Pullman Hotel Trujillo
Pizarro 879 Trujillo, Peru
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Huanchaco - Chan Chan ruins
... a surfing town and you find these boats called cabilleros (sp) which the locals use for fishing. These boats are made of reeds and Mike saw a guy make one up in about three hours. They end up kneeling on it and have a long bamboo stick that they use like a kayak paddle. We are staying at Plazza Hotel (40 soles with ensuite) which is just a block from the beach so the prices are a lot cheaper. We found this place from a cab driver who was ...
Sand palaces and sunsets
... rest of the day touring the city of Trujillo and visiting other archeological sand sites. the evening was spent on our balcony watching the sunset with too much wine and lots of laughter! even though it was a Sunday, the locals partied on the beach until well after sun down. the music was blaring as always and football scrimmages were getting competitive. beach fiestas never change.
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Beach time !!
... we got a night bus to Huarez, the mountaineering capital of Peru and possible south america. We were leaving at 10 pm and should get to Huarez around 8:30 in the morning. Oh I forgot to say the buses in Peru put National express to absolute shame. The seats are massive and you have an attendant who brings you food and drinks when you need it. It's better than aeroplane service and if you upgrade to the better seats it's like being in business class on a plane!! ...
Welcome to Peru
... to the house where I met his family and the other girl who is volunteering this month. It turns out it'll only be the two of us here until December which is exciting because we'll be doing maintenance trips to previous project communities so I'll be seeing a lot more of Peru than I would have otherwise. Really excited for the weeks to come, but for today just looking forward to a nice long ...
Ruins
... has his head out the window and shouts to pedestrians to tell them where the minivan is going and you just hop on wherever. All very deregulated- Thatcher would approve.
When we got to the site we went to the museum first and straight away it was far better than that of Chan Chan. I learned that the Moche chose their human sacrifices by having men fight until one removed the otherīs helmet and pulled his ...


