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están estrechamente vinculados con la leyenda de Naylamp y el origen de una gran cultura. www.elcomercio.com.pe/edicionimpresa/Html/2007-08-12/peru0768889.html Más noticias sobre Complejo Chotuna en El ComercioSican Archaeological Project (SAP) - Research Settings www.sican.org/settings.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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El Proyecto ¦ Museo Nacional Sicán ¦ La Cultura Sicán ¦ Área de Dominación e Influencia de la Cultura Sicán ¦
Cronología Sicán ¦ Sicán Temprano ¦ Sicán Medio ¦ Metalurgia ¦ La sociedad Sicán y las clases sociales ¦ Sicán Tardío
http://www.muniferrenafe.gob.pe/mc_sican.htm
El Comercio: Los secretos del bosque de Pomac
Lo sensacional de este hallazgo es que uno de los cuchillos ceremoniales mide 35 centímetros y
tiene labrada la representación del dios Sicán o Naylamp sentado.
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2006-11-21/imecnacional0618966.html
Infografia: www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Photo/pe-sicaninfo-211106.jpg
Aventura en Pómac 
.: Museo Nacional Sicán :.- [ Translate this page ] en español
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Lambayeque, inaugurated in march 2001, was opened on 3rd November 2001.
Introductory halls detail the historic development process of uses,
customs & activities of the Sicán (Lambayeque).
The Funeral Pattern Halls help appreciate replicas of tombs,
funerary clothing & ornaments of the common people & the dignatories.
The Ceramics Hall & Hall of Funerary Goods exhibit 200 gold pieces such
as the winged-eyed mask, crowns, necklaces among other precious ornaments
and a hundred ceramics.
An advanced multimedia audiovisual system takes us back 1300 years.
It is the most ambitious museum project in Latinamerica in the last 30 years,
& the first building exclusively purpose-built as a museum in Peru since the
Brüning Museum in Lambayeque.
The culture, project, character, metallurgy & history.
The Sicán (Lambayeque) culture developed in the middle valley of the Río La Leche
in the National Archaeological & Ecological Pomac Reserve in Batán Grande, in the
Province of Ferreñafe, Department of Lambayeque.
The Sicán territory extended from Sullana (Piura) to the Chicama Valley, near to Trujillo.
The name Sicán given to the Pomac bosque means ‘House of the Moon’ in the disappeared Muchik language.
A ceramic production centre 3,000 years old with technically efficient kilns, &
the initiation of copper-arsenic alloys were among technological discoveries.
The immense concentration Sicán foundries encountered in Cerro Huaringa
has no precedent in the New World.
Abundant algarrobo fuel enabled foundry temperatures of 1000-1100º centigrade
aided by the use of workers blowing through caña brava pipes.
The construction of foundries was preceded by complicated rituals involving offerings
of llama foetuses, indicating smelting was considered magic-religious.
Early Sicán (700-900AD), was followed by the most important Intermediate Period (900-1100AD),
when distinctive ideological & artistic styles were determined, there was
sophisticated technology, a theocratic state, elite burials developed &
long distance commerce is evidenced.
The Late Phase (1100-1375AD), marks the end of the culture conquered by the
powerful Chimú, whose capital was Chan Chan.
After 3 decades of systematic looting, the first archaeological project began in 1978
directed by Professor Izumi Shimada, an interdisciplinary & international team
(Peru, USA, Spain, UK, Germany, Hungary & Japan) of specialists in chemistry, geology,
conservation of artefacts, physical anthropology, Andean ethnography, ethnohistory,
paleobotany, zooarchaeology, conservation of textiles & others.
AOL Canada
The Gold Exhibition - Royal Tombs of Ancient Peru comes to the museum in January 2006
from its permanent location at Peru's Sican National Museum.
Included in the display are about 250 objects - crowns, masks, ear spools, head-dresses,
feather ornaments - crafted in gold by the Sican people, a pre-Incan coastal civilization
dating from about 900-1300....
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Pre-Incan artefact among 28,000 artworks recovered in Italy
OnCampus: Gold of the Sican
... for the Canadian debut of The Gold Exhibition – Royal Tombs of Ancient Peru.
... It is very important that Peru showcase cultural treasures like these ...
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www.rumbosdelperu.com
... Sican has only recently come to the attention of Peru and the world. The man
who uncovered the importance of Sican, Doctor Izumi Shimada, ...
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International press
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tomb find reveals pre-Inca city 22/11/2006
The Sican culture flourished from approximately AD 800-1300, one of several metalworking societies which succumbed to drought and conquest. ... The latest dig was performed in conjunction with the Sican National Museum. ...
 20 pre-Inca tombs have been discovered in Peru, in what archaeologists say is one of the most important finds in years. 22 Nov 2006 |
knife photo http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42344000/jpg/_42344318_tumiafpgetty203.jpg
"Dig uncovers ancient Peruvian knives" – MSNBC
… unearthed 22 graves in northern Peru … including the first ‘’tumi’’
ceremonial knives ever discovered by archaeologists rather than looted by thieves.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15841249/ msn photo of tumi knife: http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061121/061121_peruKnife_vmed_5p.widec.jpg
IOL: Sican burial site found in Peru
Lima - A spectacular burial site of 20 tombs for the pre-Inca nobility of Sican was found in northern Peru, the archaeological expedition's Japanese leader ...
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SIUC anthropologist investigates remains of ancient Peruvians
http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall97/090997/peru.html
1997 article re: Shimada and Sicán project.
http://www.iran-daily.com/1383/2161/html/art.htm#29532 Brief article re: December 2004 return of mask from Italy to Peru
See also:
http://www.mirabilis.ca/archives/002422.html
... The graves belong to elite members of the Middle Sican culture, a gold-working people ... Among the findings are meticulously arranged human remains; gold, gilt copper, and bronze artifacts; and the first decorated tumi, or ceremonial knives, ever discovered by archaeologists at a burial site. |
Tumi en sitio: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/thumbs/061127-peru-tombs_170.jpg
National Geographic Magazine @ nationalgeographic.com
''Peruvian Black Pottery Production and Metalworking: A Middle Sican Craft Workshop at Huaca Sialupe... 2002 National Geographic Society... |
AYMHM: Articles You May Have Missed--WN May 1994
"Precious Metal Objects of the Middle Sican" by Izumi Shimada and Jo Ann Griffin, National Geographic April 1994, p. 82-89. The Peruvian Sican culture ... |
Documentaries
Sican
Exploring the excavations and tombs of the Sican in the north of Peru, this documentary unravels the mysteries of this fascinating culture. ...
