Trujillo
Main Square of Trujillo.
Flag Image:Trujillo coat of arms.PNG Seal
Motto: La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (The City of Eternal Spring)
Location in Peru
Coordinates: 8°1′S 79°0′W
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad
Province	Trujillo Province
Founded	6 December 1534
Government
- Type	Democracy
- Mayor	César Acuña Peralta
Area
- City	1,768.65 km²  (682.9 sq mi)
Population
- City	634,044 (2,005)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	PET (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	44
Website: www.muntrujillo.gob.pe

Trujillo is a city in northwestern Peru. It is located on the lower Moche River, near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean. Trujillo is the capital of the La Libertad Region and is the Third-most populous city in the country, behind Arequipa. Image File history File linksMetadata Plaza_de_noche. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_Trujillo. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. ... The Trujillo Province is a Peruvian province. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Daylight saving time around the world  DST used  DST no longer used  DST never used Daylight saving time (DST), or summer time in British English, is the convention of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. ... Nickname: La Ciudad Blanca (The White City) Location of the city of Arequipa in Peru Coordinates: Country Peru Region Arequipa Province Arequipa Established 15 August 1540 Government  - Mayor Yamel Romero Peralta Area  - City 9,862. ...

History

Trujillo was founded in 1534 by Diego de Almagro under the name of "Villa Trujillo" in honour of Francisco Pizarro's birthplace, Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain. On 23 November 1537, King Charles I of Spain gave it the rank of 'city' and the coat of arms that remains a symbol for the city.Trujillo is also known as the "Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera" 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (b. ... Trujillo is a town in Spain, in the Extremadura region. ... Capital Mérida Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 5th  41 634 km²  8,2% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 13th  1 073 050  2,6%  25,77/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  —  extremeño/a Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Charles V (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

Climate

Trujillo has a dry climate with an average maximum daily temperature of 24 °C, and summer temperatures reaching 28 °C. Trujillo is known as “La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera", "The City of Eternal Spring" because of its very sunny and pleasant weather year-round. The International Spring Festival in early October attracts visitors from all over the country and from all over the world. Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...

Population

Trujillo is the third largest city of Peru in population with more than 634 000 citizens.

Economy

Trujillo is the most important economic center of northern Peru and an inland commercial and transportation center for the surrounding farming areas. In 1800, the city of Trujillo greatly expanded due to extensive irrigated agriculture, fueled primarily by the sugarcane industry. Today asparagus, rice and shoes are the area's main products. Among the internationally known products of Trujillo, asparagus are exported to neighboring countries, Europe and the United States. The areas around Trujillo may be the largest exporters of white asparagus in the world. Peru is currently the world’s leading asparagus exporter, followed by China and then Mexico - [1] Commerce is the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money between two or more entities. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical regions... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa The planting of rice is often a labour-intensive process Terrace of rice paddies in Yunnan Province, southern China. ... A shoe is an item of footwear often worn on the foot or feet of a human. ... Binomial name Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus is a type of vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...

Tourism

Tourism is also a major industry in Trujillo due to the city's closeness to important sites where the Moche and Chimu civilizations evolved. Trujillo aspires to be considered a World Heritage Site, because of the proximity of both those cultures and its historical colonial city centre whose old houses attract many visitors. These "Casonas" include the "Casa Pinillos" dating back to 1614, the "Casa Ganoza" (formerly "Casa de la Cadena") dating back to 1753, and the "Casa Jimeno" (formerly "Casa de la Lecheria") dating back to the 1600s. Nearby ruins include the Chimu mud city of Chan Chan, and the Moche ruins of Huaca del Sol, Huaca de la Luna, and El Brujo. The world-famous beach Huanchaco, a surfing destination, is located just north of Trujillo. In addition, the revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar lived in a house on the Plaza de Armas. Moche pottery (Image © PROMPERU, used with permission) The Moche civilization (aka the Mochica culture, Early Chimu, Pre-Chimu, Proto-Chimu, etc. ... The Chimú were the residents of Chimor with its capital at the city of Chan Chan in the Moche valley of Peru. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Overview of ruins of the Tschudi Complex, Chan Chan The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, just north of Trujillo. ... Huaca del Sol as seen from the southeast, with the Moche River delta beyond and city ruins in the foreground. ... A view of the Huaca de la Luna, with Cerro Blanco in the background. ... El Brujo Archaeological Complex includes Huaca Prieta from preceramic times, later extended by the Cupisnique culture, & nearby Salinar, Moche, Lambayeque, Chimú & colonial remains. ... Huanchaco is a beautiful beach and summer vacation spot in the northern city of Trujillo, Peru. ... “Bolívar” redirects here. ... The Plaza de Armas (Plaza of Arms) is the name for the main square in many Latin American cities. ...

Transportation

It is served by the Cap. FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport. Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (IATA: TRU, ICAO: SPRU), known as Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos in Spanish, is an airport serving Perus third most important city, Trujillo. ...

Plaza de Armas at Trujillo

Larco Avenue in Trujillo

The cathedral

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Education

There are many Universities in Trujillo but the most well known are the National University of Trujillo, and the Private University Antenor Orrego followed by the Private University Cesar Vallejo and finally the Private University of the North. The National University of Trujillo (Spanish Universidad Nacional de Trujillo), or UNT for short, is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru; capital of the department of La Libertad. ...

External links

• Universidad Privada del Norte
• Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
• Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
• Universidad César Vallejo
• Information on Huaca de la luna and Huaca del sol
• Huacas del Sol y de la Luna Archaeological Complex official site
• Information on El Brujo Archaeological Complex