Soraya Maceta

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A trip to Chiclayo

 

 

 

In Chiclayo you can learn a lot about pre-incan cultures, such as the Mochica or Lambayeque cultures. You learn about what they did, how they lived and where they lived. There are many places where you can learn this, first you have the ruins left behind by these ancient civilizations and there's also the museums (which hold the pieces found in ruins).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the city and the places around it, there are many things to see and visit.
The "Museo de Tumbas reales" and the "Museo de Sitio" of Chiclayo are two great examples; these museums hold pieces of great cultural importance for our country, Peru. They hold old golden and copper pieces, they hold the bodies of ancient leaders, they teach us how people lived way in the past. There's also the "Huaca Rajada", an old building made purely of adobe that served as a tomb for important members of their society.

 

We also have the "dry forest", Pomac, a beautiful National Ecological Reserve 30 minutes away from the city, home to the "Arbol Milenario", a big Algarrobo tree that has been there for a hundred years, it represents the algarrobo, which is an important part of the culture and customs of the local people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flora we could appreciate was the algarrobo, which is used to make algarrobina. It is an important part of the culture of the region. It´s also habitat of species such as anteaters, squirrels, ferrets, lizards and thousands of other insect species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chiclayo

What did you do on the trip week?

We visit many interesting places, where we learn new things we didn't know about it , for example about Señor de Sipan or the ornaments that were found by one of the most important archaeologist of Peru Walter Alva.

Was it fun/interesting/ educational...?

It was really fun and at the same time educational, because we had a lot of  fun  learning new things of our country, that make us be proud of it. Also guides were attentive to our questions and explain us the history of many cultures in Chiclayo.  

What was the best part?

The best part was when we visit a San Roque , because we saw how a tradition changed to a big company that sell their products all over the world. Also we bought kinkong and alfajores. 

What was something you would change?

Maybe the next time teachers could let us chose our rooms. 

What did your learn?

I learn how cultures were origin,  how they learn to survive and their different traditions and customs. 
We saw the 15 tombs of Mochica culture and the ornaments that the archaeologist found on the tombs.
    
Would you like to do the same next year, or something similar/ different?

I would like to do this type of trips each year.