The historic centre is the location of a number of important landmarks.
Other sites of interest •
Plazuela El Recreo •
Municipal Theatre of Trujillo •
Plazuela Iquitos •
Plazuela San Agustín located in block 5 of the jirón Bolívar against the Church San Agustín. •
Plazuela Bolívar •
Plazuela La Merced, located next to the Church La Merced and the headquarters of the
Superior Court of Justice of La Libertad in the
Paseo Pizarro, usually stage performances. •
Paseo de las Letras •
Park of the Wall •
The Bastion Herrera and the
Former Gate of Miraflores, parts of the old city wall, is the area of the former Bastion of Herrera, the Former Gate of Miraflores, the Jirón and Old Part (19th century) of the Miraflores cemetery. Also includes the adjoining streets to the Bastion (Minería, Gremios and Comercio). •
The City Hall •
Hospital Belén de Trujillo, founded on May 11, 1551, and is the second oldest hospital in the country. Initially had the name of
Hospital Santiago, on land donated by Don Juan de Sandoval, husband of the lady Doña Florencia de Mora. Its main entrance is located in block 3 of the jirón Bolivar and occupies a space in the block composed of streets Bolívar, Bolognesi, Ayacucho and Almagro. •
La Alameda de Mansiche •
Toy Museum: Located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas is with its coffee bar owned by the painter
Gerardo Chávez, here it can find toys dating from the mid-20th century. It is located in the block of Jirón Independencia in one corner of the intersection with the Jirón Junín. •
Museum of the College of Architects of La Libertad: Another place that provide very culture is the College of Architects of La Libertad, located in the historic centre, the rooms of the seat of the school presented artwork by different authors, from time to time is changed the exposition with a new one. •
Museum of Zoology: Administered by the
National University of Trujillo, the
Museum of Zoology is one of the oldest in the city, it shows an interesting display of varied
taxidermic fauna of the coast, highlands and
jungle of Peru, each year the museum is one of the most visited in Trujillo, entrance fees vary for schools, universities and tourists. It is located in block 3 of the jirón San Martín. •
The Bullring of Trujillo •
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Cultural Centre: it opened on July 12, 2010, with five rooms devoted to political philosopher
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre. In these first five rooms also reviews the cultural life of the city of Trujillo focusing on major figures of the "
Grupo Norte" as were
César Vallejo,
Antenor Orrego,
Ciro Alegría,
Macedonio de la Torre, among others, and their heirs, the "Grupo Trilce", among them Julio Garrido Malaver,
Eduardo González Viaña and Cristóbal Campana, who was at the time in charge of the executive unit No 11 responsible for the upkeep of the citadel of
Chan Chan. •
Former railroad station •
Former Gate de la Sierra, part of the old city wall, comprising the blocks 1st. and 2nd. of Jirón Unión from Avenue España; corresponds to the first expansion of the walled city. This area retains some buildings of monumental value. •
Theatre San Juan, located in block 6 of street Independencia, is the scene of many artistic representations. •
Coliseum Inca, located in the intersection of Independencia and Estete streets. •
Casino Excálibur, in block 6 of Paseo Pizarro. •
El Estribo, touristic peña located in the 8th block of Jirón San Martín. •
Karaoke and casino Solid Gold in block 5 of the jirón Orbegoso. •
Casino Moulin Rouge, located in block 5 of the jirón Orbegoso. •
Casino Royal in the Plaza de Armas of the city. •
Mansiche Sports Complex • Galleries and malls: •
Real Plaza •
El Mercado Central •
El Virrey •
Centro Comercial Primavera •
El Palacio de Hierro == See also ==