Enjoying Mancora. Went for a walk on the beech this morning. Sat at the seaside, people watched and drank beer at 10:30am.. Got to be 12 somewhere in South America. Had a dip in the pool and blogged.
Jan 24, 2011
Last day in Peru..
January 24, 2011
Enjoying Mancora. Went for a walk on the beech this morning. Sat at the seaside, people watched and drank beer at 10:30am.. Got to be 12 somewhere in South America. Had a dip in the pool and blogged.
Enjoying Mancora. Went for a walk on the beech this morning. Sat at the seaside, people watched and drank beer at 10:30am.. Got to be 12 somewhere in South America. Had a dip in the pool and blogged.
January 23, 2011
Rode to Mancora today. Same old same old. Tony, our friend from Guayaquil recommended we stay here. Great little seaside tourist town. Beautiful 28ยบ, sun and beer. A Richshaw driver recommended a place to us and we followed him. Able to get a dorm room with no one else in the dorm for $15can each per night including breakfast. Great deal and very nice.
Rode to Mancora today. Same old same old. Tony, our friend from Guayaquil recommended we stay here. Great little seaside tourist town. Beautiful 28ยบ, sun and beer. A Richshaw driver recommended a place to us and we followed him. Able to get a dorm room with no one else in the dorm for $15can each per night including breakfast. Great deal and very nice.
On the road to Trujillo.
January 22, 2011
Short day, wanted to see Chan Chan Ruins just outside of Trujillo and stayed at Huanchaco. Nice little tourist town. Chan Chan was nice but everything was made out of sand and is being restored. Learnt about the Chincu people who predated and were conquered by the Inkas. The curators are expecting a lot of rain in February this years as it is a La Nina year. Last time of a La Nina was 1998 and many bridges and roads were washed away. Even the Chincu knew about La nina years as the guide informed us with the wall displays that depict the ocean currents in the opposite directions of normal. The curators have erected roofs over some of the walls toprotect them from rain because it hasn't rained there since 1998.
Checked out the town for dinner. I could write and take pics of the desert much more, but have said it all im many earlier posts. We get to see lots of desert, but now there are many more fruitful green valleys and more water in the rivers.
Short day, wanted to see Chan Chan Ruins just outside of Trujillo and stayed at Huanchaco. Nice little tourist town. Chan Chan was nice but everything was made out of sand and is being restored. Learnt about the Chincu people who predated and were conquered by the Inkas. The curators are expecting a lot of rain in February this years as it is a La Nina year. Last time of a La Nina was 1998 and many bridges and roads were washed away. Even the Chincu knew about La nina years as the guide informed us with the wall displays that depict the ocean currents in the opposite directions of normal. The curators have erected roofs over some of the walls toprotect them from rain because it hasn't rained there since 1998.
Natural spring to supply the ruler's needs Over 144 throughout the valley.
Checked out the town for dinner. I could write and take pics of the desert much more, but have said it all im many earlier posts. We get to see lots of desert, but now there are many more fruitful green valleys and more water in the rivers.
January 21, 2011
350kms from Lima. Lima is a huge city andwe don't want to stop. It took us over 2 hours to drive the PanAmerican Highway through Lima, due to getting lost, traffic, accidents and construction. Finally through, no fun. Our planned stop was Barranca, but when we got to the outskirts, a cop stopped us for speeding. Ended up giving a bribe and then asked for economical accommodations. He told us 80kms north in Huarmey. After more construction, we arrived and found a little town, not touristy and after searching, got a hostel for $40soles. Didn't have a toilet seat and the whole bathroom was 3ft X 6ft. Noisey, but it had good secure motorcycle parking.
350kms from Lima. Lima is a huge city andwe don't want to stop. It took us over 2 hours to drive the PanAmerican Highway through Lima, due to getting lost, traffic, accidents and construction. Finally through, no fun. Our planned stop was Barranca, but when we got to the outskirts, a cop stopped us for speeding. Ended up giving a bribe and then asked for economical accommodations. He told us 80kms north in Huarmey. After more construction, we arrived and found a little town, not touristy and after searching, got a hostel for $40soles. Didn't have a toilet seat and the whole bathroom was 3ft X 6ft. Noisey, but it had good secure motorcycle parking.
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