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Plaza de Armas
One of Peru's largest main squares, lined with brightly painted colonial mansions and the cathedral.
- Editor's score
- 4.6
- Visit
- 45 min
- Price
- Free
About
Trujillo was founded in 1534 and laid out around this square, whose buildings are painted in vivid blues, yellows and pinks. At its centre stands the Freedom Monument, a large sculpture celebrating Peruvian independence, which Trujillo proclaimed in 1820 ahead of Lima.
Best time to go: Stroll around it in the evening, when the pastel facades are lit and the plaza fills with families.
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