Another sleepy town in Extramadura, but very neat to walk around in the cool morning with extremely few people moving around. Again, nothing was open, but we still enjoyed Trujillo.
The Francisco Pizarro
Equestrian Monument. He
was born in Trujillo, as an
illegitimate son (no idea why
the extra spacing?)
The Church of Santa
Maria la Mayor
Arcaded buildings on the Plaza.
Puerta de Santiago
. . .and Carol.
Francisco de Orellana
was another Spanish
explorer from Trujillo.
Famed for completing the
first navigation of the
entire Amazon River,
this Conquistador is also
known for the patch over
left eye. Check it out
on the bust above by
clicking on the photo.
Orellana also founded
the city of Guayaquil, in
what is now Ecuador.
One of the church towers
higher up the hill of Trujillo.
Pizarro's home, like most of Trujillo,
wasn't open yet for the day.
View from the Alcazaba on top of the hill.
Another view point.
The walls of the Alcazaba.
Crennelations make for
effective parking barriers.
Massive cactus.
Picturesque road in Trujillo.
I didn't even realize I had caught this
stork in the picture until I was editing
this to post here on the blog.
Panoramic picture of Trujillo's Plaza
Mayor. Right click on it to enlarge.
This proved to be the best
stork picture of the trip.
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