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See also http://www.jamco.or.jp/english/library/documentary/people/dc289511.html for
Sican Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sican Culture is the name archaeologists have given to a culture that predated the Inca in what is now the north coast of Peru between about 800-1300 AD. Known for their skills in metallurgy, they produced alloys of gold, silver and arsenic-copper in unprecedented scales in pre-Hispanic America.... The Sican were probably descendants of the Moche based on shared motifs in in their artifacts.... |
History World Timeline of prehispanic cultures http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa91
Archaeology & Museums
.: Museo Nacional Sicán :.- [ Translate this page ] en español
Museo, investigaciones, cultura, proyecto. Mapa, direcciones, historia, actividades, personal, galeria, souvenirs. Exhibición. |
Sican Culture Paragraph on Sicán culture
The Sican culture is the name archaeologists have given to one of several gold-working people who predated the Inca in what is now Peru between about ... |
Pre-Inca Sican treasures of Peru's Pomac Forest. Artist´s impression & articles.
Pre-Inca Sican treasures of Peru's Pomac Forest, Treasured Found. |
Museum Exhibitions
The Lord of Sicán in Canada
The Nickle Arts Museum of the University of Calgary displays exclusive exhibition of ancient Peru
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Thanks to the collaboration of Peru's National Institute of Culture and the support of the Canadian Embassy in Lima, the Nickle Arts Museum of the University of Calgary (Alberta) is presenting "Ancient Peru Unearthed, Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization." This is the Sicán exhibition's first visit to North America.
"This is a very unique collection that will appeal to everyone," says Colleen Sharpe, the exhibition coordinator from the Nickle Arts Museum. "People will be attracted by the sheer beauty of the gold pieces themselves, but also by the mystery behind the people who crafted them - the Sicán of northern Peru." The Sicáns date from about 900-1300 AD, before the rise of the Incas. http://geo.international.gc.ca/latin-america/peru/whats_new/default-en.asp?id=8473
Peruvian gold show to tour Canada after Calgary debut
- The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, January 6, 2006 – April 1, 2006
- Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, B.C., May 2006 – October 2006
- Musée de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec, November 2006 – January 2007
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, March 2007 – August 2007
- Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario, December 2007 – May 2008
http://www.ucalgary.ca/mp2003/news/june05/peruvian-gold.html
On Campus: Gold of the Sican
Included in the exhibit are crowns, masks, ear spools, head-dresses, feather ornaments and much more – all expertly crafted in gold by the Sicán people, ...
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Photo: http://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/jan14-05/LargeMask.jpg
Ancient Peru Unearthed: Exhibition results from unique ...
He has helped bring South American archaeology students to study in Canada and students from the U of C have visited the Sicán Archaeological Project, ...
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View more photos from the exhibition Set to open January 6, 2006 – April 1, 2006
Royal Ontario Museum
Sicán Lord’s mask. Gold. Middle Sicán (AD 900 - 1100) Height: 29cm; Width: 53 cm; Weight: 1006g. Photo credit: Yutaka Yoshii/PAS
Royal Ontario Museum | About the ROM | News |
Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization. On display in the ROM’s recently renovated Level 3 Centre Block, from Saturday, March 10, 2007 until Monday, August 6, 2007... |
Royal Ontario Museum | Exhibitions & Galleries | Future ...
Discover what was uncovered in an undisturbed, gold-filled tomb in this intriguing look into the mysterious pre-Incan Sicán civilization from northern Peru ... |
Funerary Mask [Sicán or Lambayeque] | Object Page | Timeline of ...
Peru; Sicán (Lambayeque) Gold, cinnabar, copper overlays; W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm) Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1974 (1974.271.35) ... |
Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango
Titulo: Sican metallurgy and its cross-craft relationships ... Holistic examination of grave goods from three Middle Sicán elite shaft tombs recently ... |
Precious Metal Objects of the Middle Sicán
Old ceremonial masks and knives are popular symbols of pre-Hispanic Peruvian culture. Examples adorn the covers of books on Peru and serve as emblems for ... The Middle Sicán era, between 900 and 1100 C.E., produced enormous quantities of precious metal artifacts, many showing extraordinarily high craftsmanship. |
Book cover photo: http://www.sciamdigital.com/coverimages/images/cover/se/ancient_75x100.gif
Bottle with Mythic Figure [Sicán or Lambayeque] | Object Page ...
Peru; Sicán (Lambayeque) Ceramic; H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis Neal, 1970 (1970.245.37). See more objects from the Metropolitan. |
[PDF] Peruvian Black Pottery Production and Metalworking: A Middle Sicán ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat |
Better Than Gold
…the pre-Incan culture that Shimada named Sicán (meaning "Temple of the Moon... "The Sicán people produced a quantity of gold, silver, and copper alloy. Flourishing from A.D. 800 to 1375, it was a society of farmers, fishermen, ceramic artisans, and metalworkers. It built adobe-brick platform mounds for ceremonial and funerary purposes. |
Photo: http://www.siu.edu/~perspect/02_sp/pics/crown.jpg
JSTOR: Some Thoughts on Sican Marked Adobes and Labor Organization
The Sican monumental adobe structures scattered in the Poma and Santa Clara districts represent ... Data on Sican Marked Adobes from Cuts Made at Mound 1, ... |
http://www.textilemuseum.ca/cloth_clay/research_lambayeque.html
from the Virtual Museum Canada. Some Sicán artifacts of cloth and a brief description of the culture.
Precious Metal Objects of the Middle Sican
Scientific American Digital Archive offers every issue of Scientific American, the premier science magazine, from 1993 to present. |
An integrated analysis of pre-Hispanic mortuary practices a Middle ...
Focusing on two large I, 000-year-old Middle Sicán shaft tombs on the north coast of Peru, it integrates analyses of mitochondrial DNA, inherited dental ... |
Precious metal objects of the Middle Sicán Bookseller
Precious metal objects of the Middle Sicán. I SHIMADA, JA GRIFFIN Scientific American 270:44, 82-89, Scientific American, 1994. |
SIUC researcher excavates ancient Peruvian knives Brief written description
The tomb complex contained Sican artifacts, including the first "tumi" ceremonial knives ever discovered by archaeologists rather than looted by thieves. ... |
SIU President's Communique (12/8/2006)
The tomb complex contained Sican artifacts, including the first "tumi" ... agencies as the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. ... |
Peruvian government to honor SIUC anthropologist
The tomb complex contained Sican artifacts, including the first "tumi" ... Shimada performed the latest dig in conjunction with the Sican National Museum. ... |
The Excellence Through Commitment Awards Committee
His excavation of a Sican religious and ceremonial center, ... part by such agencies as the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. ... |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
During a six-month period from July, 2006, I will be excavating two major elite tombs at the Huaca Loro temple mound at the site of Sican with the support ... |
Hagen D. klaus
The following year, I joined the Sicán Archaeological Project, directed by Izumi Shimada. For my master's research I conducted the excavation of a cemetery... |
Go Matsumoto (PhD, archaeology) completed his MA thesis this August and continues studying in the PhD program. This fall and subsequent spring will be spent to fulfill the course requirements and to prepare for the upcoming excavation of the Sicán shaft tombs on the northern north coast of the Central Andes next summer, based on which he is planning to write his dissertation. His major interest is in the reconstruction of belief systems and related institutions of Sicán culture through the detailed contextual analysis of burial practices.
