Secret passageways to Trujillo’s backstage

Trujillo, Perú has so many amazing doorways and alleyways, it’s tempting to want to just wander through every one of them.

Instead I decided to design my own little walking tour and photograph some.

Quite a few doors were closed and alleyways gated. That only added to their mysterious allure.

Secret Trujillo alleys and doorways

For the most part, I was quick and unobtrusive. Though I did get a few stares. One woman asked why I wanted to photograph an empty alleyway. She wasn’t being accusative. She simply didn’t understand why it would appeal to me and seemed sincerely interested in learning my motivation. I tried to explain but I think she found it too simplistic of me to say, “I find all these alleyways very interesting.”