MAIN ATTRACTIONS IN THE CAPITAL
Main Square or Plaza de Armas. Built during Colonial times, it is surrounded by the Cathedral, Town Hall, and the former Santa María Monastery.

Lambayeque. Beautiful city located at 11 km (6.8 ml) from Chiclayo, where the first outcry for independence was heard. It preserves beautiful Colonial mansions with big balconies.

Iglesia de San Pedro. Constructed in the sixteenth century, this church is considered a National Monument.

Bruning Museum. Founded by pre-Inca collector Enrique Bruning, it houses a great assortment of pre-Columbian works in gold and silver.

Eten and Pimentel, ports with beautiful and refreshing beaches.

Santa Rosa. Fishing cove were, according to the legend, the god Naylamp emerged.

Ferreñafe. A region of vast rice plantations with Colonial style mansions and a nice and hospitable population.

Sipán. At 35 km (22 ml) from Chiclayo, it is worldly known for the excavations in Huaca Rajada where the Lord of Sipán was found. The tomb holds golden, silver and copper ornaments, clothing, vases and personal objects of great value. It has a site museum.

Túcume. At 33 km (20.5 ml) from the capital, it is called the Valley of the Pyramids. The 26 pyramidal constructions of almost 100 mt (328 ft) wide and 33 mt (108 ft) high are distributed in an extension of 200 hectares.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAMBAYEQUE
Zaña, located at 51 km (32 ml) from the capital, it was founded in 1563. It was known as the most opulent city in Colonial times, continuously sacked by pirates.

Motupe is a town of deep religious fervor, shown in its devotion to the Fiesta de la Cruz (Festivity of The Cross).

Monsefú. Town of artisans and good food. Most part of the people work weaving hats, wraps and ponchos.

Cerro Mulato en Chongayape has the most important petroglyphs of the department. These are drawings engraved in stone depicting scenes taken from nature. They were done by the first settlers, ancient Peruvians who dwelled in the area thousands of years ago.

Liches Petroglyphs. Located in Olmos, it is a complex formed by 50 vestiges with anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and ideographic drawings.

Tinajones Reservoir is a fixed attraction for tourists. The landscape and fauna hold all the appeal of the Coast.

Salas, Jayanca, and Pacora. Towns that, according to folklore tradition, distinguish themselves in witchcraft and sorcery.

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