http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/students/gmatsumoto.htm
David Browman ≠ Part II: Sican Culture
The Sican culture experimented with their taxation system. ... Thus, the Sican culture changed to a wealth system of taxation based on precious metals. ... |
Dallas Museum of Art - Ancient American Art
Peru, north coast, La Leche Valley, Batán Grande area, Sicán culture ... The Sicán culture flourished in the Batán Grande area of northern Peru between A.D. ... |
Intute: Arts and Humanities - ! Full record details for Museo ...
Description, The website for the Museo Nacional Sicán - the National Museum of the ... The section about the Sicán culture focuses on several themes with ... |
[PDF] Mössbauer Spectroscopy in South American Archaeology
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Batán Grande, Huaca Sialupe... Mossbauer spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis, optical thin-section microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used... methods of early pottery making can be assessed... |
ElComercioPeru.com:
LAMBAYEQUE
Interés por hallazgos en Huaca El Oro 9 de enero 2007
Funcionarios del Museo de Ciencias de Japón están interesados en exponer los hallazgos de la huaca El Oro del Santuario Histórico Bosque de Pomac. Según Carlos Elera Arévalo, director del Museo Sicán, el objetivo es mostrar al mundo este valioso hallazgo que fuera hecho público en noviembre pasado. Los japoneses también ofrecen financiar la conservación de los restos arqueológicos ante una eventual inundación del río La Leche.
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2007%2D01%2D09/imecnacional0647908.html
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2007%2D01%2D04/imecnacional0644905.html
Crean centro de investigación para estudiar Bosque de Pomac 4 de enero 2007
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2007%2D01%2D04/imecnacional0644896.html
Descubren cinco nuevas tumbas de élite en el Bosque de Pomac
24 de diciembre 2006 Serían similares a las del Señor de Sicán, con valiosas piezas de oro y plata
Por Wilfredo Sandoval Cinco tumbas de élite, de similares características a la del Señor de Sicán, han sido descubiertas recientemente
en trabajos de exploración realizados alrededor de la pirámide conocida como huaca El Oro, informó Izumi Shimada,
codirector del Proyecto Arqueológico Sicán (PAS), quien no proporcionó detalles de la ubicación de las tumbas por motivos de seguridad.
Según Shimada, en estos trabajos se ha usado radares que han permitido determinar que las tumbas halladas son pozos de diez
metros de profundidad con nichos que guardan complejos funerarios de suma importancia para la arqueología.
Habría ajuares pertenecientes a varios gobernantes de élite que hace mil años gobernaron la cultura Sicán o Lambayeque.
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2006-12-24/ImEcNacional0638230.html
LIMA Homenaje a investigador japonés
El arqueólogo japonés Izumi Shimada fue homenajeado ayer por el Congreso en
reconocimiento por sus 28 años de investigación en la costa norte del país.
El investigador fue el que dio a conocer al Señor de Sicán,
uno de los principales gobernantes de la cultura Lambayeque.
La presidencia del Congreso fue la encargada de organizar este homenaje al ilustre personaje.
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2006%2D12%2D13/imecnacional0631949.html
Ruta mágica 7 noviembre 2006 Museos Sicán, Sipán Túcume y Bruning.
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/turismo/html/2006%2D11%2D07/onvinoticias0610508.html
Guía del viajero Museos de Sicán, Sipán Túcume y Bruning.
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/turismo/html/2006%2D11%2D07/onvinoticias0610639.html
Los secretos de un rincón de vida – Un bosque para cuidar 3 de diciembre 2006
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2006-12-03/ImEcNacional0625960.html Vease el afiche
Chaparrí: La redención del depredador 6 marzo 2006
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/turismo/html/2006%2D03%2D06/onvinoticias0467596.html
El paraíso de los 'birdwatchers' 5 junio 2006
www.elcomercioperu .com.pe/turismo/html/2006%2D06%2D05/onvinoticias0517366.html
Page first opened 5th November 2001.
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We are just 7 blocks (5 minutes walk) from Trujillo's Plaza de Armas, in a much quieter park, with extensive information. Please visit us. Larger map at http://groups.msn.com/TrujilloPeru/_albumlist.msnw?pgmarket=en-us which also has photos of our tours. Cahuide 495,Santa María Trujillo has photos of our guest house. Google Earth map/photo hybrid APEC delegates visited Chan Chan archaelogical complex in Trujillo Espanol Andina 5/11/2008 Huaca de La Luna to receive 110,000 visitors in 2008 Andina 5/11/2008 More Espanol Spain returns pre-Columbian artifacts from Patterson Collection to Peru Do not miss North Peru :: Forum Pérou :: Ne perdez pas du nord Perou Please see Transport for an increasing number of airlines, Cruises, & more comfortable, modern & economic buses arriving in Trujillo & north Peru. National Geographic has an article on the Incas & a map of pre Colombian cultures in May 2002, which they started to feature on TV in the USA on 19 May 2002, & has recently been showing other programmes on the Moche Murder Mysteries. Discovery Channel features various articles too. Le Figaro produced an article on the Moche in August There is much to see between the frontier with Ecuador, & Lima. Many sites are very close to major cities on the Panamerican Highway. Make sure your itinerary allows sufficient time at each site, instead of rushing through half of Peru. Colonial Trujillo is a potential World Heritage site. Map & photos:. Plano de la ciudad de Truxillo... www.pilsentrujillo.com.pe/tutierra/ind_historia.html
was the largest construction in the Americas, & yielded nearly 10 tonnes of gold & silver in colonial days. The Pyramid of the Moon has over 8,000m2 of polychrome reliefs, extensive panoramas over the countryside, excavations in progress & soon a site museum.
The project won first prize for good government practice in 2007. Huaca de La Luna to receive 110,000 visitors in 2008 Like The Learning Channel, National Geographic has been visiting, filming & writing for the 2008 magazine & 2009 guide. Make sure you see all areas opened recently & included in the entry ticket (11 nuevos soles general entrance, 6.00 students, 1.00 children). The complex & extensive murals on the north facade of the Huaca de la Luna were inaugurated on 21st October 2004 & a US1.25M site museum & US$0.25m roof are in progress.
