Hotel Gran Sipan Chiclayo

... with Mototaxis and motorcycles, and people bar b q on every street corner. Last night there was a huge procession through town for some religious holiday. the streets were filled with people carrying candles and pictures of Jesus. Quite the scene.<br><br>We saw our first gringos this evening since we entered Peru (literally did not see one our entire time in Chiclayo). Most people have been nothing ...

... the lunch of the day) in most restaurants and is a right bargain at around 2 pound fifty for a three course meal. Well phil decides lets order one of each of the two options on offer and even though we're not entirely sure what one is, he'll eat which ever I don't want. Boy, did I hold him to that. The main course comes out and after staring at the unknown lump of meat in front of me I realise it's tongue! Having already been ...

... to see me immediately, for only about $20. It was an interesting experience and a definite test of my Spanish. At one point he was listening to my breathing on my back when, all of a sudden, he bashed me in the kidneys. "Did that hurt?" Well, yes, actually it did and thanks for the warning. Within about half a second of me opening my mouth he diagnosed me with a throat infection and gave me some drugs and a prescription for more lovely get-well pills. Victory!<br><br ...

... me containing these bones and the roots of several hardy tree species. He told me to drink two capfuls of this potion every morning and that my leg would be healed. <br><br>He said he felt I was a good man, very strong and that this potion would give me the strength to finish my trip...<br><br>Now we are on our way to see the the Tumbas Reales and to Trujillo and some Peruvian fishing villages....stay tuned!<br><br>

... loop on the Velcro. Well, it was a little late to realize that as we were now out in the middle of nowhere, and the guy wasn&#8217;t going to pick us up for 2.5 more hours. He did the best he could jerry-rigging it, and got on his board. He didn&#8217;t go anywhere. Not only was his binding broken, but his board had the worst underside finish as well. &#8220;Might be a long couple of hours.&#8221;<br> Jen and I got on our boards and we went down with more success. Unlike skiing or snow ...

... difficilement (un pilleur abattu) et les fouilles commencent. C'est une pyramide datant de l'epoque Moche (env. 300 ap JC) renfermant des dizaines de sepultures notemment 2 tombes royales, celle du Señor de Sipan et de son ancetre le Viejo Señor de Sipan ainsi que celle d'un sacerdote, la plus haute fonction. On rentre dans le musee par le 2eme etage puis on decouvre en descendant les objets dans l'orde des fouilles qui ...

... The culture that built these pyramid burial tombs was the Mochicas who built them around 300 A.D. Each pyramid had multiple layers and multiple tombs. The dead were buried not only with riches of gold ornaments and weapons, but also with women (their wives?) and guardian soldiers whose feet were chopped off to prevent escape in the hereafter. The quality and ...

... Tombs of the Sipan sites. They also had the remains of a few important figures found in the tombs (the Lord of Sipan and the Priest, among others) with loads of beautiful metal ornaments. So then we went back into town, where Ricardo had to go back home, and I took a couple of buses (S./1.00 and S./1.50) and a short(ish) mototaxi ride to the Sican museum. This was a bit of a smaller museum, but I could take photos, and they had some eeexcellent metallurgy masks ...

Arrived in Chiclayo, the commericial hub of Peruvians northern cities. Very pleasant, laid back, beachy type town, breezy and very hot. A nice change from Cajamarca which was clear first few then very strong rains all day. Exploring the city a bit and the main tourist attractions are some museams where kings where found in tombs- pyrmaids, supposedly overshadowing king tut. Interesting museam, lots of gold - if your into that stuff. Found a good cheap backpacker hostel and ...

... found on that site of the Moche civilization more than 12 royal tombs, some of them from up to 1800 years ago, including two tombs of members of the same family, buried a few centuries apart. The objects found in the tombs are incredible of workmanship and magnificence, and the museum details all that. I don't have any picture though, as it's strictly forbidden... After that I was quite tired but happy, so the group of gringos went out for a great steack supper. :)