The North Group was an intellectual community comprising various writers, artists, philosophers, politicians, and intellectuals from Northern Peru, especially from the La Libertad Region. It was founded in 1915 in the city of Trujillo. At first known as the "Bohemians of Trujillo," the community adopted the name "the North Group" in 1923. Early leaders included journalist Antenor Orrego and poet José Eulogio Garrido. Its most prominent members included poet Cesar Vallejo, politician Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, Alcides Spelucín, Macedonio de la Torre, Juan Espejo Asturrizaga, Francisco Xandóval, and Ciro Alegría. This group inspired the work of Eduardo González Viaña, one of its modern successors.
The "bohemia trujillana" or "North Group" in 1916. From left to right, sitting: José Eulogio Garrido, Juvenal Chávarry, Domingo Parra del Riego, César Vallejo, Santiago Martín Lynch, Óscar Imaña. Standing: Luis Sánchez Ferrer, Federico Esquerre, Antenor Orrego, Alcides Spelucín, Gonzalo Sumarán.
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, President of the Constituent Assembly of 1978 of the Republic of Peru; he is considered among the most important people of the 20th century in Peru
César Vallejo
Eduardo González Viaña, author of novel Vallejo in hells.
Trujillo is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru. It is located on the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley. This was a site of the great prehistoric Moche and Chimu cultures before the Inca conquest and subsequent expansion.
From the top: Main square, Town Hall, Libertador Hotel, Trujillo Cathedral, Chan Chan, Huanchaco, and a panoramic view of the city.
Mural of the Huaca de la Luna archeological site in the district of Moche
Moche headdress, c. AD 400
Quingnam language area in the Bishopric of Trujillo, the city of Trujillo is shown as the main representative place of this language