Excavations are also in progress 12km inland at the Cpisnique culture site of Caballo Muerto.
5,000 years of numerous cultures, history, extensive polychrome reliefs & murals, overlooking a splendid beach (Entrance 11 nuevos soles general entrance, PE S/.6 for students, PE S/.1 for children) & including the new site museum. See ElBrujoPeru for National Geographic July 2004 & June 2006 in 5 languages & other articles on Huaca Prieta, Brujo (Cortada/Partida), Señora de Cao & her mausoleum opened on 27th July 2007. Caral, declared a World Heritage in July 2009, is among the oldest city states in America. Near Casma are sites like Sechín from 1,700BC, & the delightful beach of Las Tortugas. Archaeologists are working in the same valley at Chanquillo, in the Chao & Viru valleys between there & Trujillo, in Mocollope (Chicama) & Farfan (Jequetepeque). Festivals include the Marinera(January), Carnival(February), Spring(September) & Ocean Festival(May). Huanchaco has the reedboats & is near to Puerto Malabrigo-Chicama & the world's longest left hand wave.
Chan Chan, the largest city in the Americas when the Incas arrived in 1460. The government approved a 10 million nuevos soles budget for ongoing conservation work. An Italian mission will participate in Chan Chan & Sipán excavations. You can take a 6 hour daytime bus up the Cañon del Pato to Caraz to trek the Santa Cruz loop, or take daytrips to Chavin de Huantar & site museum, Llanganuco lakes or Pastoruri Glacier. 'The Marcahuamachuco ruins surely rank in the top 10 archaeological sites in Peru' (Footprint Peru 2007 p.441) as well as its 7 Wonders. Nearby Huamachuco is just 6 hours inland from Trujillo, giving access also via Cajabamba to Cajamarca. Chotuna - Chornancap site museum, near Lambayeque, officially opens in August 2009.
The purpose-built 3 storey pyramid-like Museum is an attraction in its own right.
It is 3 blocks from the Bruning Regional Museum of Lambayeque.
ever found in the western hemisphere, & by June 1990 (National Geographic) was the richest series of tombs found anywhere in the world for a century. The Sipan site is smaller than the Huacas del Sol y la Luna de Moche, has a nice feel, excavations renewed in 2007, & excellent replicas in most of the tombs & site museum.
Ferreñafe has another purpose-built museum opened in November 2001, the National Museum of Sican (More below on this Lambayeque culture). All 3 museums have gold collections which outclass those in Lima & Bogota.
Tucume, 35km from Chiclayo has 26 temples viewed from a hilltop, & 3 excellent museum halls. Its gold has yet to be discovered. Gold found recently at Moche has yet to be displayed. There are new discoveries at Huaca Quiñones, Sipán (14th tomb), nearby Huaca Ventarrón, Collud-Zarpán & Chotuna with site Museums in progress.
All much cheaper than Cusco. Programa de XII Semana Turística de Chachapoyas 1-7/6/2008. Return via Leimebamba (new museum opened in 2001), Celendín, Cajamarca & Kuntur Wasi (good road, gold etc Museum & newly cleared ruins giving extensive panorama). There is more information on all these in Ecuador Peru route information & Tours in 5 languages. We will be happy to help with accommodation in Trujillo, at www.xanga.com/CasadeClara join you up with other travellers, guide you around the sites, or just provide up-to-date information in 5 languages. See Peru, World's catalogue on You Tube. Press coverage at Huaca de la Luna: PROYECTO CENTRO CULTURAL MOCHE VIEJO PROPONEN EN HUACA DE LA LUNA
Se ubicará en la zona que se encuentra en el límite sur del área del sitio arqueológico y que colinda al oeste con la Campiña de Moche. www.peruprensa.org/Ta241205.htm
Diario La República - La reina premia a los Moches www.larepublica.com.pe/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105824&Itemid=28&fecha_e... - 33k - 23 Mar 2006 - Diario La República - Maravillas bajo tierra www.larepublica.com.pe/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100077&Itemid=487&fecha_... - 41k - www.huacadelaluna.org.pe Webpage new in 2004. English/Español Grim Rites of the Moche - [ Traduzca esta página ] Huaca de la LunaTemple of Doom El Brujo Archaeological site in National Geographic Magazine of July 2004 in many languages.
Frommers.com : Central & South America : Peru : Northern Peru ... - [ Traduzca esta página ] Moche Death Rituals in New Zealand www.otagomuseum.govt.nz/WhatsOn/WhatsOn
Owl frequently seen at Huacas SCIENTISTS UNCOVER INCA CHILDREN'S 'COUNTDOWN TO SACRIFICE' 1 October 2007www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX041314.html The Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mystery Series - The Moche Warrior Moche Burials Uncovered @ nationalgeographic.com - [ Traduzca esta página ] Dos Cabezas Archaeological Site. See below for weblinks to National Geographic on Moche, Chachapoyas & the Americas. See photographs of past visits to sites & maps athttp://communities.msn.com/TrujilloPeru/pictures http://www.mystique.com/gallery/Peru-5-06?page=1 Other people's photos of the Moche Pyramids,
Ancient city of Chan-Chan, The Andes and a fortress at 3KM, The ... Amazon, Kuelap etc. Visit with Vegiventures to Huaca de la Luna, Chan Chan etc. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ahlohmann/Peru_2003.html
Ball of Dirt on Trujillo, Peru / Gail Imel / South America / Buses ...
...In the end I got a really nice place to stay clara bravo's hospedaje on the edge Chiclayo, Peru - Chiclayo - Fabulous Gold Of Sipan - WOW ... our hostel (casadeclara) turned out to be very friendly and full of gringos to talk to... and the locals were having a party! The hostel is excellent and is run by Michael and his wife Clara. - he organises great tours and knows so much about this area. This Northern section (Chiclayo, Trujillo & Huaraz) are often not visited on the gringo circuit and missing this is missing some of the best things that Peru has to offer. http://travelpod.com/.../skcoll/
Where's the Girl? - Traducir esta página ... Michael White runs a hostel and tours out of Trujillo. ... One of the travelers we met in Huaraz recommended him and said he made his stay in Trujillo a great experience.... Michael was very knowledgeable about all the local cultures (past and present), and made the tours a real learning experience.... www.invasivedesigns.com/boyandgirl/ Day 21, Sep 24 2002. Huacas del Sol y Luna, Dragón/Rainbow & Chan Chan. - Cached - Similar pages Ball of Dirt on Huanchaco, Peru / Claire Bollard / World Tour 2005 ... - [ Traduzca esta página ] Get Jealous.com - Traducir esta página Michael White, co owner of the hostel is an excellent guide to the local archaelogy ... These are mud brick constructions in the coastal desert where archaeologists have revealed colourful detailed murals, burial chambers and artefacts.... www.getjealous.com/printdiary.php? Civilization near Trujillo goes back to 3500 BC. ... Chan Chan and Huaca de la Luna. We hired Englishman Michael White as a guide. He is very good and really knows the material. ... www.saexplorers.org/.../member_trip_reports. php?cf_action=details&listing_id=539&category_id=10 - 18k -
Have been relaxing in a nice homestay in Trujillo called Casa de Clara, run by a brummie guy who has cable tv. We can eat with the family any meals we want to join in with, which had been great to get some strength back. http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/coopertrooper/rtw-2006/1165938840/tpod.html Peru & Ecuador Voor vandaag staan de Huaca del Sol en de Huaca de la Luna Northern Peru Huanchaco is a beach town. We went to Chan Chan, a FANTASTIC site, and I mean HUGE! . Trujillo and Chan Chan, Peru From the Desert to the Glaciers in One Fun-Filled Day!
