The historic centre of Trujillo

The historic centre of Trujillo

 

Trujillo is a city of the north Coast of Peru, the capital of the Department of The Freedom and of the Province of Trujillo. It is located to an altitude of 34 msnm, towards the right margen of the valley of the river Moche and to few kilometres of the Pacific Ocean.
 Though it can be concebida as an alone city, Trujillo does not constitute an alone administrative unit; rather it is the core or principal urban center of a metropolitan area that spreads on a territory of 110 thousand hectares; [3] and it is shaped by 9 municipalities of the province, of which 5 are completely conurbanados, whereas the remaining ones 4 it are partially, and in which there resides a population superior to 804 thousand inhabitants; being constituted as the third metropolitan area most filled with Peru.

Tourist attractions 

*Historical center

 The historical center of Trujillo occupies an area of 133.5ha and is shaped by a total of 1,783 lots, which grouped in 72 apples, are located inside the zone that was known as the " Enclosure of Trujillo ", and that originally was delimited by the wall of of the city. [37]

 Nowadays historical center of Trujillo possesses an approximate population of 12,000 inhabitants and Spain is surrounded by the Avenue; in they can find numerous constructions that date back to the periods viceregal and republican; between the tourist attractions that it offers, we can count the following ones

*Church Carmen

this temple that stands out for the harmony of his architecture, was

 constructed in the 18th century. They are of interest his diverse altars and the pulpit of wood. It possesses near 150 paintings, part of they of the of Quito school of the XVIIth and XVIIIth century. Likewise there is a so called linen " the last dinner " of Otto van Veen who was a teacher of the Flemish artist Pedro Paul Rubens. It is necessary to highlight the meticulous labor of his carved cutlery with " golden bread ".

*Church of the Mercy,

 this temple dates back to the 17th century, which design and construction belongs to the Portuguese citizen Alonso de las Nieves, has a mixture of architectural styles in his front. Interesting it is his organ of style rococo.

Agroindustry
 Trujillo is an agricultural, commercial center and of transport due to the areas of production which it possesses. The extension of the irrigated agriculture caused an expansive growth in the city, specially the agroindustry of the sugar cane, which took as his maximum expression to the Agrarian Sugar Cooperative Mansion (today Company Agroindustirial Casa grande S.A.).

Between his products more known internationally, stand out the asparagus that are exported principally to the neighboring countries, The United States, Europe and other places; it is necessary to mention that Peru in 2007 was the major exporter of asparagus, [24] such a product supports a stable level of quality. In addition, the impulse that comes taking the Special Project Chavimochic, which includes the irrigation of the valleys of Chow, Virú, Moche and Chicama, it has achieved the successful export of many other agricultural and agroindustrial products, which include to the artichoke, chili páprica, avocado, handle, etc.