Trujillo & North PeruColonial Trujillo Peru, Trujillo north Peru, Tours in 5 languages, Chan Chan links, Huacas de Moche, Museums, Sipán, Sican (Lambayeque), Túcume, Zaña, National Geographic & other links, Lima, Norte Chico, Aspero, Bandurria & Caral, Tumbes, Piura & North Peru beaches Guides & books, Transport, Ecuador Peru route, Cruises, Festivals – Marinera, Primavera & Caballos de paso, Weather, Peru Biodiversity & Birds, Guañape, guano & ceramics TV & Football, Google Earth maps Tours in English Español Francais Italiano Deutsch ¡Visite las 7 Maravillas del Perú! Visit the 7 Wonders of Peru. TOURISM INFORMATION  
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 :: Forum Pérou :: Ne perdez pas du nord Perou Do not miss North Peru 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
2001, & an article on Peru was in the Italian Dove Magazine in April 2002. 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 expected to become a World Heritage site within a year. Map & photos:. Plano de la ciudad de Truxillo... www.pilsentrujillo.com.pe/tutierra/ind_historia.html  Situated 6km south east of Trujillo, the Pyramid of the Sun
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. Over 100,000 visitors per annum are visiting the site. Like The Learning Channel, National Geographic has been visiting, filming & writing for the 2008 magazine & 2009 guide. Make sure you see all three 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.  Nearby you can visit Moche Zoológico animal refuge. See the hairless dogs too.
 60km north west of Trujillo, El Brujo Archaeological Complex' 3 temples holds
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) & soon with 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 was the oldest city state 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. Surf north Peru's beaches.  The 7 Wonders of Peru Winners include
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.
 The Royal Tombs of Sipan National Museum in Lambayeque opened on 11/11/2002.
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.  The tomb found in 1987 (National Geographic October 1988) was the richest
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.  Two new museums show Peru's rich heritage to the world
 17 km north east of Chiclayo,
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.  There were 2 exhibits in Germany too (Hamburg) "1st January - 24th June 2007.
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 Sipán (14th tomb), nearby Cerro Ventarrón & Chotuna.  10 hours inland is Chachapoyas which has sites to rival Machu Picchu.
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.
Michael White & Clara Bravo 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 - En cachét - Páginas similares Diario La República - Maravillas bajo tierra www.larepublica.com.pe/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100077&Itemid=487&fecha_... - 41k - En cachét - Páginas similares www.huacadelaluna.org.pe Webpage new in 2004. English/Español www.huacas.com
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 ]
Excursions to El Brujo Moche Death Rituals in New Zealand www.otagomuseum.govt.nz/WhatsOn/WhatsOn  
Lechuza Terrestre Owl frequently seen at Huacas www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX041314.html http://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
of the town. Lots of travelers, good food and guided tours, couldn't have been easier. www.owenskelly/peru3.html 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/worldtour2005/1122022260/tpod.html
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/archiveEntry.asp?main_id=58
Day 21, Sep 24 2002. Huacas del Sol y Luna, Dragón/Rainbow & Chan Chan.
... Our Trujillo area guide, Michael, was very knowledgeable and he spoke good English ...
in fact, he was English. ...
www.desertexplorers.org/ tr-02PeruTrip/0924Day21Tu/0924.htm - 9k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages Ball of Dirt on Huanchaco, Peru / Claire Bollard / World Tour 2005 ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Tschudi Temple and had a great guide, originally from the UK, called Michael
White. ... In the afternoon we were dropped off in the town of Trujillo. ...
www.ballofdirt.com/entries/5083/50738.html - 15k - En cachét - Páginas similares 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?username=owenbannister - South American Explorers 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. ...
We enjoyed our coastal tour. If we had had more time we would have gone further north. ...
The far north of Peru does not get enough attention. Maybe next time. www.saexplorers.org/.../member_trip_reports. php?cf_action=details&listing_id=539&category_id=10 - 18k - Trujillo, Peru 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
(tempel van de zon en de maan) op het programma, een oud bouwwerk van de Moche. ...
Michael is de beste gids die we tot nu toe gehad hebben: hij heeft droge Britse humor,
weet van alles te vertellen over de ruïnes en de cultuur die erachter zit, ...
en met name de vanzelfsprekendheid waarmee hij de mensenoffercultuur uitlegt maakt het allemaal erg logisch. ...
