Víctor Larco Herrera District
Víctor Larco Herrera also called commonly Víctor Larco is a district and a city of the north coast of Peru.
Víctor Larco Herrera also called commonly Víctor Larco is a district and a city of the north coast of Peru. It is located on a plain along the Pacific Ocean and is linked by a conurbation with Trujillo in La Libertad region. It is considered one of the 9 districts of the urban area known as Trujillo Metropolitano, one of the most populous metropolitan areas of Peru; it is also one of the 11 districts of Trujillo province. Victor Larco is the district that has the highest human development index (HDI) out of Lima Metropolitana, according to a study published by the United Nations Development Programme. In the early twentieth century, for its mild climate and fresh, it was known as Buenos Aires and then in 1945 got the name of Victor Larco Herrera in memory of the philanthropist Trujillan who was a benefactor of the city.
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Worth seeing in and around Víctor Larco Herrera District
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.
- 01Chan 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.
3.7 km · Archaeological site in Peru · Wikipedia - 02Trujillo 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.
3.5 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia - 03Estadio 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.
3.6 km · multi-purpose stadium in Trujillo, Peru · Wikipedia - 04National 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.
2.4 km · university · Wikipedia - 05Antenor 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.
2.1 km · university · Wikipedia - 06Real 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.
2.1 km · 2025 roof collapse at a shopping center in Peru · Wikipedia - 07Statua 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.
3.4 km · Monument in Peru · Wikipedia - 08Cesar 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.
800 m · private university in Peru · Wikipedia - 09Plaza de Armas of Trujillo
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.
3.4 km · square in Trujillo, Peru · Wikipedia - 10Real Plaza Trujillo
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.
2.1 km · shopping center in Trujillo, Peru · Wikipedia
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Getting to Víctor Larco Herrera District
- Airports
- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos (TRU), 9 km · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González (CIX), 172 km
- Chiclayo → Víctor Larco Herrera DistrictTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Lima → Víctor Larco Herrera DistrictTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Pucallpa → Víctor Larco Herrera DistrictTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Víctor Larco Herrera District
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Víctor Larco Herrera District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundKombis and buses to Trujillo costs S/1.50, colectivo taxis cost S/2, and taxis cost between S/8 and 13.
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Next door to Víctor Larco Herrera District
Víctor Larco Herrera District is 3 km from Trujillo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Trujillocity of Peru, capital of La Libertad region3.3 km
- Trujillo districtdistrict of Trujillo province, Peru3.3 km
- Huaca Esmeraldahuman settlement3.2 km
- Santiago de Huamántraditional village of Trujillo, Peru1.3 km
- Metropolitan TrujilloMetropolitan area of Peru3.3 km
- Vista Alegre, Trujillohuman settlement in Peru700 m