Exhausted from dragging ourselves from colectivo to bus to museum, only to struggle to translate archaeological terms from Spanish to English, we splurged on a guided tour of several Moche Pyramids and Chan Chan (once the largest mud-brick city in the world). Our tour guide, Michael,… was full of fun facts … about sites that otherwise would have looked like piles of sand in the middle of the desert (except, of course, for the truly unbelievable art carved into the walls of the Moche Temple of the Moon).
It was nice being ferried from site to site not having to worry about how to get there, and how to get there cheap, and what to look at when we got there. We’re realizing just how much of our time is spent navigating public transportation… If we hadn’t gone on the tour, we probably wouldn’t have made it to the Moche temples, which turned out to be a favorite, covered in stylized geometric and pictorial friezes to which the original color still clung after something like 1500 years in the middle of a windswept desert prone (weirdly) to floods and (not weirdly) to earthquakes. Mind blowing. Replete with obligatory stories of human sacrifice -the National Geographic article on the sites wouldn’t shut up about the “gory, blood splattered warrior culture of the Moche” and managed to forget about the impressive art they created.
We’re not exaggerating when we say that Chan Chan was extensive, I mean, the place was freakin’ huge. It was a vast expanse of walls spreading out over the desert covered with the remains of fish, bird, and fishing net designs. It must have been a truly inspiring place in its heyday… Luckily our guide brought the place to life a bit. I’m sure we wouldn’t have gotten much out of it if we were just wandering around by ourselves in the desert. Archaeologists are currently working hard to preserve the site from El Niño phenomena and desert winds . Photoshttp://blogs.bootsnall.com/Sarah+K/?p=76
SE CONFORMA CONSEJO REGIONAL DE TURISMO DE LA LIBERTAD En una significativa y trascendental reunión se conformó la noche del miércoles el Consejo Regional de turismo de La Libertad por una iniciativa conjunta del sector público y privado, con la finalidad de contribuir y promover el desarrollo sostenible y competitivo de la actividad turística en el marco del PENTUR y los planes Regionales y provinciales. La reunión estuvo conducida por el actual gerente regional de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Dr. Bernardo Alva Pérez. El Consejo fue instalado por el Presidente del Gobierno Regional de La Libertad, Ingº Jose Murgia Zannier quien refirió de la importancia de este Consejo como un ente concertador entre el sector público privado así como para validar las iniciativas que provengan de ambos sectores. El presidente Murgia también ha transmitido a los asistentes las buenas nuevas en el área de la conectividad terrestre de la región anunciando el asfaltado al sitio arqueológico El brujo, la culminación este año del asfalto hasta la ciudad de Huamachuco las mismas que han de significar un dinamizador gravitante de la actividad turística en la región. En el Consejo participa también la Municipalidad de Sánchez Carrión cuyo alcalde Carlos Alberto Loyola M., estuvo presente en esta primera reunión. El consejo esta conformado por representantes de las siguientes instituciones: - Dos de la Gerencia de Comercio Exterior, Turismo y Artesanía - Uno de la Dirección Regional del Instituto Nacional de Cultura - La Libertad - Uno de la Policía Nacional del Perú - Uno de la Municipalidad Provincial de Trujillo - Uno de una Municipalidad Provincial de la zona costera - Uno de una Municipalidad Provincial de la zona andina - Uno de la Cámara de Organizaciones gremiales de Turismo - Dos de organizaciones gremiales distritales de la región La Libertad - Uno de AHORA La Libertad - Uno de ADAVIT La Libertad - Uno del Comité de Turismo de la Cámara de Comercio y Producción de La Libertad - Uno de AGOTUR La Libertad - Uno de REPTUR - Uno del Colegio de Licenciados de Turismo de La Libertad - Uno del sector de transporte turístico - Uno de las Escuelas Profesionales de Turismo de las Universidades locales - Un representante de I Perú  www.checkperu.org/boletin.htm 18/4/2008
TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA GUIAS DE TURISMO DEL CTN 19 y 20 DE JUNIO 2008 - Lugar: Sala Señorial – Gran Hotel Chiclayo.
DIA 20 DE JUNIO.
Erika & Andrea's Sydamerika (Swedish): www.carnesten.se/andreas/sydamerika/index.php?target=varharvivarit&storien=52 Sciotecha: Erotic ceramics from ancient Peruvian Moche culture - [ Traduzca esta página ] HOLANDA / Tintín promociona el turismo al Perú en El Museo Nacional de Etnología Leiden, expone la singular muestra "Tintín hacia los Incas". La exposición esta basada en la aventura de Tintín en el Templo del Sol, en la cual el famoso reportero belga, personaje de comic, recorre el Perú buscando el tesoro escondido de los incas. Entorno al tema, se muestran objetos precolombinos, piezas propias de la culturas Chavín, Moche, Huari, Tiahuanaco, Chimu, Chancay e Inca. La exposición utiliza téchnicas de museologí¡ moderna, que incluyen montajes especiales, películas, diapositivas y más. The different archaeological projects & providers of tourism services need to collaborate to progress: Click here for the Goose Business Philosophy. Calendario Turístico del Departamento de La Libertad, Trujillo ... shows more local events. For congresses etc please click on events. CALENDARIO INTERNACIONAL DE EVENTOS TURISTICOS AGENDA - EVENTOS PROFESIONALES HOTELERIA TURISMO (31-08-04) PERÚ EN BÚSQUEDA DE TURISMO www.cotal.org.ar La información turística institucional en las versiones español, inglés y portugués. Clara estudió en el CN Santa Rosa y ISP Santo Tomás de Aquino en Trujillo. http://peru.op.org/familiadominicana/hermanas/inmaculadas/index.htm The National University of Trujillo Strategy, Vision & Mission of the best university in the north of Peru.
