The ruins open to the public are just a small part of the whole complex. You don't need a guide. They sell a leaflet for 5 soles which has enough information, as well as some information boards. The mirador is not open to the public (yet?). Bring water, because it gets hot. This is a must when you are in Trujillo. The museum is a joke, just one small room with some archological pieces. The rest is under construction. When walking back from Chan Chan, take the small pedestrian path on the right that leads you to the Huaca Toledo, an impressive pyramid construction.

One stop you should not miss if you are in Trujillo . It is the largest mud archaeological center in the world. I liked it although it would be important that the part of the museum renovate it and make it more attractive to tourism as it is a wonderful legacy that many people can know. I really liked chan chan but it is true that you should have more access since currently the route that the Guide showed us was short, I don't know if it was because we were approaching at 17pm..

It is a surprising, well-preserved complex where one can walk for at least about 2 hours. Only a small part of Chan Chan is accessible to visitors, but it is still very much worth it. There is a small museum on site too. There are many details that deserve your attention.

Beautiful walk through this archaeological site belonging to the Chimu culture. The place is wonderful and is preserved in an amazing way. The only thing that I didn’t like is that before you could visit two huacas that are now closed to the public, and that in the palace that you do visit recently put some modern metal ceilings, which very shave the landscape. I understand they may be needed to contain wind-generated erosion, but I still don't like them.