Trujillo is a hive of tourism, mostly due to its proximity to archeological sites such as Moche and Chimu, which were once home to ancient civilisations; Chan Chan, the ancient world’s largest adobe city and a designated World Heritage Site; and the vast adobe temples of the Sun and Moon. Trujillo itself is an elegant city of manors and mansions that is known as Peru’s ‘cultural capital’ for its local traditions and festivals. Those looking for sun, sea and surf should head to beautiful Huanchaco beach, just 12 kilometres out of town, which offers world-class waves and wide bay fringed by white sand.