Plazuela El Recreo

Last updated May 02, 2019

Colonial and republican architecture of the Paseo Pizarro one of the highest-traffic streets in the Historic Centre of Trujillo, at background is the historical and traditional Plazuela El Recreo and its tall trees. PedestrianStreet2.jpg — Colonial and republican architecture of the *Paseo Pizarro* one of the highest-traffic streets in the Historic Centre of Trujillo, at background is the historical and traditional *Plazuela El Recreo* and its tall trees.

The Plazuela El Recreo is a traditional square located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo in La Libertad Region in northern Peru. Situated at the 8th block of the Pizarro street in the Historic Centre of Trujillo in this square are held cultural shows and in March 2012 was the scenery of Trujillo Book Festival. The square has high ficus around. This square has been declared Monumental Heritage of the Nation by the National Institute of Culture of Peru.^[1]

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Trujillo is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru. It is located on the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley. This was a site of the great prehistoric Moche and Chimu cultures before the Inca conquest and subsequent expansion.

Description

In the center of the square is a marble fountain Italian Baroque style that was in the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo and was moved there in the 1930s, around the fountain there are 4 statues distributed in each frame corner fenced surrounding. There is also the old box that supplied drinking water to the city houses. Several elderly trees give shade to the plaza. In the Plazuela El Recreo are held events like concerts, book festivals, etc. It is visited by people who arrive to Trujillo city. In 2012 was born a project to rebuild the square.^[2]

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External links

Multimedia

"International Spring Festival in Trujillo" with Miss world 2004 on YouTube
Tourism in Trujillo city on YouTube
Marinera Festival 2012 in Trujillo city on YouTube
Gallery pictures of Trujillo by Panoramio, Includes Geographical information by various authors
Colonial Trujillo photos

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References

↑ "(Spanish) Plazuela El Recreo - MINCETUR". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
↑ "Tardarían 90 días en remodelar plazuela El Recreo".

Coordinates: 8°06′26″S79°01′26″W / 8.1072°S 79.0239°W / -8.1072; -79.0239

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[1] "(Spanish) Plazuela El Recreo - MINCETUR". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

[2] "Tardarían 90 días en remodelar plazuela El Recreo".