Blogs from La Libertad, Peru, South America - page 3

Nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit erreichen wir nach einer langen Busreise Trujillo. Trotzdem fahren wir gleich weiter nach Huanchaco. Huanchaco ist nur 20 Autominuten von Trujillo entfernt, ist viel kleiner und liegt direkt am Meer. Wir bevorzugen diesen kleineren und ruhigeren Ort, um von hier aus die Chan Chan Ruinen zu besichtigen. Bei Dunkelheit erscheint uns Huanchaco ausgestorben und unfreundlich. Nachdem wir aber am naechsten Morgen auch noch das Hotel gewechselt haben, sieht alles anders aus. Von Zimmer und Terrasse aus haben wir eine tolle Sicht aufs Meer. Ein breiter Sandstrand erstreckt sich entlang der ganzen Bucht von Huanchaco und laedt zum Spazieren, des kuehlen Wetters wegen aber nicht zum Baden ein. Ueberall stehen Schilfboote am Strand, sogenannte „Caballitos“ (Pferdchen), welche noch heute zum Fischen benutzt werden. Sie sind besonders wendig und erlauben ein einfaches ... read more

After a night bus from Lima, I arrived in the city of Trujillo - Peru’s third city and the capital of the north. 12km north west of the city centre is the small fishing village of Huanchaco, and as this is where all the budget accommodation is located, I decided to stay here. The village itself is very nice, with clean sandy beaches and a pier stretching into the pacific, but away from the sea front it seemed a bit grotty. The hostel was nice enough though, and the sunsets over the beach and sea were spectacular. All the main attractions were however in Trujillo, but there were frequent enough buses (albeit rather slow ones). I thought the centre was nice enough; the main square is very ornate, as are the main thoroughfares that form the ... read more

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

A Lima per recuperare Paolo e poi di nuovo verso Trujillo per visitare le Huacas dell culture della costa preincaica. Piccolo buco su Huamachuco e Cajamarca..... macchina fotografica rotta.... read more

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