 m wide, of rectangular shape and built entirely in adobe, with two platforms which can be reached by two central ramps. |
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