Trujillo

The trip to Trujillo was short, but full of things to see. After we arrived we walked to the Plaza Mayor to begin our tour. From the Plaza we had a great view of the fortress on the hill and the statue of Francisco Pizarro, a conquistador who conquered Peru. We walked up through the town to get to the fortress. The fortress provided a great view of the town below.  After walking around the walls we were able to enter the cistern where the inhabitants of the fortress could get water if they were under siege.  After the fortress, we then went to the house where Francisco Pizarro was born and raised. His house was turned into a museum of his life. Walking through Trujillo’s streets, you were able to see things that were older then the United States. Living in America you are not able to see history like you could in Trujillo where things are from the 1200’s and earlier.

Kevin Kountz

Trujillo from the fortress

Francisco Pizarro statue