Lambayeque: Lambayeque: Historical city, fulls Historical city, fulls of culture, legends of culture, legends and mysteries…and mysteries…

We invite you to We invite you to know the history, know the history,

gastronomy, typical gastronomy, typical drinks, crafts and drinks, crafts and

more of the diverse more of the diverse cultures that they cultures that they

wrap to our wrap to our Lambayeque's Lambayeque's department. It department. It borders for the borders for the

north on "Piura"; north on "Piura"; for the south with for the south with "La Libertad"; for "La Libertad"; for the West with the the West with the Pacific Ocean; for Pacific Ocean; for

the East with the East with "Cajamarca"."Cajamarca".

The capital city of The capital city of the region the region

Lambayeque is Lambayeque is CHICLAYO..

Chiclayo, “Friendship’s

capital”

Chiclayo, opened people for the warmth and for the Chiclayo, opened people for the warmth and for the friendship, knows combine of pre - columbus, hispanic friendship, knows combine of pre - columbus, hispanic and the republican things with the hospitality and the and the republican things with the hospitality and the human heat of its people. Not for nothing, it is known human heat of its people. Not for nothing, it is known as " Friendship's capital ". as " Friendship's capital ". The certain thing is that Chiclayo has turned into one The certain thing is that Chiclayo has turned into one of the cities with more perspective into Peru.of the cities with more perspective into Peru.

Chiclayo's city offers to our visitors and tourists a Chiclayo's city offers to our visitors and tourists a great variety of tourist destinies, among which great variety of tourist destinies, among which we find, archeological remains, museums, we find, archeological remains, museums, scattering centers and more. Chiclayo has scattering centers and more. Chiclayo has inherited a thousand-year-old past, the same inherited a thousand-year-old past, the same that marks a great part of the history of Peru.that marks a great part of the history of Peru.

In Chiclayo you will be able to enjoy also the In Chiclayo you will be able to enjoy also the typical foods and drinks of our city and region.typical foods and drinks of our city and region.

MAIZE DRINK’S MAIZE DRINK’S JORAJORAMAIZE DRINK’S MAIZE DRINK’S JORAJORA

CEVICHCEVICHEE

RICE WITH RICE WITH KIDKID

RICE WITH DUCKRICE WITH DUCK

The city has turned into an important Economic and commercial axle of the north of the country. It is an active city and in full modernization, Chiclayo is the center of diverse road links and because there is an intense commercial traffic,which is realized between the people of the north coast, of the Amazonic and andean region .

NAYLAMP’S LEGENDNAYLAMP’S LEGEND

The legend tells that in a remote epoch arrived at the beaches of the The legend tells that in a remote epoch arrived at the beaches of the

current cove San Jose a great fleet of strange rafts, driven by a brilliant current cove San Jose a great fleet of strange rafts, driven by a brilliant

courtship of foreign warriors, who took as a chief a man of great talent courtship of foreign warriors, who took as a chief a man of great talent

and value called Naylamp, who founded this civilization known as Sican or and value called Naylamp, who founded this civilization known as Sican or

Lambayeque (7th century - X AC aprox.)Lambayeque (7th century - X AC aprox.)

His descendants are the counterfeiters of the great culture Chimú, forged His descendants are the counterfeiters of the great culture Chimú, forged

in Lambayeque before that the Empire of the Incas and that developed up in Lambayeque before that the Empire of the Incas and that developed up

to achieving a notable condition parallel to the incanato and unlike this to achieving a notable condition parallel to the incanato and unlike this

one, moved its capital city to more propitious and strategic zones one, moved its capital city to more propitious and strategic zones

establishing big urban centers. They were big farmers and textiles, but establishing big urban centers. They were big farmers and textiles, but

especially wonderful goldsmiths with extraordinary works in gold.especially wonderful goldsmiths with extraordinary works in gold.