Welcome to Trujillo, Peru!

The Capital of the Eternal Spring, or La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera, is the nickname for the city of Trujillo, Peru.  This historic city is the second oldest Spanish city in Peru and resides on the banks of the Moche River.

The arrow is pointing to the Moche River - Google Maps

An interesting fact about the area is that it's considered a coastal desert.  What is a coastal desert?  When doing my research I came upon the same question since the two sound very contradicting.  According to a USGS publication, coastal deserts are found on the western edges of continents near the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.  In other words, this still may happen to you  >

Do not let the word "coastal" fool you.  The coast of Trujillo is constantly affected by the cold ocean currents hitting the coast.  Which ultimately leads to a very unstable desert.  In my blog post, I will talk more about coastal deserts, the Mocha River Valley, and my new personal favorite discovery, Winter Fog.

Here are some cool facts about the weather in Trujillo:

• Trujillo has dry periods in January, February, March and April.
• On average, the warmest month is March.
• On average, the coolest month is August.
• April is the wettest month.
• January is the driest month.
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• According to weatherspark.com, the area within 25 miles of this station is covered by oceans and seas (63%), grasslands (20%), forests (13%), and shrublands (3%)

The monthly average weather is shown below:

As you can see from this graph, taken from "trujillo.climatemps.com," it shows the months with the highest precipitation:  January, February, and March.

My blog will monitor the last twenty-five years of climate in the city of Trujillo.  My ultimate goal is to follow El Nino patterns and follow how those major changes affected the local agriculture.