Hij kent ook iedereen op de locatie waar ze nog aan het graven zijn.
www.maartenvanbeek .nl/categories/reizen/Peru&ecuador/index.htm Northern Peru Huanchaco is a beach town. We went to Chan Chan, a FANTASTIC site, and I mean HUGE! .
... It´s a UNESCO site and ... With our very knowledgeable (and he was English!) guide, Michael White,
the site just came to life. It just really made me realize that there is soooo much more to Peru than the Incas ... http://members.fortunecity.com/trinamurphy/SouthAmerica/NorthernPeru.html Trujillo and Chan Chan, Peru
... Wow! So if you go there ... pay the extra money and get Michael to take you around. ...
Of the two temples, the Huaca de la Luna was more interesting because it ...
www.simonconnell.com/2002/Peru/Trujillo.htm - 17k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages 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 . Photos http://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 Juramentación del Comité de Asociaciones de Guías de Turismo del CTN
El pasado 23 de mayo en la ciudad de Cajamarca juramentaron los representantes del flamante Comité de Asociaciones de Guías del Circuito Turístico Nororiental, el cual asumirá el reto de capacitar a los integrantes de las asociaciones para garantizar la competitivad de los mismos en el servicio de guiado del Circuito Turístico Nororiental.
La ceremonia contó con la presencia de Juan Yánez, Presidente de la Federación Nacional de Guías de Turismo del Perú; Miriam Gayoso Paredes, Gerente del Proyecto CTN-Perú; y representantes de las asociaciones de guías de turismo de Cajamarca, Amazonas, La Libertad, Lambayeque y Ancash. El comité tiene la siguiente conformación:
Presidente: G.O.T. Victor Corcuera, representado por la señora G.O.T. Clara Bravo Agotur la Libertad. Vicepresidente: G.O.T. Juan Carlos Pilcon Gonzales Aguiptur Cajamarca, representado por Javier Nuñez Secretario: G.O.T Hector Diaz Luna Agotur Ancash Tesorera: G.O.T. Hildegard León - Agotur Amazonas. Vocal: G.O.T. Judith Modrante Olano Agotur Lambayeque.
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Flamante comité de Asociaciones de Guías de Turismo del Circuito Turístico Nororiental
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TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA GUIAS DE TURISMO DEL CTN 19 y 20 DE JUNIO 2008 - Lugar: Sala Señorial – Gran Hotel Chiclayo.
PROGRAMA
DIA 19 DE JUNIO HORA | TEMÁTICA | EXPOSITOR | 8:30 a.m – 9:00 a.m. | Inscripción de participantes | Proyecto CTN-PERÚ | 9:00 a.m – 9:10 a.m. | Presentación CTN-PERÚ | Proyecto CTN-PERÚ | 9:10 a.m – 10:00 a.m | Sipán | Walter Alva | 10:00 a.m – 10:50 a.m | Kuelap | Alfredo Narváez | 10:50 a.m – 11:05 a.m | Pausa – café | | 11:05 a.m – 12:00 m | Huaca de la Luna | Ricardo Morales | 12:00 m – 12:50 p.m. | Túcume | Bernarda Delgado | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Almuerzo | Proyecto CTN - PERÚ | 2:50 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Sicán | Carlos Elera | 3:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Cumbemayo | Alfredo Narváez | 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Pausa Café | | 4:45 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. | Chan Chan | Cristóbal Campana | 5:35 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. | Técnicas de Liderazgo, conducción y animación de grupos | Ángel Arellano |
DIA 20 DE JUNIO. HORA | TEMÁTICA | EXPOSITOR | 9:00 a.m – 9:50 a.m. | El Brujo | Régulo Franco | 9:50 a.m – 10:40 a.m | Cajamarca, Historia en el CTN | Julio Sarmiento | 10:40 a.m – 11:30 a.m | El Perfil Profesional del Guía | Tino Guzmán | 11:30 a.m – 12:20 p.m | Marketing | Manuel Bryce | 12:20 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Entrega de certificados | Proyecto CTN-PERÚ. | 1:00 p.m. | Almuerzo | Proyecto CTN - PERÚ |
Erika & Andrea's Sydamerika (Swedish): www.carnesten.se/andreas/sydamerika/index.php?target=varharvivarit&storien=52 Sciotecha: Erotic ceramics from ancient Peruvian Moche cultu | 
