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Huanchaco Hostal

Victor Larco 287 Huanchaco, Peru

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Off the bus, finally

A travel blog entry by alisoncuddy

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We arrived to Huanchaco, about 20 minutes from Trujillo, Peru, Tuesday evening at 8. We left Mancora on the bus at 9:30am, so by the time we got off, I was completely over being on that bus. The scenery in Peru is rather boring so far, very desolate and brown, as compared to the lush moutainous landscapes of Ecuador. The buses in Peru are so …

Huanaco

A travel blog entry by bansemer

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Wednesday, 6th June, 2007 With no shower, we made it to the Turismo Union bus depot, just around the corner and it was on the road again at 6am, travelling past magnificent scenery. But it was so cold we were more intent on keeping warm than sightseeing. There was still frost on the ground until 9.30am, and the bus was the coldest, dustiest, and …

History lessons in Huanchaco

A travel blog entry by christine_wilde

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Sticking to the Peruvian coastline, we arrived at Huanchaco, just outside of Trujillo. Though popular with surfers, Huanchaco´s main attractions are the numerous pre-Inca relics.

Taking up this historical trail, we took a taxi to visit Huaca de la Luna and Huaca del Sol, two giant pyramid-like adobe structures once the temples of the Moon …

Chimu and the Chan Chan empire

A travel blog entry by kellyham


Once a fishing town, now, more of a less touristy surfer's paradise. The beach is beautiful and there are miles and miles of it. Once again, we only had one full day so we wanted to make the most of it. We took a cab to visit some of the archelogical sites in the area. The first site was the Temple of the Moon and Temple of the Sun, which was …

The VIP experience with world champions

A travel blog entry by liamok

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I left town at night on the 10.00pm Emtrafesa bus to Trujillo on the VIP service, it was pretty similar to the Cruz del Sur bus but this was the first time I was going to try and sleep in one as my journey with Cruz del Sur had been in the day. The journey was to take around 9 hours and after an hour or so I was ready to try to get some sleep. I …