The Cassinelli Archaeological Museum

The Cassinelli Archaeological Museum is an amazing site to behold. After paying the S/.7 fee, usually to the old man himself who sits behind his desk reading his newspaper, the door leading down to the basement is unlocked for you. As the lights flicker on you see shelves of artefacts stacked floor to roof.

Cassinelli’s collection spans from Chavin to Moche, to Chimú to Inca, that’s more than 2,500 years of Peruvian civilisation. Found just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Trujillo at Av. Nicolás de Piérola 607 (Mobil station), the Cassinelli museum is not to be missed.