Dulcería Castañeda, is a traditional company and brand of candy in the
Peru
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vian city of
Trujillo. Since year 1925 traditionally this company made several kind of candies called
alfajor
An ''alfajor'' or ''alajú'' (, plural ''alfajores'') is a traditional confection typically made of flour, honey, and nuts. It is found in Argentina, Peru, Chile, the Philippines, Southern Brazil, Southern France, Spain, and Uruguay. The arche ...
s and specially that giant candy called "
Alfajor king kong" before known as ''
Alfajor de Trujillo Alfajor de Trujillo is a typical kind of alfajor from Trujillo, a Peruvian city. The ''alfajor de Trujillo'' is manufactured since old times and has several layers and it can be of different sizes and shapes as round or square. It is made mainly wi ...
'', "Dulcería Castañeda" currently has several local in Trujillo also in Lima city. Its main products are the ''alfajores'' requested by tourists as classic sweet
souvenir
A souvenir (), memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a m ...
s of the city of the everlasting spring. According to a study published in 2010 by the magazine ''Peru Económico'' this is one of the top ten brand of the city.
Related Companies
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Caja Trujillo
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Municipality of Trujillo
See also
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Historic Centre of Trujillo
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Chan Chan
Chan Chan was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America. It is now an archaeological site in La Libertad Region west of Trujillo, Peru.
Chan Chan is located in the mouth of the Moche Valley and was the capital of the historic ...
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Huanchaco
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Puerto Chicama
Malabrigo also called unofficially Puerto Chicama, is a port and small coastal city in northwestern Peru, located in La Libertad Region, some 70 km north of Trujillo city. The town is home to the Chicama wave, the first legally protected w ...
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Chimu
Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor or Chimú Empire) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture. The culture arose about 900 AD, succeeding the Moche culture, and was later conquered by the Inca emperor Topa Inca Yupanqui around 1470, fifty y ...
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Pacasmayo beach
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Plaza de Armas of Trujillo
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Moche
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Víctor Larco Herrera District
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Vista Alegre
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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Las Delicias beach
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Independence of Trujillo
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Wall of Trujillo
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Santiago de Huamán
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Lake Conache
Lake Conache is located in the village of Conache, in Laredo District, near Trujillo in the Peruvian region La Libertad.
Description
This lake has an area of approximately 9 hectares, and is close to the Pampas de San Juan, jurisdiction of the ...
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Marinera Festival
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Trujillo Spring Festival
The Trujillo Spring Festival is a festival and cultural event that takes place in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, between the end of September and beginning of October each year. This spring festival is considered one of the most representative o ...
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Wetlands of Huanchaco
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Association of Breeders and Owners of Paso Horses in La Libertad
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Salaverry beach
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Puerto Morín
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Virú culture
The Virú culture (alternatively known as the ''Gallinazo'') was a pre-Columbian, pre-Inca culture that flourished in the Virú Valley on the northwest coast of Peru. It marks the start of the Early Intermediate Period of Peru, dating roughly ar ...
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Marcahuamachuco
Marcahuamachuco is an archeological site of Pre-Incan ruins in the La Libertad Region of Peru. Although less well-known than other sites, it is considered significant and has been referred to by archaeologists as " Machu Picchu of the North" a ...
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Wiracochapampa
Viracochapampa, Huiracochapampa, or Wiracochapampa (possibly from Quechua ''wiraqucha'': mister, sir, gentleman, god; or '' Wiracocha'': one of the greatest Andean divinities; and ''pampa'': plain)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iska ...
External links
Map of Trujillo (Wikimapia)"Huaca de la luna and Huaca del sol""Huacas del Sol y de la Luna Archaeological Complex"
Official Website
Information on El Brujo Archaeological ComplexChan Chan World Heritage Site
UNESCO
Chan Chan conservation projectWebsite about Trujillo, Reviews, Events, Business DirectoryMunicipality of Trujillo
Multimedia
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Gallery pictures of Trujillo
by Panoramio
Panoramio was a geo-located tagging, photo sharing mashup active between 2005 and 2016. Photos uploaded to the site were accessible as a layer in Google Earth and Google Maps. The site's goal was to allow Google Earth users to learn more about ...
, Includes Geographical information by various authors
Colonial Trujillo photos
References
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Companies based in Trujillo, Peru
Brands of Trujillo, Peru