Moksha

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Right across the road from the water, this spacious hostel run by a hip young couple is a great place to hang out. Rooms are basic but homey and there are plenty of public places to chill, including a sea-view terrace and rear courtyard with open kitchen for guests. Offers surf and yoga classes and there's a vegetarian cafe.

The two private rooms with private bathrooms in a quiet corner out the back are the pick of the accommodations. Free salsa classes are run on Thursdays on the large porch upstairs.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Intricate carved interior of Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon) archaeological site.

    Huacas del Sol y de la Luna

    9.71 MILES

    If there's one must-see archaeological site in the region, this is it. The Temples of the Sun and the Moon, attributed to the Moche period, are more than…

  • El Brujo Archaeological Complex, just north of Trujillo, La Libertad Province, Peru, is an ancient archaeological site of the Moche Civilisation in the Chicama Valley. Building archaeology unveils seven phases of construction spanning the early and middle phases of Moche era. Huaca Cao Viejo is famous for its polychrome reliefs and mural paintings, and the discovery of the Señora de Cao. The 25 year old woman buried here was believed to be a 3rd century AD female ruler of the Moche state, and her tomb was full of gold and other previous artifacts. The murals at the complex also depict the ritual human sacrifice that took place here regularly: teams of men would engage in ritual battles and the losing team would willingly be sacrificed to the gods to ensure fertility and peace in the community. Murals show the naked warriors (with fully erect penis) being marched to the sacrificial platform to be decapitated and blood to be collected for the gods.

    Complejo Arqueológico la Huaca el Brujo

    16.95 MILES

    This archaeological complex right on the coast, about 60km from Trujillo, consists of the Huaca Prieta site, the Huaca El Brujo, which has only been…

  • Museo Huacas de Moche

    Museo Huacas de Moche

    9.81 MILES

    Houses many objects excavated from Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and has descriptions in Spanish and English.

  • Tschudi ruins. Chan Chan, north of Trujillo, Peru.

    Chan Chan

    3.8 MILES

    Built around AD 1300 and covering 20 sq km, Chan Chan is the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas and the largest adobe city in the world. Although…

  • Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Moche

    Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Moche

    9.93 MILES

    Not to be confused with the Museo Huacas de Moche at the Huaca de la Luna site, this museum on the main square in the town of Moche houses around 500…

  • Casa Ganoza Chopitea

    Casa Ganoza Chopitea

    6.79 MILES

    Northeast of the cathedral, this c 1735 mansion, also known as Casa de los Léones, is considered to be the best-preserved mansion of the colonial period…

  • Casa de Urquiaga

    Casa de Urquiaga

    6.78 MILES

    Owned and maintained by Banco Central de la Reserva del Perú since 1972, this beautiful colonial mansion’s history dates to 1604, though the original…

  • Museo de Arqueología

    Museo de Arqueología

    7 MILES

    This well-curated museum features a rundown of Peruvian history from 12,000 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on Moche, Chimú and Inca civilizations…

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1. Santuario de la Virgen del Socorro

0.35 MILES

This church above town is worth a visit. Built between 1535 and 1540, it is said to be the second-oldest church in Peru. There are sweeping views from the…

2. Chan Chan

3.8 MILES

Built around AD 1300 and covering 20 sq km, Chan Chan is the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas and the largest adobe city in the world. Although…

3. Museo de Sitio Chan Chan

3.99 MILES

The Chan Chan site museum near the Palacio Nik An contains exhibits explaining Chan Chan and the Chimú culture. It is on the main road, about 500m before…

4. Huaca Esmeralda

5.22 MILES

Halfway between Trujillo and Chan Chan, this Chimú temple is south of the main road, four blocks behind the Mansiche Church. Huaca Esmeralda was buried by…

5. Huaca Arco Iris

5.58 MILES

Also known locally as Huaca del Dragón, Huaca Arco Iris is in the suburb of La Esperanza, about 4km northwest of Trujillo. Dating from the 12th century,…

6. Iglesia de Santa Ana

6.59 MILES

Iglesia de Santa Ana is made of adobe and was one of the first iglesia for indigenous worshippers within a Spanish colonial city.

7. Museo de Zoología

6.61 MILES

This museum is mainly a taxidermic collection of Peruvian animals (many so artificially stuffed they look like nightmarish caricatures of their former…

8. Iglesia de la Compañía

6.66 MILES

The Iglesia de la Compañia and surrounding monastery were constructed by Jesuits in the 1630s and originally took up the entire block just off the Plaza…