Gone chillin’ in Huanchaco
After a couple of nights in Trujillo we headed to the small beach town of Huanchaco. This is a perfect spot along the northern Peruvian coast where to recharge for […]
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Best name contestant: Chan Chan and its ancient wonders
We rarely think of what and who was in South America before the Incas. Certainly there (and with what a presence!) was Chan Chan, the largest pre-Columbian city on the continent, “a […]
True-heeyo
Trujillo was stuck in my brain because of Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel characters, with the familiar theme of ‘cerranos’ and ‘costenos’ at times slipping in this city on the northern […]
Sea horses riding around Pimentel
The much bigger Chiclayo did not feel like a temporary home so we decided to spend the week of our Spanish classes in Pimentel, about 10 km away from the […]
Gracias a Leymebamba!
Setting aside the time to visit Leymebamba was one of our best decisions. The township in the rolling mountains of northern Peru is surrounded by vast fertile grounds and lies […]
Most crazy ride contestant and then Cajamarca
First, a long narrow gray road snaking through the mountains of northern Peru, bus packed to the brim, puke bags distributed to everyone at the beginning of our journey in […]
Good bus companies in Colombia
I found this old draft and have to admit all those company names have been swept away by the thousands of kilometers that followed Colombia. But anyhow, here are the […]
