Chan Chan Site Museum — Attraction in Huanchaco

I paid 10 PEN to enter and was told by a person at the gate (probably a guide) that it was a lot better to pay an additional 40 PEN for a guide. I explained a speak a little Spanish and asked if one was available in English. He said no, not today. So, I asked if it was possible to see the ruins without a guide; he answered it's better to see with a guide. At 40 PEN it seems a little high to me; although I'm sure it is better if you speak Spanish. I answered that I might not understand the history, but I'd like to see it, so I was allowed in and toured it myself. There isn't much written down in the museum and there are a few explanatory boards on the walking trail. I didn't attempt to leave the trail. For 10 PEN it was worth looking at. If I'd gotten there a little earlier, I would have made sure to walk all the way back to the Nik An palace (included in the entry price). I had some pictures from a distance. They are adding improvements to the site to...

Located inside Chan Chan, on the left side of the road to Huanchaco. It exhibits diverse original objects found in Chan Chan among them: wooden idols, ceramic, metal objects, building supplies (sun dried mud bricks or adobes, ropes, beams).

In others halls the prehispanic cultural development of the Department of La Libertad is described, from the first stone artifacts to the ceramic of the great civilizations Moche and Chimu.

There are also display cases dedicated to agriculture, with the instruments, irrigation techniques and the produce cultivated in the Moche valley.

There is variety of scale models that allow you to get a better idea about the form and use of the citadels and others areas of the city. Finally, there is a multimedia room where every half hour tourists can see the Chan Chan history recreated with slides, lights and sound effects which allow you to clearly understand the development...

Such an amazing archeological site! We took the H bus from óvalo larco in Trujillo and got off right at the road that leads to the entrance. We had to walk down the long road from where the bus dropped us off to the entrance but it was cool because there are a lot of placards along the way that explain different things about the site and you’re a walking along the ruins the whole way, imagining what it wouldn’t looked like had you been walking through the ancient city. The parts you can walk through once you buy your ticket is very well preserved. I only wish they had tours here like they do at the huacas. The museum is cool too, very welllut together. It’s a super far walk but I get that can’t build it too close because they’re still...