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Day 1 Trujillo
17.35
Pick up from airport and transfer to
hotel*** (LA 2206, arrive 17:35).
18:00
Arrive to the hotel. Small city tour in Trujillo
by night. We are going to observe Trujillo´s
architecture. The tour starts at the
principal square with a view of the most
beautiful main fronts of old colonial and
republican houses and cathedral church;
then we take a short walk across Pizarro
street to the traditional Emancipation´s
house. In this old house the independence
of Peru was proclaimed in the nineteenth
century.
Return to Hotel.
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Day 2Trujillo
08:30
Transfer to Moche's countryside. We´ll
meet a still living culture: Mochica's
heritage. First we will visit the pottery and
c ra f t s wo r k s hop " The Face
Inconceivable". Mochica culture created
an environment of their own, in realistic
and expressive ceramic. They gave an
aesthetic and thematic quality to their
ceramics and it has become the best
testimony of their daily and spiritual life. In
the workshop, you can witness craft
production, techniques and materials that
were rescued by Moche´s countryside
habitants. During the visit to the
workshop, the folkloric group "Los
Caimanes” (The Alligators) presents a
sample of some music using Moche's
traditional instruments such as pututo
and ceramic trumpet. ,
Then, we will go to the Temples of the Sun
and the Moon and the Moche Temples´s
Museum. The Moon temple has a number
of temples built on top of each other for
many years, also it has 12 thousand
square meters of polychrome murals. Its
rich iconography and aesthetics are of
outstanding universal value which reflects
a pattern that was built in about seven
centuries. In the upper part of adobe
bricks walls, you can see the remains of
many walls, decorated with figures of
multicolored religious symbols; the most
important is Ai-apaec or "God of the
Mountains". Also it represents an
exceptional testimony of the Moche
cultural tradition as it materializes
political power through religious ideas.
In the museum, you will see aspects of
Moche´s life, the city and their
environment. Also, you can witness the
cult of power and the god of the mountains
(Aia Paec), we are sure you will like
rediscovering iconography and
architecture Moche.
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12:00
Afterwards we´ll visit the Huaca Arco Iris
(rainbow temple) or Dragon. Its structure
presents a series of stacked platforms
from east to west. This temple was used for
religious celebrations in honor of the
rainbow and other natural phenomena,
related to rainfall and soil fertility. It is also
called Huaca El Dragon because of its
figure that still exists in one of the main
walls. This figure has two heads, like a
dragon, with endless legs, as a centipede.
The adobe walls were decorated with
reliefs that represents the rainbow. It is
also known as Huaca Arco Iris.
13:00
Lunch at the Huanchaco Beach
restaurant. This village is well known for
their artisanal fishermen who still fish in
boats, as used hundreds of years ago by
the Moches, called "reed horses".Iris.
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14:30
Last part of the day we will visit in Chan
Chan archaeological complex, the Nik-An
Palace. Chan Chan has been recognized
as World Heritage by UNESCO. It was the
capital of the Chimu Empire that flourished
in the region after the fall of the Moche
empire and covers an area
of approximately 20 square kilometers.
The central area is formed by a set of 10
walled enclosures (called "citadels") and
pyramids. The Citadel Nik-An is the largest
illustration of the importance of water,
particularly the sea, that Chimu culture
worshipped. The high reliefs on the walls
represents fishes, directed north and
south that can be interpreted as the two
streams that make the Peruvian coast, the
Humboldt (a cold current) coming from the
south and the Child (a hot current), coming
from the north as well as waves, rhombus
(fishing nets), pelicans and anzumitos
(mixture of sea lion and otter).
17:00
Return to hotel.
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Day 3
Trujillo 08:30
Transfer to Magdalena de Cao village
where we will visit El Brujo´s
Archaeological Complex and the Museum
of Cao in Magdalena de Cao city. This is
one of the most valuable archaeological
sites on the north coast of Peru. It has a
long cultural sequence of occupation that
began in the pre-ceramic period (3000
b.C.). However, Moche culture (0-700 a.C.)
has left many evidences in this area.
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Two are the discoveries which have given
greater meaning to this complex. On the
one side, a large adobe pyramid 30 meters
high, where Mochica culture stressed in
high relief, captivating new images as
"The Decapitator". On the other side, the
discovery of the Dame or Lady of Cao
(2006) is also known as the Lady of the
tattoos, and her tomb was founded
pottery and ornaments of gold, silver and
copper, and others; It had never before
found a woman´s mummy of ancient Peru
with its own outfit of the warrior
aristocracy.
Site Museum Cao takes us through daily
and symbolic universe of the inhabitants
of this part of Peru, which approximates the
customs and beliefs of the past with
present day and ends with the enigmatic
discovery of recent times: the Lady Cao.
13:30
Arrive at Trujillo city. Lunch at Fiesta
Gourmet restaurant.
15:00
Transfer to airport, flight to Lima.
Suggested flight LA 2207, 18:15/19:20
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Trujillo(3 days/ 2 nights)
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Rates include:
Private vehicle for all tours and
transfers.
02 nights accommodation in selected
hotel.
Guided in Spanish / English
All entrances to the archaeological
sites and natural areas
Meals as indicated in the program:
Breakfast (B), Lunch (L).
A bottle of water / day for tours.
Taxes
DATES NOT VALID IN HIGH SEASON
National Marinera Contest / From
January 15th to the end of the month.
Easter (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Peru Independence Day (27, 28,29, 30
July).
Spring Festival / last week of
September
Holidays Long established by the State,
with anticipation
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Rates do not include:
International or domestic air tickets
Airport departure taxes or visa fees
Excess baggage
Additional nights during the trip due to
flight cancellations
Alcoholic beverages or bottled water
appetizers
Insurance of any kind
laundry
Phone calls or messages
Reconfirmation of international flights
Personal effects.
Travel tips
Climate: In the Pacific coast climate is
generally dry and warm. Between June
and August can be very cold and
slightly damp.
Time Zone: Peru is 5 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time. It has the same
time zone as the Time Zone Eastern
United States, but no time setting
between summer and winter.
Immunizations: Not required.
Electricity: 220 volts in all cities.
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