Known as ‘the City of the Eternal Spring’, Trujillo’s brightly colored colonial mansions – such as the Casa Bracamonte or Casa del Almirante del Risco – are well worth visiting. The area’s archaeological treasures include Chan Chan, the largest pre-Inca mud city (20 sq km/7.7 sq miles) declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and the huacas (religious centers) of the Sun and the Moon (the latter has painted mud walls depicting one of the main deities of the Moche culture). The beautifully restored Huaca Arco Iris, located close to the city limits is covered with pre-Inca hieroglyphics. Visitors may be interested in the impressive Palacio Iturregui and the Church of El Carmen with its Pinacoteca (Art Museum). Unmissable is Casinelli’s Musuem with an impressive collection of pre-Inca pottery and artifacts, collected from local huaqueros (native priests). Trujillo’s excellent seafood restaurants, coffee shops and bars make this city one of the best places to dine in Peru.