El Uruguayo

Trujillo


Vegetarians might want to make a wide berth around this place. Located a S5 taxi ride south of town, little El Uruguayo serves up big plates of barbecued meat to a nightly crowd of dedicated followers. Dig in.


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1. Iglesia de Santo Domingo

0.91 MILES

Iglesia de Santo Domingo is an interesting church near the Plaza de Armas. The original church, built in the 16th century, was one of the first…

2. Casa de Mayorazgo de Facala

0.94 MILES

The 1709 Casa de Mayorazgo de Facala mansion now houses Scotiabank, and is a great example of colonial architecture.

3. Iglesia de Belén

0.97 MILES

This noteworthy central church has twin towers and was built around the turn of the 17th century.

4. Museo de Zoología

0.99 MILES

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

5. Iglesia de la Compañía

0.99 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…

6. Casa de Urquiaga

1.04 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…

7. Casona Orbegoso

1.11 MILES

Named after a former president of Peru, this beautiful 18th-century corner manor is home to a collection of well-worn art and period furnishings, but its…