Sunday Times National Secondary School of the Year 2006. Best secondary in absolute terms  - Traducir esta página Guardian Unlimited Web. Search Education. Best secondary in absolute terms education.guardian.co.uk/ Gilberstone, a Birmingham primary school with a legend Video of Trujillo for Economy, Accountancy & Finance Congress 2007 www.xiiconeccof.unitru.edu.pe/portal/video/video.html Accountancy: Inca counting system deciphered: Scientists untangle Inca number-strings Scientists untangle Inca number-strings Knotted threads carry signs of ancient accountancy. Andreas von Bubnoff A khipu records numbers through knots... http://npg.nature.com/news/2005/050808/pf/050808-11_pf.html BBC Mundo | De todo un poco | Descifran "calculadora" inca Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has ceramics & textiles displays of the Moche, Chimu & Inca.
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Museo de Sitio Huaca Chotuna ChornancapThe Chotuna Archaeological Complex, neighbouring the village of the same name, has remains from the Lambayeque,Chimu and Inca cultures. Sacrifices from all three cultures have been reported below. The Huacas Chotuna, Chornancap and Los Frisos, are among the principal monuments of the Complex. ANDINA - Peru News Agency July 11 2009 Lambayeque's Huaca Chotuna-Chornancap museum to open next month ... El Complejo Arqueologico Chotuna, vecino al caserio del mismo nombre, tiene restos de las culturas Lambayeque, Chimu e Inca. Abajo se han reportado sacrificios humanos de todas las tres culturas. Las Huacas Chotuna, Chornancap y Los Frisos, son entre los monumentos principales del Complejo. Museo de Sitio Huaca Chotuna - Chornancap en Lambayeque abrirá sus ...[ Translate this page ] 10 Jul 2009 ... En unos 30 días se espera que el Museo de Sitio de Huaca Chotuna - Chornancap, ubicado en la ciudad de Lambayeque, pueda abrir sus puertas y ... www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=eaOL24K3Iv8= TRAVEL UPDATE - Noticias Turismo Perú Latinoamerica - [ Translate this page ] En 30 días se tiene prevista la apertura del Museo de Sitio de Huaca Chotuna - Chornancap, ubicado en la ciudad de Lambayeque, recinto que mostrará a la ... National Geographic video Pregnant woman sacrificed at Chotuna-Chornancap?http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080911-pregnant-video-ap.htmlUSAT student video visit Chotuna & Tucumewww.youtube.com/watch?v=QElZOhIyWekHuaca Chotuna museum to exhibit Chimu human sacrificesAbout 33 skeletons of human sacrifices offered during the Chimu period, dating from 1350-1370 AD,will be exhibited at the Huaca Chotuna site. |
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están estrechamente vinculados con la leyenda de Naylamp y el origen de una gran cultura.
www.elcomercio.com.pe/edicionimpresa/Html/2007-08-12/peru0768889.html
Más noticias sobre Complejo Chotuna en El Comercio
Hace mil años sacrificaban a gestantes La Republica Dic 2008
Un mural polícromo y once esqueletos de mujeres jóvenes sacrificadas,
uno de los cuales tenía entre las costillas el maxilar de un feto,
fueron descubiertos por arqueólogos peruanos en la zona norte del complejo
Chotuna, que se ubica 10 kilómetros al oeste de Lambayeque.
www.larepublica.pe/archive/all/larepublica/20080912/pasadas/13/164509
Un mural polícromo y once esqueletos de mujeres jóvenes sacrificadas,
Sican Archaeological Project (SAP) - Research Settings The major Middle Sicán mounds in the Lambayeque region (e.g., Huaca Chotuna, Chornancap, La Luya, Sipán, and Taco) were all built close to a river or a ...
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Avizoran ocho frentes de investigación arqueológica 26/04/2009
este año se continuará con los cinco frentes de investigación como las Pirámides de Túcume,
Huaca Las Ventanas, Huaca Rajada, Huaca Chotuna y Ventarrón-Collud.
recientemente han concluido con los proyectos para empezar otros tres nuevos frentes de investigación
como son Huaca Banderas (Pacora), Huaca La Pava (Mochumí) y Huaca Jotoro (Jayanca).
www.correoperu.com.pe/correo/nota.php?txtEdi_id=23&txtSecci_parent=0&txtSecci_id=67&txtNota_id=45329
Information on Chotuna - Chornancap since 2001 transferred from Sican Peru
(now containing Sican Museum, Sican Archaeological Project and Batan Grande)
on 11th July 2009.
Norte ChicoCaral, Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad | El Comercio Perú Caral declared World Heritage site in 2009.
