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Mancora Slideshow
Mancora
Travel Blogs from Mancora, Peru
From Cuenca to Mancora, Peru
... you fake notes). The border crossing was pretty sketchy, I didn't feel very comfortable. However, without getting robbed, we took a taxi to Mancora which cost us 30 bucks each for a 2 hour ride (there weren't any buses available to get to Mancora so we ...
April 21st Haunchaco to Mancora
... and the whole thing turned out to be friendly and a great experience for us. Met up with Alex and made our way to Mancora. The town was a little hidden gem. A little bit touristy but funky and slightly hippyfied. The hotel/resort was stunning. Right on ...
A Slice of Paradise
Ehh... What is there to write? Peruvian cuisine is at its best here. The sun is potent, the drinks go down way too easy, there's just enough to keep a person busy and nothing more. Our lodging is more expensive than need be, but that's ...
Surfing Beaches of Mancora and into Ecuador
... . I've managed to travel over 1600km northwards and over 10 degrees latitude in the last 28 hours by bus alone. Mancora is "Peru's worst kept secret" according to the Lonely Planet, a small beach resort town where surfers flock to catch some truly big ...
Adios a Mancora
If David Lynch were to ever set a film in a Latin American beach town, Mancora would make the perfect setting. Better known for being a prime stop on the Peruvian and South American surf circuit, a visit to Mancora during the off season yields a ...
A beach called Mancora
... have the best beaches in Peru. Our two tickets from Lima to Mancora cost 220 soles. We leave this evening. May 19, 2008 Mancora, Peru We arrived early morning and after checking out some of the cheap places listed in the Lonely Planet we decided to ...
Road Trip Mancora Peru
... hustle and bustle of the big city. Arrived in a city called piura by plane 1 hour and a half hour cab ride to Mancora. Piura is a small city with lots of poverty and high unemployement. So 30 minute there is enough. Since Ive been in Peru I now ...
Almost in Ecuador...
... nice to me (and Eva). I had a great time surfing with Ricardo and hanging out at his house in Chiclayo. Once in Mancora, it took me a little while to find a hostel, but finally found one, a couple blocks from the beach (most were oddly booked) ...
Maniacs in Mancora
... on the agenda was an ice cold beer and a decent meal. Our friends from Chicama (Chris, Katrina, Arn, Chantelle) were also staying in Mancora so we organised to have a few drinks and a meal with them. The girls took us to a nice little restaurant on the ...
paradise found ,,,
... in Vilcabamba, we thought we deserved to put our feet up with some serious beach bumming, and we have found absolute bliss! Mancora is beautiful, arriving late at night we found the coolest place in town (Del Wawa), right next to the beach, the ...
Mancorageous Acts
... for my turn at Eden's Cuts. As the sun was shining and was pretty much guaranteed to carry on shining we had summer haircuts. Mancora receives sun all year round and so there was no better place for my 7th Eden haircut of the year. Lunch was Lomo ...
Sonne, Strand, Meer!
In Mancora (2h von von der ecuadorianischen Grenze entfernt) erwartete uns nun endlich ein schöner, warmer und sonniger Strandaufenthalt. Mancora ist bekannt als Surferdorf. Die hohen und stetigen Wellen laden auch wirklich dazu ein. Es ist ein Ort zum ...
Mancora
Basically just a place to relax and serf if i feel up for it , That is exactly what i have been doing these last few days, not too much bant , just relaxing , I met up with my Irish friends again, will have to take a few snaps before i move on .Trying ...
Mancora
... go entirely to plan though, with Leesh managing to lose her credit card and electrocute herself within the space of a few hours. Mancora is more chilled and friendly than Montanita and the beach is kept cleaner. A local tuk-tuk driver was telling us ...
Back back to Talara Town
... . It was nice to touch base with the people who were there when my eyes opened in so many ways. We made our way back to Mancora in time for a cocktail party with some new friends. Gin and grenadilla soda are a match made in heaven. ...
Mancora - Final Day
... . I really have wanted to buy one but for some reason have put it off. Now that its my last day in Peru I find that in Mancora they _only_ sell touristy Mancora t-shirts. Really annoying as I doubt I´ll see the t´shirt for sale in any ...
Peru beaches
... us entertained until the wee hours of the morning. It was also the place where we started our evenings with the beautiful sunset Mancora had to offer. After dinner at our favourite Mexican restaurant (five nights in a row)and enough smoothies to last a ...
Mancora
Eight hours, and happily a smooth border crossing later, we arrived in a small beach town haven called Mancora where surfers travel from all over the world to visit. It was spectacular watching the kite surfers - some of them flew about 6 meters of the ...
Beach days in Punta Sal
After departing from my beloved parents in Guayaquil, this intrepid explorer ventured down the coast of Ecuador and on into Peru. After 8 hours on a bus, an encounter with a local tuk-tuk and an aggressive Peruvian money changing witch, I arrived on the ...
Chillin' on the beach
... to another hostel next door, tiredness is kicking in now and patience is wareing thin!!! But there was a bed which we needed!!! Mancora is a pretty but very small seaside town, with just one row of shops and bars along a gorgeous beach, we spend pretty ...
Mancora suite
... une le matin et trois, quatre l apres midi. quand c etait plus petit...quand tu passes du facile come a Montaniata ou ici a Mancora.. ca te rend humble.. tu apprends aussi la patience.. la prudence.. un moment y a trois grosses vagues qui sont arrivees.. ...
Rest and Relaxation
We woke up to a scorching hot day on the beach - yeah! We hada nice brekkie at the restaurant next door - Green Eggs and Ham. Nice! (thanks for the tip Jay). Time for relaxin' on da beach.... Sun lounger, great book... life ...
Winter beach
... to stand up on the board a couple of times. It was great fun and I can see why surfers get hooked on finding the best waves. Mancora is great for lazing around so I didn't do too much else. Surfers party hard so the nightlife is lively for a small town. ...
Party on the Pan-Am!
... over on a holiday to name a few. I know jb will be happy to have plenty of English speaking folk around for a change. Mancora is directly on the Pan-am and is quite a busy place, we have our first and last nights drinking on the roadside bars ...
Little Bastards
The town is alright. The beach is alright but considering that Mancora is considered the best surf spot/beach town in Peru, I was a bit disappointed. I never woke up alone, which would be fine if my sleeping partners weren't cockroaches. The town is ...
Lifes a Beach.
We decided to make our last stop in Peru a beach stop. You can find Mancora beach on the far north coast of Peru, it is not only meant to be very picturesque, but also a great surfing beach. Having pitched up at 5am, we found a cheap-ish hostel with a ...
I went through the desert on a horse with no name
30th September 2009 Hostal Iberia, Talara, Peru just right Mancora - Talara (80 kms) This morning we ate a big bowl of porridge and reluctantly waved bye bye to Mancora and the sunshine. We met a bunch of really nice people there and had a great few ...
Beach Time in Mancora
This is a top pick! ... the fishermen, were drivers on the Pan-American Highway, which cuts right through the center of town. In 2007, the Mancora Peru Classic surfing competition came to town, taking advantage of big waves and year-round warm water; and, suddenly the ...
ceviche and cerveza
in mancora today, a surfer dude town with cheap seafood, booze and surfing activities. chris wants to try kiteboarding but it costs 270 usd for a 3 day course. it looks really hard to control that crazy huge kite. we are going to try taking some surf ...
Beach Bums
... out. 3 nights quickly turned to 5, then before we knew it, we had decided to skip seeing a few cities in Ecuador to make more time for Mancora and to staid here as long as we could before going to Quito for our flight to the Galapagos. Beach ...