Hotel Mediterraneo Chiclayo

... are full. Just as we are really staring to relax again the front door of the minibus swings open and a local guys throws himself out. In my naivity I think "poor chap has fallen out" in reality he wanted to escape the 20p charge. We spend the next 15 minutes looking for him in the minibus, "buggar" we all sigh, back in a predicament again. Luckily the driver doesn´t find him and we get home safe and sound, exhausted from another day of random happenings.

... floors and balconies overlooking the central courtyard. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Lonely Planet picks up on it.<br><br>I was keen to put as much distance between myself and Chiclayo so after yet more faffage with Barclays we embarked on a painfully slow eight hour bus journey inland to the town of Cajamarca. Originally it was not on my route but I have heard a couple of good things about it and so determined that it must at least be better than Chiclayo...

<br> We started off with breakfast at Don Benny&#8217;s, an absolutely great local restaurant that should be put into the Lonely Planet. It&#8217;s a simple bakery with great empanadas and cakes-everything we ordered was good. Anyone who goes to Chiclayo should stop there. <br> We booked our tickets to Chachapoyas for later that night and then headed off to visit El Museo de Sipan, or the Sipan Museum. The Sipan ...

... stand out. From above, straight lines connecting structures and surrounding areas can be seen-probably what once were walls. From above, the identical pyramidal shapes of the mounds can also be seen-whereas all this from below just kind of looks like lines of oddly scattered sand dunes. We walked around the complex until the sun went down and headed back to Chiclayo to catch our bus to Cajamarca-the city Eric and I had been living in until we met Andy in Ecuador.

... could provide you with additional details). The site for the day was the tombs of the Lord of Sipan, and two museums about the site and holding the artifacts found. <br>The museums were easily better than the tombs themselves, and definitely interesting, but certianly not much of a ´must see´.<br> Therefore this was tobe a very quick stopover, and man i was a happy camper to be back on the bus to our next destination.

... I took Ecuatorian Pullman, which cost 10 USD, but I noticed later on at the border crossing that CIFA had a much nicer bus, which I found out ran for 13USD. I`d definitely recommend the CIFA bus over the Ecuatorian Pullman bus. My bus was ok, but you could tell the other bus was way nicer. Also, I was in the back of the bus for the first few hours and it was a really bumpy ride till near the border. The ...

... us. Needed to catch a but to Chiclayo. It took 7 hours, but it was a pretty comfortable ride. the coach was really nice and a double decker and I managed to get a seat in the front row with panoramic views and leg room. Security seems to be a lot higher in Peru. we would pull into the bus stations and they were in a compound with gates. Then the taxi comes into the compound to pick you up. Quickly shutting the gates after it. Welcome to Peru!

... museums and a set of pyramids, Túcume , with 11 Limeños up for the weekend. Was a pretty good tour, especially the second museum, the Museo Tumbes Reales de Sipán, which was quite amazing, although it was all in Spanish as I felt it was a bit much to get the guide to repeat everything in English just for me. Hope to go and see another site, the ...

... out of their homes just too see us. The human spirit amazes me, it seems the poorer people are the more kind and friendly they become. We have read and heard many stories about how corrupt the Peruvian police are. We have decide it best to take our time and not speed in this country. Once at our hotel we celebrated our 7th week on the road. Tuesday December 9th We have a ...

... scary as Keystone Cops. Neither asked us for ID. One guy started talking to Jesse, saying that he needed to pay him. Jesse said why, and the guy started pointing at Jesse´s luggage and talking, seeming to imply that we owed them for keeping robbers from taking our luggage. The other guy in the meantime looked at me and rubbed but his thumbs and forefingers together. This really ****** me off, and while I generally try to get through stuff non ...