Historic Centre of Trujillo

The whole process of its original urban fabric is in elliptical shape surrounded by España Avenue that was built in the wake of the Wall of Trujillo.

23 853 of the Organic Law of Municipalities, which authorizes it to regulate, promote and ensure the conservation of Cultural Heritage of the city such as environments and historic buildings monuments.

Composers: Chorus Hail heroic young Trujillo, stately colonial city that when you tap your consciousness the dawn will pronounce the word Freedom!

Verse I In your story beats Street the Iberian sword that came to draw your glorious destiny between the Andes and the sea untamed, Where was the Mochica ceramic artifact, over the river and the desert dune and the Temples of the Sun and Moon and the Colossus of adobe Chan Chan ... Verse II From your steps emerge together lordship work and achievement Your blasone came from Spain with the wheel, language and cross You are the cradle of Independence with a virile that is inflamed, Torre Tagle proclaimed launched was looking forward to Peru.

In your sugar molasses and bagasse beating the man with the cane you grow to love your children; shalt thou make fertile the sand that nature did not want to irrigate.

[6] In the historic centre of Trujillo are characteristic of the architecture the typical balconies and barred windows that look buildings like viceroyalty mansions, city hall, etc.

Located in the center of the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo and is work by sculptor Edmund Moeller and consists of three sections: the first is on a circular platform with pedestals, resting on a granite base, supporting the sculptures representing the art, the science, the trade and the health.

Also in this body are follows plaques: one commemorating the proclamation of independence of Trujillo, by José Bernardo de Torre Tagle, on December 29, 1820.

Located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas is with its coffee bar owned by the painter Gerardo Chávez, here it can find toys dating from the mid-20th century.

Has been placed special emphasis on establishing a harmonious relationship between the museum and the existing architecture of the house, resulting in the design and distribution of exhibition modules, lighting systems, among others.

Plan of the historic centre of Trujillo in 1786 made by Bishop Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón shows the walled city. Is observed in the plan 15 bastions, the 15 shades and 5 gates of the Wall of Trujillo .
A view of the old jirón Pizarro
Colonial and republican architecture of the Paseo Pizarro one of the highest-traffic streets in the Historic Centre of Trujillo, at background is the historical and traditional Plazuela El Recreo and its tall trees.
Typical balconies of the Historic Centre of Trujillo
Plaza de Armas of Trujillo in 1839, drawing of "Léonce Angrand"
Panoramic view of the Cathedral of Trujillo.
Church La Merced, located next to the headquarters of the Superior Court of Justice of La Libertad in the Paseo Pizarro
Iglesia Belén
Church Belén, which used to be known as the church of the "Sagrado Corazón".
Church San Lorenzo located at the corner of the intersection of jirones Ayacucho and Colón.
Church San Agustín, located on Jirón Bolívar against Orbegoso House , which is now Republican Museum .
Architecture of the 18th and 19th in the Plaza Mayor of Trujillo..
In the foreground on the right the Itúrregui Palace
There are many colonial and republican houses one of the highest traffic routes in the Historic Centre of Trujillo : the Paseo Pizarro
Cultural centre Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre , in the house where the most influential Trujillan political leader of 20th century and creator of a continent-wide philosophy
The traditional Plazuela Iquitos , in the corner of the intersection of streets Gamarra and Bolívar