Opened in 2001 by Trujillo-born artist and painter Gerardo Chávez, the Museo del Juguete (Independencia 705, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Sat., US$1.50) exhibits an unusual collection of a thousand pieces, including toys as old as a 2,500-year-old Vicus whistle, Chanca rad-dolls, 18th-century French biscuit dolls, metal toy cars, and battalions of tin soldiers.
Chávez aims to build the largest private toy collection in Latin America. He most likely will succeed.