Casa Adobe Hostel

... the unrelenting sun for 700 years. They say it is the largest prehistoric structure ever built in North America. It wasn't built of adobe bricks. It wasn't even built of adobe. The soil here is called caliche, a concrete-like mixture of sand, clay, ...

... The sun temple is off limits due to instability but viewed from the Moon temple it is pretty amazing. It is the largest adobe pyramid in the americas. The moon temple is smaller but more complex and has an urban area that covered a huge area below ...

... absolutely worth it! Pausing briefly to shower, we ventured once again to the main street for a few drinks. We chose the 'Casa Adobe' which had a fire-pit in the centre of an open courtyard, surrounded by a covered seating area. The atmosphere was ...

... bricks formed from sandy mud. The bricks are often coated with mortar. Pueblo Indians are believed to have introduced the adobe construction to the Spanish who settled in New Mexico. I absolutely loved how art dominated the entire city.  Everywhere ...

... Luego de dejar nuestras cosas y tomar un refresco salimos en la tarde a visitar la fortaleza Chimú de Paramonga, hecha en adobe.   Nos tocó una tarde un poco nublada pero fresca. En la parte superior de la fortaleza hay un único ...