Trujillo occurs as city in northwestern Peru. These are a capital of the La Libertad Region and the Trujillo Province, and is the third-largest city in the united states, behind Lima and Arequipa.
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| align=center colspan=Ii | City nickname: "La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera"
("The City of Eternal Spring")
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|Mayor
|José Murgia Zannier
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| style="white-space: nowrap;" | Population
- Total
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652 000 (2004)
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| style="white-space: nowrap;" | Time zone
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | UTC-5
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| style="white-space: nowrap;" | Height
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | 34 m (111 foot)
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| Latitude
Longitude
| 8º1' S
79º0' W
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| align=center colspan=Ii | Official web site: [http://www.muniarequipa.gob.pe/ www.munitrujillo.gob.pe]
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History
Trujillo was founded around 1534 by Diego de Almagro under the title of "Villa Trujillo" around honour of Francisco Pizarro's birthplace, Trujillo in Extremadura, Spain.
Climate
This city has the dry climate sustaining an typical temperature of Xviii ºC, and summertime temperatures reaching Twenty-eight °C.
Between June & August a circumferent landscape is refreshed by lightly rain, & for that cause Trujillo is referred to as a "City of Eternal Spring". A International Spring Festival within early October will bring visitant to the city from either a lot all over Peru.
Economy
Trujillo is the first economic center of northern Peru & an inland commercial and transportation center for the surrounding farming areas. Inside 1800, extensive irrigated agriculture caused Trujillo to greatly expand, especially fueled by the sugarcane industry. In todays world asparagus, rice and shoes are its main products.
Among a internationally known products of Trujillo present, a single finds asparagus which are exported to neighbouring countries, Europe and the United States. A areas in a area of Trujillo can be the big exporters of whiten asparagus in the globe.
inside a orbit of asparagus exportation, due chiefly to nearby production, Peru occupies the 2nd place in terms of production quantity, existence responsible 14% of globe production, China being first. Peru has maintained quality standards for yearn though.
Shoe production is a second major industry in the city.
Tourism
Touristry has make headway within Trujillo due to its closeness to significant web sites in which Moche and Chimu civilizations evolved. Trujillo aspires to exist as considered the World Heritage Site, because of the proximity of both people cultures & its historical compound city center whose old houses attract several visitant. Nearby ruins include a Chimu mud city of Chan Chan, the Moche ruins of Huaca del Sol, Huaca de la Luna, & El Brujo. The world-famous beach Huanchaco is placed good northward of Trujillo. Additionally, a radical leader Simón Bolívar lived in the home on the Plaza de Armas.
Miscellaneous
Trujillo is personal to the National University of Trujillo (UNT), founded in 1824. A University has an fantabulous archaeological museum. a city is too unsuspecting hosts to a big English school known as El Cultural, which highlights the understanding of Our contries culture.
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