Plaza De Armas

Trujillo has one of the most beautiful Plaza de Armas I have ever seen (and I have seen a few).

Since Trujillo is the capital of the department of La Libertad, the plaza there has a statue of Liberty. The interesting thing is that their statue (a gift from Australia) is a male. We all know that Liberty has always been depicted as a female (hence LA Libertad – feminine).

One taxi driver explained to me that in Peru´s machista society, a statue of a half-naked female muse would not be appreciated. So their statue is of a male muse. Go figure.