PERUVIAN TRAVEL

Chiclayo

Chiclayo is located on the north coast, is 750 km. From Lima. It is the capital of the department of Lambayeque, area in which important pre-Columbian cultures were established, namely the Moche and Chimu . Recently it has attracted worldwide attention with the discovery of the famous tomb of the legendary Lord of Sipan who supposedly was a member of the nobility of the Moche culture or Mochica.Lambayeque also has many colonial houses worth visiting, as well as extraordinary Brunning museum has an impressive collection of gold jewelry, ceramics and fabrics of the Chimu culture.