Trujillo

City in northwestern Peru, with its port at Salaverry, capital of the department of La Libertad; population (2005) 644,500. Industries include engineering, copper, sugar milling, vehicle assembly and trade in agricultural produce.

Trujillo

Capital of the state of the same name in western Venezuela, 390 km/242 mi southwest of Caracas; population (1996) 32,683. The town stands at an altitude of 810 m/2,657 ft on the Pan-American Highway. The city is historically important – Simón Bolívar lived here for a while – but is of less commercial significance than the nearby town of Valera.

Trujillo

State in western Venezuela, chiefly in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, but with a small low-lying area to the west, bordering on Lake Maracaibo; area 7,426 sq km/2,867 sq mi; population (1996) 493,912. The capital is the city of Trujillo. Trujillo is a predominantly agricultural area producing coffee, cocoa, sugar, maize, and tobacco. Part of the Lake Maracaibo petroleum area is in the state.