Trujillo

Worth seeing in and around Trujillo

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Chan Chan

   Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in South America. The city is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad five kilometers west of Trujillo, Peru.

   5 km · Archaeological site in Peru · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Huaca de la Luna

   Huaca de la Luna is a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru. It sits roughly 5 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, 4 km from the modern city of Trujillo, and near the mouth of the Moche River.

   4.7 km · archaeological site in Peru · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Trujillo Cathedral

   The Trujillo Cathedral is the cathedral and main church of Trujillo, Peru, located in the Plaza de Armas. Its construction took 19 years, from 1647 to 1666.

   600 m · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Estadio Mansiche

   Estadio Mansiche is the largest stadium of the city of Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city, Carlos A. Mannucci and Universidad César Vallejo. The stadium also has a running track for track and field sports.

   1 km · multi-purpose stadium in Trujillo, Peru · Wikipedia
5. 05
   National University of Trujillo

   The National University of Trujillo is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, who met in Huamachuco; they signed the decree of foundation on May 10, 1824, before Peru's independence from Spain.

   1 km · university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Antenor Orrego Private University

   The Antenor Orrego Private University is a Peruvian private university located in Trujillo, La Libertad Region. The university was named after the Peruvian journalist and political philosopher Antenor Orrego Espinoza.

   1.3 km · university · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Statua antropofica

   Plaza de Armas of Trujillo is the main square where the Spanish foundation of Trujillo was made, in northern Peru. It has been the principal locus of history in this city in the republic era.

   500 m · Monument in Peru · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Real Plaza Trujillo roof collapse

   The Real Plaza Trujillo is a shopping mall located in the city of Trujillo, in the La Libertad Region of northern Peru. It is part of the Real Plaza chain operated by InRetail.

   1.8 km · 2025 roof collapse at a shopping center in Peru · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cesar Vallejo University

   The César Vallejo University is a private Peruvian university located in Victor Larco district in Trujillo city, on the coast of La Libertad Region. The university was named after the Peruvian poet César Vallejo.

   2.1 km · private university in Peru · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lake Conache

    Lake Conache is located in the village of Conache, in Laredo District, near Trujillo in the Peruvian region La Libertad.

    8.5 km · lake in Peru · Wikipedia

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Getting to Trujillo

Airports

Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos (TRU), 9 km · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González (CIX), 172 km

Stations

Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport, 9.5 km

• Chiclayo → Trujillo

  175 km · quickest by road, 4h 7m · S/34–45
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• Lima → Trujillo

  489 km · quickest by air, 4h 19m · S/230–360
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• Pucallpa → Trujillo

  493 km · quickest by air, 4h 5m · S/220–340
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