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Chan Chan, Huanchaco & Why You Might Not Want to Go to Peru

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco January 17th 2010

Second stop on the Summer Beach-Hopping tour is Huanchaco (juan-CHA-co) and all I can say is "Eureka!" I was giving up on Peru's desert coastline. Literally, most of Peru's coast is desert and while at first it's quite stunning, after awhile, I found myself longing for palm trees. Both Mollendo, where I spent New Years, and Paracas, are small, dusty towns without much beauty to be found. I mean, I can almost always relax at the beach, don't get me wrong. But the surrounding environs left me wanting more. Huanchaco is a different story. By Peruvian standards, it is very well maintained. The beaches are clean. The beachfront has a very lovely boardwalk and some of the properties are nicer than beachfront properties in shadier parts of San Diego. It's high season and yet the town ... read more

Haunchaco

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco December 11th 2009

Menu del dia

BearandButton

Bused from Chachapoyas to Trujillo, which was a big and dirty looking city. We asked a nice man near the bus station to help us get a taxi out of there to a nearby beach town, so he flagged one down for us. Apparently it was overpriced, because he shooed him off and waited for the next one. The next one was the correct price, and our guide gave us a smile and gestured that he sees everything and has our back. Then to further demonstrate his point, he opened his fanny pack to display his extra bullets. With waves and smiles we were off to the beach. ... read more

There's more to Peru than Incas, you know?

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco February 19th 2009

The funny boats

Attracta

Huanchaco and Trujillo - 9th to 12th of Feb. We finally got to Piura and it was noisy, hot and generally not so nice. There is no main bus station, just lots of individual ones for each bus company so we wandered around trying to find one that was going to Trujillo any time soon. We were in our warm clothes and carrying our heavy backpacks in Piura's hot and humid weather. On top of this, I hadn't been feeling well for a few days so while Richard went in search of a bathroom, I fainted in the middle of a bus station, backpacks, bags and all. I awoke to find Richard saying "Esta bien" (she/it's okay) and some nice Peruvian women throwing various liquids on me. They even came over a few minutes later with ... read more

HUANCHACO

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco November 22nd 2008

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STE and ADI

HUANCHACO We spent 2 days here in the camp site which was near the beach. Stefano and the lads hired a raft / fishing boat and took to the sea. In the evening the group decided to head into town for a night out. There was a shisha, cocktails beers and dancing. Another good night out and hangover to add to the others. ... read more

Surfing in Huanchaco

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco October 31st 2008

Traditional Reed Boats

World Explorer

Today marked the last day of my Spanish classes after an entire month. I can´t believe how quickly the time went by! I do feel like I´ve learned A LOT of Spanish and am eager to be more or less completely immersed in it so that my speech improves (I´m a visual learner and as such am fine with the written language, but speaking and listening/understanding is a bit harder for me). Last weekend the Ch(K)ristines and I went straight up the coast to an adorable little surfing town called Huanchaco. We didn´t do much there except eat a lot of cebiche (raw, marinated fish and other seafood) and take surf lessons. I am pleased to share that the surfing actually went quite well (especially when compared to my attempt in Hawaii). I was able to ... read more

Pictures

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco October 1st 2008

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http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=74611222882640572/l=428391163/g=143005195/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB ... read more

Observations and Why I love Huanchaco

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco September 19th 2008

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" Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create." It is the norm for both males and females to live in the house and under the rules of their parents until they marry. The phrases, "Don't worry", "It's okay!", and "No problem!" are frequently used; especially when talking to stressed out westerners. Small towns are exactly the same here as they are back home. Everything begins later and ends later. Shops open at ten a.m. & discotechas don't get packed until close to one a.m. Rushing is not an option, unless you are on a bus. You are treated as family from the minute you are introduced to somone. Within days of coming to Huanchaco I felt like ... read more

Otra Cosa

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco September 9th 2008

Chicama

wu wei

Today officially marks my second week here in Peru, my first week here in the "little fisherman's town" known as Huanchaco. I wish I could fully portray how simultaneously grounding and surreal this experience has been thus far. I've been stripped. It began on the plane and has steadily continued to stream off of me like dirt and oil washes off in a warm, soapy bath. It's the responsibility, the stress, the expectations. It's judgement, superiority and inferiority. It's the conversations about haves and have nots, career moves..."what are you going to do with the rest of your life?" It's the rules, the restrictions, and the precautionary guidelines. It's everything that creates the illusion of comfort and safety. It's everything that makes me feel like a foreigner in a my own land when I don't stay ... read more

A mouth full of sand

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco August 16th 2008

Sand buggies

Bondgirlontour

Hey all Hold on tightly for the ride... The sun is behind you, slowly dipping below the dunes. You're wiggling your way onto a board, getting ready to fly down a sand dune that's 50m high. Woooooooosh off you go - your hands are holding on to the straps, but they grip tighter the faster you go. You scream at the top of your lungs with sheer excitement and fear and your eyes are open as wide as you can open them because it would be scary shutting them on such a ride. THUD. Thud. thud. The ride is over as quickly as it started. You've hit the bottom and roll off the board in a bit of a dazed state. Now you've got the fun part of trying to get rid of all the sand ... read more

Beach to the Mountains

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco August 1st 2008

Jesus Loves Trujillo (Allegedly)

Jenniferious

Our next stop was Trujillo, just a break in the journey to Huaraz and the mountains. We were lucky to get the last seats on the last bus, having failed to notice that it was Peruvian independance day, major national holiday, and the whole country was on the move. I don´t actually remember this journey, so I must have been tired. Anyway it was a night bus and we managed to sleep a little and not get robbed so I consider it a success. We booked our ticket to Huaraz for the next day and set about trying to find something to occupy us for 24 hours. We decided to ignore the city of Trujillo and go stay in the nearby seaside town of Huanchaco. Maybe we were missing Canoa. There are supposed to be some ... read more

Brief history of Peru

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...more history

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