At 4 kilometers west of Trujillo, Chan Chan is the largest mud city in the world.  It was once the capital of the Chimu Empire (1100 to 1400 DC) in the northern coast of Peru.  This magnificent citadel is composed of nine palaces separated by walls that are exquisitely decorated with figures of animals such as birds and fish, showing the importance of the sea in the kingdom’s survival.  Following the same route that leads from Trujillo to Chan Chan we will reach the Huanchaco resort, the land of the traditional reed horses used by our ancestors for fishing.