Chiclayo

Chiclayo is the capital of the department of Lambayeque, is a thriving city and the largest economic center, trade and tourism in the northern coast of Peru. In warm weather, sunny all year and no rain, it is located very close to the sea on a feraz valley, where agricultural activities are very important, emphasizing the production of rice, sugarcane and cotton. It is a strategic point in the center of various road links north-eastern Peru.

During the colonial period (S. XVI), was a simple village of Indians and mestizos on the road that connected with Zaña Lambayeque and was named Santa Maria de los Valles de Chiclayo. No colonial buildings, but today is a city in the process of development, and has the fortune of being in the center of a rich pre-Inca archaeological site where they were the Mochica culture (S. I - VII AD) and culture Lambayeque (S. VII - DC X), all highlighted by recent archaeological discoveries and spectacular as in The Lord of Sipan Huaca Rajada, The Lord of Sican in Batan Grande and the valorisation of the pyramids Túcume. This is magnified with the opening of the Museum of Royal Tombs of Sipan, which houses a collection of inestimable value and recreation. Thanks to this, Chiclayo becomes the 2nd destination for cultural tourism, archaeological after Cuzco.,

The warmth and kindness of its people have won it is called "the capital of friendship," its people, very religious, devoted to the Cross of Chalpón congregate every year at a large festival in Motupe, attending to thousands of pilgrims coming from all parts of Peru.

They are renowned craftspeople in their villages and Monsefú Eten, descendants of the Mochica, experts and artists in today's work woven straw and yarn, and ceramics; picturesque cove of fishermen, even where there are famous horses totora, used since time immemorial. It is also famed as a land of sorcerers and esotericism, and save a people who know the customs and traditions of their ancestors.

Chiclayo is food, and you can enjoy their famous duck rice, dry kid chirimpico and chinguirito, a cause ferreñafana, tortilla and accompanied with a dash of chicha jora; recommended a dessert king kong.