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The Monastery of El Carmen is a must visit while you are on your Trujillo Tours. Trujillo, located on the lower Moche River, near its mouth on the Pacific Ocean is a city in northwestern Peru. Trujillo is the capital of the La Libertad Region and is the third-most populous city in Peru after Arequipa and Lima. Due to the city's proximity to important sites where the Moche and Chimu civilizations flourished, it has become one of the most sought after tourist destinations in Peru.
Monastery of El Carmen is one of the major tourist attractions to visit while you are traveling in and around Trujillo. El Carmen Monastery was built in 1759. This eighteenth century piece of architecture is one of the most beautiful architectural complexes in the city. Monastery of El Carmen in Trujillo has a collection of about 150 canvasses. It is thought that the style belongs to the Quito School. Most of the canvasses are from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Another site to visit here while you are at Monastery of El Carmen, is the El Carmen Art Gallery. It belongs to the El Carmen Monastery and contains ancient paintings and decorative objects related to the viceroys of the yesteryears. These paintings are of immense artistic value. These have enormous historical importance as Trujillo was founded in 1534 as one of the main cities in the vice-regency. Monastery of El Carmen is one of the several fine colonial buildings like the Cathedral and other churches and mansions in the old quarter. Monastery of El Carmen is the epitome of the beauty and architectural brilliance of the city.
You can reach the El Carmen Monastery on a morning city tour for a visit of the downtown area. Apart from the monastery, the other sites worth a visit here are the La Casa Urquiaga which now houses the Banco de la Reserva and the La Casa Risco which now house the Museo de Arqueología, Antropología y Historia.
Apart from Monastery of El Carmen, other important sites which you can visit on your Trujillo Tours are the Chan Chan Citadel, The El Brujo Complex, La Casa Risco and the La Casa Urquiaga.
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