Piura Hostels - Reviews and Rates

2nd october 2009

Hostal Aruba, Piura, Peru (S/25)

Very hot

Sullana – Piura (40 kms)

We had a lie in today seeing as we were just popping down the road. About 15 kms out of Sullana I got a puncture, the first one in ages. The tiny piece of road on which we are supposed to cycle isn't very good here in Peru, and t...

Paul & I arrived at Piura Peru somewhat late in the afternoon, after the border crossing in Maraca. We found a hostel, and shared a room. After refreshing, Paul and I went out grocery shopping, actually, for wine. We stopped at a restaurant to eat, then returned later to the hostel. There is a rooftop patio, with a table and chairs, where we...

Peruvian city traffic is absolutely mental, itīs like what I would imagine Dehli to be but in Spainish. There are no lanes, few traffic lights and horns are used constantly, so you end up doing exactly the same. Intense.

I had a pretty relaxing week. Heres how it went: Saturday Night: We took a bus into Puira and met John and Benito. Benito was the pastor of the church we would be working with. From there they took us to our hotel to get settled in and then to a chinese restaraunt. They showed us the main streets and took us to one of the major squares. Sunday: ...

Will have to see how Northern Peru compares to the South... So cloase to the tropics -woohoo!

A 4.45am start and an 8 hour bus ride got us into our first Peruvian city - Piura. We certainly weren't impressed at the 45 minutes it took to cross the Peruvian / Ecuador border over the International Bridge at Macara. They make you get off the bus and walk across into Peru! Our first impressions of Peru weren't good as we passed though Sullana...

We arrived in Piura sometime around 8am to find a town that was completely empty. We immediately went to the Cruz del Sur ticket office a few blocks away from the Plaza de Armas in hopes that we could get a southward bus soon. Cruz del Sur is one of the nicest and most reliable bus companies in South America and they even have "cama" seats that ...

About the people ================ Even if Ecuador and Peru are neighbouring countries and there was the time they were in the same state, you face the first differences directly on the border. Firstly, the people look different. IMHO the Peruvians look more European - the conquista started in Peru and maybe that's why the Spaniards spread their ...