TRAVEL TO CHICLAYO

CHICLAYO

Chiclayo is a city on the northern coastal plain in Peru. It is 95 feet above sea level. It was founded in 1560 as a rural Indian village by a Spanish priest. Until the 19th century, Chiclayo remained a small town in comparison to the nearby city of Lambayeque. However, the city of Chiclayo has since grown to become a major modern metropolis. It is Peru's fourth largest city.

On the desert sands and in the midst of valleys, ancient civilizations built sacred pyramids. But it was not until 1987, the year of discovery of the Lord of Sipan (the most grandiose tomb in the Americas), that the world took notice of the importance of these temple mounds, fallen from grace on the outside but hiding splendor in the inside: Sican, Tucume and Chotuna, to name a few. As a result of the recovery, world class museums like the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum were built in chiclayo.

Chiclayo is also recognized as for its natural medicine, and for having some of the best cuisine in Peru, especially Ceviche.

Monsefu is a nearby town that provides Chiclayo with most of the handcrafts artifacts and fireworks.

Living history is there too, in fishermen's coves like Pimentel and Santa Rosa, where tiny crafts known as caballitos de totora (little reed horses), return to the beaches under the setting afternoon sun just as they have been doing so for 3,000 years. Travel to Chiclayo.

Travel to Chiclayo and visit the museum of the Lord of Sipan