Published: April 13th 2007April 13th 2007
Amazing mud
South America » Peru » Trujillo » Chan Chan By Elmo AbbeyApril 13th 2007
Abbey ElliottHi again
I´m trying to keep this blog up to date.
We went to Chan Chan an incredible mud built city infact the largest Pre-Columbian city in South America it was built between c.850 and c.1470 and was the imperial capital until Chimor was conquered by the Inca in 15th Century. However the Inca´s did not build on it they left it as it originally was.
Hope you enjoy the pictures.
We stayed up the road by the sea when we arrived it was so cold and cloudy it was like being on an english beach.
Apart from the reed boats.
There are more photos below
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Tom being told off for walking on the wall!!!!!
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Date: 16th April 2007
Stop it
Terrible show that - walking on 4000 year old mud... I've just got back to London from North America...it snowed there, it's storming sun here...go figure. Keep it strong, Candey is looking extremely retro, thumbs up from VanDerM.
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Stop it
Terrible show that - walking on 4000 year old mud... I've just got back to London from North America...it snowed there, it's storming sun here...go figure. Keep it strong, Candey is looking extremely retro, thumbs up from VanDerM.
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Date: 1st May 2007
Big shoes
Wow, Those are some giant shoes. Are they made as a sacrifice for the Inca sun god Clarksion?? Tell Candey to keep off that old mud. He's an absolute lability!
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Big shoes
Wow, Those are some giant shoes. Are they made as a sacrifice for the Inca sun god Clarksion?? Tell Candey to keep off that old mud. He's an absolute lability!
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Chloe
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Wow
You're photos are amazing - I'm loving seeing your blog! Gutted I missed your call yesterday Mo it was lovely to hear your voice on the machine. Are you checking your email? I've sent you a few msgs. All well with us... got nine more weeks until your nephew arrives! R doing well. Love to you both Cx
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