El complejo arquitectónico de Caral fue declarado Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la Unesco. (30/06/2009) CARAL Se convertirá en segundo destino turístico del Perú Caral to become second most visited tourist attraction in Peru? ...la ciudadela de Caral se convertirá próximamente en el segundo destino turístico del Perú, luego de la Ciudadela Inca de Machupicchu. www.travelupdate.com.pe/ampliando.asp?ID=7528 MINCETUR Presentarán en Caral Programa de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Lima MINCETUR Invertirán en mejoramiento de carretera de ingreso a Caral Por TRAVEL UPDATE - 7/7/2008 El Viceministro de Turismo, Pablo López de Romaña Cáceres, anunció que en los próximos 2 meses se iniciará la ejecución de la obra “Rehabilitación y mejoramiento de la carretera de ingreso a Caral” con un aporte del Plan Copesco Nacional del Mincetur, que asciende a S/. 1 millón. Asimismo, informó que el Proyecto Especial Arqueológico Caral-Supe (PEACS) podrá iniciar en breve los trabajos de conservación arqueológica y acondicionamiento turístico en Miraya y Lurihuasi, proyectos que serán financiados por el Plan Copesco Nacional del Mincetur con S/. 1 millón. El viceministro hizo estos anuncios durante la inauguración del Puente Peatonal de Acceso al Complejo Arqueológico de Caral, obra que demandó una inversión cercana a los s/. 800,000 por parte del Plan Copesco Nacional del MINCETUR, en el marco de las acciones conjuntas que se desarrollan con el Gobierno Regional de Lima para la puesta en valor de este monumento. “Estamos trabajando en la diversificación de nuestra oferta turística y la puesta en valor de Caral nos ayudará a atraer más turistas hacia el Valle de Supe, zona central cercana a Lima. El año pasado, el Complejo Arqueológico de Caral recibió 42,346 visitantes entre nacionales y extranjeros; y estimamos que en los próximos 10 años este complejo podría recibirá a más de 180,000 personas”, añadió. Explicó que el puente peatonal de acceso al Complejo Arqueológico de Caral comprende tres tramos y tiene una longitud de 72 metros. Su estructura es de concreto armado y tiene barandas de seguridad y rampas para el ingreso y salida. La obra fue financiada por el Mincetur y ejecutada por el Gobierno Regional de Lima. MINCETUR Aportará más de S/. 3 millones para puesta en valor de Caral-Supe Por TRAVEL UPDATE - 5/9/2007. El Viceministro de Turismo, Eduardo Arrarte destacó ayer que el Plan Copesco del MINCETUR aportará más de S/. 3 millones para la puesta en valor de la ciudad de Caral y los sitios arqueológicos de Miraya, Lurihuasi y Áspero, ubicados en el Valle de Supe. Explicó que el Plan Copesco del MINCETUR se ha comprometido a brindar asistencia técnica para obtener la viabilidad de los tres estudios de pre inversión que se están ejecutando para la puesta en valor de la Pirámides Mayor y Dual del sitio arqueológico de Miraya y de las Pirámides Mayor y Dual del sitio arqueológico de Lurihuasi, ubicados en Supe; así como de la Pirámide los Idolos, Pirámide Alta y Pirámide los Sacrificios del Sitio Arqueológico del Áspero en Supe Puerto. www.travelupdate.com.pe/detalles.asp?id=2448&gid=12&pg=1&sc=index.asp Peru: Amerikas älteste Stadt entdeckt! (Kultur) Kaum bemerkt von der Öffentlichkeit haben Archäologen im wüsten Hochland von Peru eine Sensation entschlüsselt: Sie entdeckten die älteste Ortschaft Amerikas, die 4600 Jahre alte "Heilige Stadt von Caral" Proyecto arqueológico Caral presentará recientes hallazgos Como se ha vuelto una sana costumbre, el próximo mes se celebrará un aniversario más de la ciudad sagrada de Caral con la presentación de recientes hallazgos. Por ejemplo, el año pasado lo que llamó más la atención fue una plaza. Como es el estilo característico de la civilización más antigua de América, ésta es circular y hundida. Pero la particularidad es que está decorada de dos colores y luce la huella de pies y manos. (AND192287) Caral Archaeological Project to present recent findings A team of archaeologists working at the ancient citadel of Caral will present recent research findings including a four-cornered square and a number of geometric structures very similar to those of the Gran Pajatén, an archaological site located in the Andean cloud forests of Peru. (AND192302) www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=BJ5UjuUkoAA= Caral First City in the New World? PERU'S CARAL SUGGESTS CIVILIZATION EMERGED IN THE AMERICAS 1,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN EXPERTS BELIEVED
Plan Maestro de Caral www.larepublica.com.pe/noticia_cs.jsp?pId=11 BBC - Horizon - The Lost Pyramids of Caral CARETAS HOME PAGE ... Historial De CARAL Caral RDBoyd . Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country ... The Supe River Valley area of Peru, where Caral is located . The Field Museum Information: Press Room - [ Traduzca esta página ] Field Museum anthropologists establish date and importance of the Americas' oldest city Oldest evidence of city life in the Americas reported in Science , early urban planners ... Mesoweb Reports - Archaeologists have announced a secure date of 2627 BC for the earliest parts of Trip to Aspero – Caral: Discovering The Most Ancient Civilization of America La ciudad sagrada de Caral Supe - Indice .Civilization lost? | csmonitor.com Early Monumental Architecture on the Peruvian Coast The New World's Oldest Calendar
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Colonial Trujillo PeruColonial Trujillo Peru, Trujillo north Peru, Tours, Chan Chan links, Huacas de Moche, El Brujo, Caballo Muerto, Museums, Sipán, Huaca Ventarrón, Collud-Zarpán, Huaca Quiñones, Sican (Lambayeque), Túcume, Zaña, Lima, Norte Chico, Aspero, Bandurria & Caral, Tumbes, Piura & North Peru beaches, National Geographic etc, Guides & books, Transport, Ecuador Peru route, Cruises, Festivals – Marinera (20-25/01/2009), Primavera & Caballos de paso, Weather, Peru Biodiversity & Birds, Guañape, guano & ceramics TV & Football, Google Earth maps Tours in English Español Francais Italiano Deutsch Casa de Clara Guest House Trujillo del Perú was founded by Diego de Almagro in December (maybe late November) 1534, under express orders from Francisco Pizarro and the foundation was formalized in March 1535. It was founded among 4 Chimú settlements (Moche, Huanchaco, Huamán & Mampuesto), so they could ally against the Incas. It was named after Pizarro´s home town, & the original street plan traced by Martín de Estete, following royal ordinances via Panamá, requiring for example a military building (intendencia) on the plaza. It was a religious & military conquest & details like the town hall could wait.
The Plaza de Armas originally had 3 solares on each side, plots which stretched to the next street. Each house typically had a zaguán or entrance hall to a first reception patio, the salón with the cuadra behind, leading to the second patio with the family rooms around it & a third patio with the servants’ quarters, stables, gardens and a well.
In 1687 a city wall designed by the Italian José de Fomento was completed by the Duke of Palata, to make the residents feel safe from pirates. As the city grew, it disappeared from where we now have the elliptic Avenida España.
The same pedestrian area has a fountain built by Gustave Eiffel,
City Tour A 9am start from the top end of Pizarro, down to Orbegoso & past the Plaza de Armas to the corner of Bolognesi, returning up Independencia to Junín, gives time for breaks before finishing at the University museum which is open until 2.45pm. Colonial houses are generally open 9.30am to 1pm & 4.30-6.15pm on weekdays & Saturdays until midday.
Architecture From the start, the height of buildings was limited by the possibility of seismic activity. The lack of good quality wood & stone & the costs of working them helped them acquire faith in adobe, which resists earthquakes, keeps heat in & out, with three thousand years of experience readily available. Initially floors were mud & roofs were flat, until the occurrence of El Niño rains dictated change. Floors became rounded stones, flagstones or red brick & the roofs acquired slopes. The colonial architecture was then built on terrepleines around the patios. There were extensive mural designs. The Gothic art style was lost in the 1619 earthquake. Moorish & baroque styles remained in the 17th century. Baroque mestizo, an indigenous influence continued until 1760. From then there were rococo, French, Italian & English influences. A single solid colour is typical of the last century. Only the colours traditionally available should be used in the historic centre. Windows were few & high for security. Originally of wood, they were painted dark blue or green. The copper content helped protect the wood from insects. Decorated iron nails, knockers (aldavas) & hinges & protectors helped provided security. The stone window sills (peanas) & canopies (conopeas) helped keep them in position, especially after iron was imported from Biscay after the 1759 earthquake: first forged (forjado) & then cast (fundido) iron railings. The metal was often painted black, with gold coloured embellishments. The white seen today is a tradition for the last century. All of Trujillo was destroyed by the earthquake on St. Valentine’s Day in 1619. What was not destroyed was demolished. A few details remain in the entrance halls (zaguánes) & below later foundations. As a result of natural disasters, financial problems, sales & inheritances, few houses retain all three. The Casa Orbegoso & Casa del Mayorazgo acquired L-shaped plans.
