Blogs from Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America - page 8

After our sad border-crossing experience a few days back we decided to invest in some post-trauma rehab time at the beach in Mancora, Peru. James managed to hire himself a surfboard and had his first surf in three months and we both managed to get sunburnt. It was good to be at the ocean again. And after an overnight 8 hour bus ride we are now in Trujillo, Peru... We´ve been visiting these ruins from around 700AD. We walked through this city (Chan Chan) which was massive in terms of distance. It was all made out of stone and sand... and there were still some massive walls standing. It was crazy to walk down these pathways in this city and to think about who built these walls many years ago.... the ruins are definitely the oldest ... read more

10th July having found the cheapest possible overnight bus to Trujillo, i ventured off again...well actually, it was the only bus company that wasn´t booked out...and surprisingly the most comfortable sleep i´ve had on a bus so far! for 30 soles! admittedly the valium helped! met a girl named Tess (Holland) and Ushua (Israel) on the bus and we spent the whole day exploring Trujillo. An ancient area, filled with remains from at least 3 different cultures. Having had enough of organised tours and the take take take (my money) nature of everything in Peru, we decided to do on the cheap. We took the local ¨collectivos¨ which take you across town for 50 cents. have taken much more of these recently...haven´t been living like the average budget traveller up till now! Visited the temple of ... read more

After returning from Ecuador I spent several days back in Lima in the comfort of my very nice B&B which is my base for two months. It has been a terrific place to meet other travelers and it is in an excellent location. More on Lima…. Having been in Lima off and on for almost one month, I’ve noticed a few things about “living” here. To start with, I was told the weather would be lousy—overcast all the time and cold (well, “cold” is a relative term; in the low 60s)—but so far the weather has been fairly pleasant with several sunny days and highs in the 70s. Lima is certainly grim looking when overcast but when it’s sunny, the area I’m living in, Miraflores, reminds me of Miami Beach. Also, when you stay in place ... read more

I spent the beginning of July travelling south to Peru. I decided it was time to say hasta luego to Ecuador. I saw a lot of scenery from the bus windows and was lucky enough to see three (yes three!) Jean Claude Van Damme movies but the funniest sight of the trip was seeing a woman trying to fit an oven into the luggage compartment under the bus. When it would not fit the driver just tied it to the roof. I arrived in Loja to catch the bus across the border at 11 at night, just missing the bus by a few minutes. Only in South America can a 300km trip take almost nine hours. The next bus was leaving at seven so I chose a hostel from my guidebook and caught a taxi there. ... read more

Hallo ihr Lieben in der grossen weiten Welt, nach ein paar schoenen Tagen am Strand von Huanchaco sind wir weiter nach Norden gefahren und waren ein paar Tage in Chiclayo. Der Ort selber ist so, dass man am liebsten gleich weiterfahren moechte, aber wir haben dort das absolut lohnenswerte Museum in Lambayeque besucht. Dort werden die Funde aus dem Grab der Herrschers von Sipan ausgestellt. Leider ist es dort verboten zu fotographieren. Hier deshalb der link zu der Seite des Museums (leider nur in spanisch) http://www.tumbasreales.org/ http://sipan.perucultural.org.pe/recinto.htm Und ein Bericht aus der Zeit ueber die Moches und die Museen die ueber sie berichten http://zeus.zeit.de/text/2004/44/Peru_kopie Ansonsten eben schoene Strandfotos :-) Liebe Gruesse und bis bald, Raphael & Silke ... read more