Trujillo

Trujillo is a regional centre in beautiful colonial style in the north of Peru, famous for various historic sites. The largest and most famous of them, Chan Chan, was capital city of the Chimú Empire, built around the year 1300. The city contains, among other things, royal palaces, burial mounds and huge walls. The impressive site was eventually conquered by the Inkas just before the arrival of the Spanish. Now one can visit the Chaudi Palace, located only a few minutes by bus outside the centre of Trujillo.

Pictures:
1) Trujillo monument of independence
2) The imposing cathedral on the main square
3) Remains from the palace in Chan Chan
4) Enormous mud-walls stretching away in the distance when approaching Chan Chan