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Huanchaco Slideshow
Huanchaco
Travel Blogs from Huanchaco, Peru
Midnight at the oasis
Stopped in Ica about long enough to haggle with a taxi driver and headed to Huanchaco, a little (tourist) village around an oasis. And it actually still looks like a real oasis - a huge pool of water surrounded by palm trees and sand. Very relaxing, or ...
Hurting Everywhere...
... world. It was fascinating that human hands could build something so big. I guess I should get used to that feeling, as here in Peru we'll be seeing a lot of huge ancient ruins. Last night after watching the sun set on the Pacific, Kelly and I went ...
Trudging through Trujillo area
... is the remains of an ancient civilization amidst fields of crops and homes in the suburbs of the city. The town of Huanchaco is a bit odd. There is nothing for the gringo tourist in the adjacent metropolis of Trujillo. The desert ...
Beach bums and Chimu ruins
Iīve just spent two days in Huanchaco, a small beach town stretching along several kilometers of gray sandy beaches. Itīs the kind of city that doesnīt really care what day of the week it is, as long as the surf is good. The water was damn cold, ...
Ruins by the Sea
As soon as we arrived in Trujillo, Roger, Logan and I took a taxi to Huanchaco, which was smaller, cheaper, and safer than neighboring Trujillo. Natalie and Thomas went to buy their tickets to Lima, so we parted at the terminal, but planned on ...
Mornin on the Farm, Sunset at the Beach
... real simple. We drove back to the spot along the beach where there were the indigenous fishing surf boards, in the town of Huanchaco near Trujillo and set up the tent, made dinner and called it a night. We had ridden about 400 miles that day ...
Haunchaco
On route to Haunchaco you have to ride down the Peruvian coastal desert, it is very big. The road is pretty mind numbingly straight but there are some impressive sand dunes to look at occasionally and the nice Policia to chat to about insurance, and then ...
Mug city
... we are in a 3rd world country this was like a shopping centre at home, definitely better then castle point lol. I really liked Huanchaco, we learnt a lot about the historic sites just in a short day and the city it self looked really nice. The camp site ...
The VIP experience with world champions
... we drove the 15 soles ride to Huanchaco, the taxi driver was really helpful and after viewing 3 or 4 hostals I settled in at the Huanchaco Hostal (original I know!!). I spent most of the day lazing by the pool enjoying the sun as much as I could before I ...
Back to the Coast!
... day trek in the Huaraz and then getting straight on the overnight bus. Luckily it was pretty hassle free finding a taxi to Huanchaco from Trujillo, and also finding our accom at 'Chill Out". The hostel is run by a really nice Peruvian lady ...
Huancacho
"Never again." That statement, combined with the bone crushing grip she had on my hand and her refusal to look out the window made it pretty clear what Karen thought of our situation. It turns out bouncing along a single track dirt road in an ...
Photos Lobitos surf, fin mancora
je mets quelques photos de Lobitos.. j ai du retard dans mes aventures.. avant de partir de Mancora on est retourne a Lobitos au sud de Mancora.. mais les vagues n etait pas top du tout.. on a peine pu surfe.. du coup j ai fait des photos de cette ville ...
Nearly beached
... when I popped up and said Huanchaco. The policemen then gave us directions to the highway. We found the highway and reached Huanchaco before lunch so decided to stop and have a late breakfast. The very first people we met were Canadians from B.C. who ...
Northern Peru coastline - part II
... bonfire, and listening to the hippies playing their drums. There are many hippies and artisans in Huanchaco, many of them having travelled from all corners of Peru and South America to base themselves in this peaceful and laid back town. During the ...
Chan Chan and Temples
So after another 10 hours on a bus, arrived at Haunchaco, after a quick dinner, I was really tired so hit the sack! The next day we got up early to see around the Chan Chan palace. It is a world heritage site, there are lots of ...
Mud Cities and Tortora Boats in Huanchaco
Another 10 our bus ride and we were down the coast in Huanchaco. We crossed the "Sechura" desert which again was a great indication of the dryness and desolate nature of parts of Peru. We had one lunch stop during the day where we visited the Tumbes de ...
The deserted coast ...
... at the north end of the beach anyway. Our stay got a lot better with the improved sunny weather over next few days. Huanchaco has definitely carved itself into a touristy coastal village now, with some nice places to eat, a nice promenade, and a ...
Huanchaco - Eating loadsa fish and surfing mad.
We arrived in Huanchaco after we got a fit for leaving Lima all of a sudden, and it turned out to be a good move. Its a sleepy little fishing port North of Lima, which offers cheap leaving and plenty of good food for half the cost of what we were paying ...
Huanchaco
... my surfing moves. Homework from juan carlos. At 9, breakfast at a cute veggie restaurant with real coffee (most of Ecuador & Peru use instant - why!?). Restaurants & nightlife are dead since off season. Meet Andrew & tracey from NZ. Grab dinner at an ...
Huanchaco
It was a long and tiresome bus journey to Trujillo, followed by a taxi ride to Huanchaco on the north coast of Peru. As we were at the coast, we got stuck into the seafood ... which was extremely good and ridiculously cheap. Ceviche is the local dish, ...
Chicama
We rocked up to our accommodation El Hombre hostel at about 10am to find a small but perfect line up at Chicama. The wave when big rolls its ay down a series of points and finishes down in front of the El Hombre hostel. Its hard to imagine just how long ...
fin huanchaco
... ville.. bon je vais retrouve une partie des canadiens.. alors tranquille.. alors j ai passe une semaine assez tranquille a Huanchaco. J ai rencontre quelques personnes interessantes et l hotel etait sympa. Huanchaco est un endroit qui merite qu on s ...
Beaches and mud palaces
So, we arrived from Ecuador and spent a night in Piurra (nothing there of note), before travelling down to Huanchaco, which is a small beach-side village with a really relaxed atmosphere. We originally only wanted to stay for a few nights, but ended up ...
Huanchaco, Peru
... ingenuity of the people! Many artefacts had been recovered, but only a small proportion as the Spanish had looted much of it! Peru it seems is an inbuilt museum! Stuff can be found everywhere! You can also see that it was very hot during the ...
Pyramids, and the sea
Driving across to the west we once again enjoy the sights and stop at our lake spot but too soon to set up camp we enjoy it for a rest break then back onto the pavement looking forward to a beach spot for someone's birthday. We arrived at the small ...
Lazy final days
... of shades (even at night). I'm starting to feel a little self-conscious, out of place and very very English. Having said that, Huanchaco is a great place to hang out for a couple of days. My time in Peru is almost up and I wanted to just laze ...
Bit of water, a couple of waves, no fish.
... ), rickshaws peddled and motored, restaurants, markets, scooters the worker bees generating the money honey. Amazing. So so long to Peru "whats up Ecuador?." There are a number of things the Peruvian people are not: wealthy, greedy, arrogant, ...
Huanchaco, Peru
... staying here for 6 days. This was mostly due to our accommodation, we had our own terrace overlooking the beach... absolutely savage! Huanchaco and the surrounding area is famous for the fishing boats. They are made of totora reeds, so we had to have ...