The Senor de Sipan excavation site

Chiclayo – there’s old gems to be found in the friendly city.

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September 15th 2013
Chiclayo may not be the prettiest place in Peru but it has some good things going for it and you can spend a happy weekend there. For me the highlight has to be the Museum Tumbas Reales del Senor de Sipan, the climate and the friendly people – it’s ‘the city of friendship’ no less. To set the scene, Chiclayo is large commercial desert city (the country’s fourth most populous - 650,000 i ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more