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Day 1: Arrival in Trujillo
Assistance on your arrival in Trujillo, transfer to your selected
hotel.
Day 2: Temples of the Sun and the
Moon - Huanchaco - Chan Chan
After breakfast. Excursion
15 minutes south of Trujillo to visit the enormous adobe constructions
built by the Mochica culture in the 5th century, called Temple
of the Sun, considered the largest adobe pyramid in Peru,
and the Temple of the Moon, housing an extensive burial ground
and some fine polychrome murals in which their deity is often
printed. Is believed that both were complementary, one administrative
and the other religious. Proceed to Huanchaco beach, well
frequented by beach-goers and surfers, you will have the opportunity
to appreciate, during lunch, the local fishermen surfing the
waves in their traditional "Caballitos de Totora",
little reed boats used for fishing since pre Inca times, by
northern Peruvians.
In the afternoon, visit the largest mud archaeological complex
of the pre-Hispanic America, Chan Chan, ancient capital of
the Chimu Empire (13th Century), visiting the Temple del Arco
Iris (rainbow), the site museum and the Tshudi Palace.
Day 3: Trujillo - Chiclayo: Bruning
Museum
Early in the morning, after breakfast, transfer to Trujillo
bus station to take bus to Chiclayo (2 hours 30 minutes aprox.).
Upon arrival, transfer to your selected hotel.
In the afternoon, visit the Bruning Archaeological Museum
for an introduction of the History of the Lambayeque Area.
The museum houses an interesting collection of textiles, jewelry
and ceramics, as well as a replica of the tomb of the Lord
of Sipan.
Day 4: Chiclayo: Tucume and Lord
of Sipan
After breakfast, drive 40 minutes from Chiclayo to visit the
archaeological complex of Tucume or Valley of the Pyramids,
an important archaeological complex of the Lambayeque culture
(BC 1,000 / 1,350 AD), consisting of pyramids from which the
extensive pre-columbian urban site can be surveyed.
After a typical northern dishes lunch, begin excursion to
the impressive necropolis of Huaca Rajada, a Mochica funeral
center where a great number of tombs have been discovered
and where the tombs of the Old Lord of Sipan (3rd Century)
and the Lord of Sipan (5th Century), famous for its objects
in gold and semi-precious stones, were unearthed in the decade
of 1980' s by Peruvian archaeologists led by Dr. Walter Alva.
Transfer to your selected hotel.
Day 5: Chiclayo
Transfer and assistance on your departure. End of services.
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