Bex was the only one to successfully ride a wave!

"Huanchaco, Huanchaco!"

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February 23rd 2007
Twenty minutes north of Trujillo is Huanchaco, a cool little surfing village, famous for some sort of long surf stretch? As you can see from the photos, our attempt at bodyboarding left a little to be desired!! Huanchaco is more famous for its Totora reid boats, which fishermen still use today. They´re basically like reid canoes with fishing nets hung out of the back. Huanchaco was a really ... read more

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Trujillo

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more