Lambayeque: Lambayeque: Historical city, Historical city, full of culture, full of culture, legends and legends and mysteries…mysteries…

We invite you to We invite you to know the history, know the history, gastronomy, typical gastronomy, typical drinks, crafts and drinks, crafts and more of the diverse more of the diverse cultures that they cultures that they wrap to our wrap to our Lambayeque's Lambayeque's department. It department. It borders for the borders for the north on "Piura"; north on "Piura"; for the south with for the south with "La Libertad"; for "La Libertad"; for the West with the the West with the Pacific Ocean; for Pacific Ocean; for the East with the East with "Cajamarca"."Cajamarca".The capital city of The capital city of the region the region Lambayeque is Lambayeque is CHICLAYO..

Chiclayo, “Friendship’s

capital”

Chiclayo, opened people for the warmth and for the Chiclayo, opened people for the warmth and for the friendship, knows combine of pre - columbus, friendship, knows combine of pre - columbus, hispanic and the republican things with the hospitality hispanic and the republican things with the hospitality and the human heat of its people. Not for nothing, it is and the human heat of its people. Not for nothing, it is known as " Friendship's capital ". known as " Friendship's capital ". The certain thing is that Chiclayo has turned into one The certain thing is that Chiclayo has turned into one of the cities with more perspective into Peru.of the cities with more perspective into Peru.

Chiclayo's city offers to our visitors and Chiclayo's city offers to our visitors and tourists a great variety of tourist destinies, tourists a great variety of tourist destinies, among which we find, archeological remains, among which we find, archeological remains, museums, scattering centers and more. museums, scattering centers and more. Chiclayo has inherited a thousand-year-old Chiclayo has inherited a thousand-year-old past, the same that marks a great part of the past, the same that marks a great part of the history of Peru.history of Peru.

In Chiclayo you will be able to enjoy also the In Chiclayo you will be able to enjoy also the typical foods and drinks of our city and typical foods and drinks of our city and region.region.

MAIZE DRINK’S MAIZE DRINK’S JORAJORAMAIZE DRINK’S MAIZE DRINK’S JORAJORA

CEVICHE (fish)CEVICHE (fish)

RICE WITH KIDRICE WITH KID

RICE WITH DUCKRICE WITH DUCK

The city has turned into an important Economic and commercial axle of the north of the country. It is an active city and in full modernization, Chiclayo is the center of diverse road links and because there is an intense commercial traffic,which is realized between the people of the north coast, of the Amazonic and andean region .

Walk The Muses

Cathedral Church

Garza Hotel

Sipan Museum

Sican Museum

Hospital Las Mercedes

Chiclayo Hotel

Saga Falabella Store

Square weapons

NAYLAMP’S LEGENDNAYLAMP’S LEGEND

The legend tells that in a remote epoch arrived at the beaches of the current cove San The legend tells that in a remote epoch arrived at the beaches of the current cove San

Jose a great fleet of strange rafts, driven by a brilliant courtship of foreign warriors, who Jose a great fleet of strange rafts, driven by a brilliant courtship of foreign warriors, who

took as a chief a man of great talent and value called Naylamp, who founded this took as a chief a man of great talent and value called Naylamp, who founded this

civilization known as Sican or Lambayeque (7th century - X AC aprox.) civilization known as Sican or Lambayeque (7th century - X AC aprox.)

His descendants are the counterfeiters of the great culture Chimú, forged in Lambayeque His descendants are the counterfeiters of the great culture Chimú, forged in Lambayeque

before that the Empire of the Incas and that developed up to achieving a notable condition before that the Empire of the Incas and that developed up to achieving a notable condition

parallel to the incanato and unlike this one, moved its capital city to more propitious and parallel to the incanato and unlike this one, moved its capital city to more propitious and

strategic zones establishing big urban centers. They were big farmers and textiles, but strategic zones establishing big urban centers. They were big farmers and textiles, but

especially wonderful goldsmiths with extraordinary works in gold.especially wonderful goldsmiths with extraordinary works in gold.

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