Trujillo

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city human settlement

Trujillo is a major coastal city in northwestern Peru known for its colonial architecture, cultural festivals, and proximity to important pre-Columbian archaeological sites.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Trujillo, Peru 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
administrativeStatus regional capital ⓘ
associatedPreColumbianCulture Chimu culture ⓘ
surface form: Chimú culture

Moche culture ⓘ
capitalOf La Libertad Region ⓘ
climate mild desert climate ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
countryCapital false ⓘ
crossedByRiver Moche River ⓘ
economicActivity agro-industry ⓘ
commerce ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
foundedBy Diego de Almagro ⓘ
foundingCountry Spanish Empire ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Trujillo ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle colonial architecture ⓘ
hasCathedral Trujillo Cathedral ⓘ
hasFestival Marinera Festival ⓘ
Marinera Festival ⓘ
surface form: Spring Festival of Trujillo
hasMainSquare Plaza de Armas de Trujillo ⓘ
hasNickname Capital of Eternal Spring ⓘ
Capital of the Marinera ⓘ
hasPort Puerto de Salaverry ⓘ
hasTransport Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport ⓘ
hasUniversity National University of Trujillo ⓘ
heritageNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site Chan Chan ⓘ
isCoastalCity true ⓘ
knownFor Marinera Festival ⓘ
surface form: Marinera dance

colonial architecture ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ
proximity to pre-Columbian archaeological sites ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn La Libertad Region ⓘ
Moche Valley ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Peru
locatedInContinent South America ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific coast ⓘ
namedAfter Trujillo, Extremadura ⓘ
surface form: Trujillo, Spain
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Chan Chan ⓘ
El Brujo ⓘ
Huaca de la Luna ⓘ
Huaca del Sol ⓘ
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
timeZone Peru Time ⓘ
utcOffset −05:00 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peru → contains → Trujillo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trujillo, Peru
Peru Time → usedInCity → Trujillo ⓘ