The churches started with the form of a Latin cross. They started off as monasteries or convents. Later, if they had less than 15 monks, nuns or novices they were limited to being churches. Minor churches started with just one tower. The second tower & lateral naves appeared later.
The Cathedral (Orbegoso 4 & Independencia 5) was rebuilt between 1647-1666, two previous churches on the same site having been destroyed by earthquakes. It has baroque & rococo altars, the wooden principal altar having being restored after the 1970 earthquake. It has Quito & Cuzco style paintings & a museum alongside with outstanding paintings & religious clothing. To the right of the Cathedral in the photo is the Cathedral Museum, & next door, the Archbishop's Palace.
La Merced was one of the first two churches of Trujillo & was rebuilt in 1630. It was constructed by Alfonso de las Nieves. The main façade is baroque, with the founder of the order San Pedro Nolasco in the lateral façade too.
The four pechinas painted below the inner dome which collapsed in the 1970 earthquake have been beautifully restored.
Simón Bolívar founded the first republican university there in 1824 & the National University of Trujillo still uses it for conferences & occasional exhibits.
San Francisco (Independencia 607 & Gamarra) has part (cátedra) of the pulpit from which San Francisco predicted (in 1613) that Trujillo would be destroyed, as it was, later in 1619. The pulpit, main altar & polychrome altars are of baroque style.
Belén (1705), the church of the hospital order was considered audacious for its height in an area which is prone to earthquakes. It was the last to reopen, late in 1995, following the 1970 earthquake.
San Agustín (1658) Bolivar 508 & Orbegoso 6) has a main altar & pulpit, both covered in gold leaf & of baroque style.
Santa Ana (Orbegoso 2 & Zepita 4), Santa Rosa (1717) & San Lorenzo (Ayacucho 4 & Colón 7) were originally ‘iglesias menores’ for the indigenous people.
There are four churches near Chimú sites, away from the city centre. San Salvador de Mansiche & its Popes’ Plaza were visited by the Pope John Paul II in 1984. The arch commemorating his visit was demolished when the avenue was widened. A huge cross at the Ovalo Papal on the Avenida América is a reminder of hundreds of thousands gathering to see him there. He visited Iquitos too, el ‘Papa charapa.’
Santiago de Huamán has a baroque mestizo façade. It is 3km west of Trujillo’s centre. Santuario trujillano contará con iluminación arquitectónica (English) www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=XwHQlOTnZiE=
Restaurarán lienzos del siglo XVII de templo trujillano
Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro de Huanchaco has an extensive view over the bay. Pilgrimages each 5 years since it was built go to San José, Mansiche & around the 12 churches inside Trujillo’s Avenida España.
San José is at the north entrance to the Velarde palace of Chan Chan. The lighting was improved from Trujillo to Huanchaco & at its two churches in 2008.
Lighting was also improved at the Cathedral, San Francisco, Carmen, San Agustín Nocturnal tours are being programmed for Trujillo. As a result of interest in the Historic Centre of Trujillo becoming World Heritage, it was realized the cemetery is historically important & is to be included in such tours.
Colonial houses (on google map)
Casa de la Emancipación (Pizarro 610 & Gamarra) has a copy of the coat of arms of Trujillo, authorized by Carlos I (Karl V) in 1537 to reward its loyalty to Spain. It is where the precursors of independence met for the forthcoming independence of Peru, became the first seat of Constituent Congress in 1823 & the government of Riva Agüero. One hall houses a model of colonial Trujillo; an exhibit on the Bishop of Trujillo Martinez de Compañon, replicas of his water colours; and another on Peru´s best known poet, Cesar Abraham Vallejo Mendoza, including his works translated into many languages. Another has a varied & interesting gallery maintained by BBVA.
It has the best corner balcony in Trujillo, with beautiful interior & exterior woodcarvings. The building was beautifully restored in 1991 by BancoWiese which became Scotia Bank.
La Casa Muñoz La Casa Muñoz y Cañete. Constructed on the plot assigned to the Márquez Francisco Pizarro. Until recently occupied by the Prefect of Trujillo. The typical 18th century coastal plan was adapted in the 19th century. As is traditional in republican architecture of vice royal origin it has all adobe walls, wood, cane & mud plaster (quincha) roofing.
Ex-Hotel Carranza (Orbegoso 311 & San Martín 5). It was previously known as Hotel del Arco, as there used to be an arch on the corner permitting access to the Main Plaza from the north. The poet César Vallejo (1892-1938) lived in a room there as a student & teacher. Rincon de Vallejo is an excellent typical restaurant here & nearby on España.
Casa Orbegoso, Orbegoso 553, was the residence of the only Peruvian President from the Region of La Libertad, General Luis Jaime de Orbegoso y Moncada. His body was transferred from the Miraflores cemetery to the crypt below his house on his 200th birthday in 1995. The corner balcony is eclectic & gives a good view over the patio to the San Agustín church, to which it used to belong. The entrance hall (zaguán) has Moorish, baroque, baroque mestizo, rococo & neoclassic art. The wooden lattice of the chancellery (cancela) permitted secure communication with the first patio.
The house lost its rear patio & its plan became L-shaped, but the second patio still has an artesanal well & the remains of a mill. The passage between the patios enabled horses to be separated from the carriage in the first patio & dispatched to the stables off the second patio. Interbank restored it & occasionally has exhibitions in its gallery & cultural activities in its corner patio. Visits are free, but identity documents are required to enter the house. It was being restored for 8 months between 2007 & 2008.
Casa Airaldi, Orbegoso 586, has one of the three oldest facades in Trujillo, from 1620-1650. The mock archway is given away by the paint which has come away from its wooden lintel. It is up for sale, if you have a US$1million or two.
Casa Loyers’ (Independencia 5) earliest history is from 1774. It belonged to English descendants, until Banco del Trabajo acquired & restored it in the 1990s. Neoclassic art has been restored in its only remaining patio.
La Casa Martínez de Pinill |
The nocturnal picture shows from right to left, doric, ionic & compound Corinthian capitels on its columns.
The picture shows the second of
the third still has a 
Next door on Pizarro, Guillermo Ganoza' s house still has caballos de paso appear on Festival days.
