Conquistadores Trujillo

... have of my first 2 and half wks are the 10 that are already on this site.....and the ones I made a mental picture of!! But it´s only a camera and no harm done, so will buy new one in Lima when we arrive in couple of hrs (currently 10.30am on Sat 14th as I write). Lima is the capital of Peru - big paping place with 8m pop and everyone is looking forward to it, and a shower! <br><br>Will try catch up on few email replies tomorrow, but in meantime time it´s adios para mi.<br><br>

... centre for a look around and some food. Trujillo is the 3rd largest city in Peru and was the first city that the conquistadors arrived at when hitting Peru. Again the city has an amazing town square with beautiful historical buildings and a massive catherdral surrounding the centre. The main reason for coming to Trujillo is to see the many archaeological sites scattered around the area and the following day we decided to visit some of the sites. We decided to ...

... we decide to make the most of a sturday night and play some cards whilst drinking rum. About midnight we decide to see what this small fishing village has in the way of a night life and head to the local club. Interesting......we walk in to pumping spanish music and not one person in the place. We decide to have a drink anyway and wait for the night to hot up. In the mean time the cards come out again (I know, rock and roll) and cocktails are ordered. After about ...

... in parts thanks to the custom of periodically filling in the temple and building a new one on top - intricate paintings and carvings on lower walls still survive. The adjacent temple of the sun was not so lucky - after the Incas finished looting it, the Spanish diverted a river over it to try and wash the gold out. It now resembles a large pyramid mud heap.<br><br>In the afternoon our group - us and a dutch family - are joined by a large group of loud ...

... storm in Ecuador. <br><br> <br><br>Once we got back on the road, it was about 4 PM and so we rushed into the centre of Trujillo, finding an insurance agency where we could buy the SOAT insurance for Peru. We tried to purchase a policy for the bikes but were told it would not be possible because the Buell and BMW bikes are not "in their system" and they could not generate a policy ...

... it looked pretty cool.<br><br>In some of the sites yesterday there wetre Peruvian hairless dogs, the ugliest dogs I ve ever seen! They are really ugly but have such a high body temperature that they were used as body warmers for people with arthritis at some point.<br><br>Enough of the history lesson... Tonight we are making our way back to Lima via the mountain town of Huaraz..

... penis (which Claire blatantly loved, though she still denies this), and some rather delightful owls made of straw which I couldn´t resist posing with. For early dinner we went to a nice vegetarian restaurant further north of the hostel opposite the beach, which gave us an opportunity to wander along the sea front. Afterwards we went for chocolate fondue and some cocktails at an amicably titled bar next to the hotel called "My Friend".

... everyone just walks along the beach and the pier. we´ve had a lazy morning after such epic travel and with such long bus rides to come.but we ware heading to chan chan ruins after this and then hopefully surfing lesson..right now just figuring out logistics for macchu picchu!!! which i think will be the highlight of the trip...

The next day was Census day. If you are a local, you are not supposed to leave the house on that day &#8211; but only after a government official has paid you a visit at your home to ask questions &#8211; presumably about how many rooms the house has; how many people in the household etc. This meant that most places in Trujillo would be closed &#8211; including buses that wouldn't be operating. So it felt like it was going to be a day wasted &#8211 ...

... short-haired, very friendly, confident woman who used her arms and hands a lot when she talked. Both Vanessa and Rosa made us feel very welcome. <br><br>Wendy suggested that she and I go to the centre of town to have a look around, especially seeing the following day was a national census day in Peru. Everything would likely be shut on that day. Wendy and I took the long walk to the city centre where we first visited the tourist office to find out what ...