Blogs from Trujillo, Peru, South America

Iš ryto kaip buvau prižadėjęs prikepu blynu, tad sočiai papusryčiaujam. Trujillo miestas įdomus tuo, kad čia prieš daugiau nei tūkstantį metų buvo vienos civilizacijos sostinė, o dar anksčiau, prieš pusantro tūkstančio metų buvo svarbi vieta kitai civilizacijai. Čia yra išlikę tų civilizacijų miestų pamatai, griuvėsiai. Pirmiausia važiuoju iki vietos kuri vadinasi Chan Chan. Tai Čimu civilizacijos (maždaug 1300 metai) buvusi sostinė. Vos išlipus iš autobuso nustembu pamatęs didžiulių sienų liekanas ir tų sienų pabaigos net nesimato. Einu nurodytu keliu iki bilietų kasos, nusiperku bilietą ir einu vos tik įėjus į kompleksą pamatau turistų grupelę su gidų, tad prisijungiu prie jų paklausyti. Pasirodo šiai civilizacijai priklausė apie 3mln gyventojų, o šiame mieste gyveno apie 35 tūkst. gyventojų. Čia taip pat būdavo aukojami ir žmonė... read more

6th May ’13 Chiclayo to Trujillo Yet another bus journey with yet another bus company, this time it was Empressta VIP and we were both finger printed and videoed for this one! Nice comfy bus but unlike Cruz del Sur we didn’t get to play bingo – I forgot to mention this, totally mad, after lunch we were each given a one game card, the hostess called the numbers in rapid Spanish and by the time we had figured out what the first number was she was onto the 10th so we gave up! The winner however got a prize – no idea what but it may have been a free trip and then had to sing a Thank you song! Eek how embarrassing, kind of glad my Spanish is rubbish. The bus only took 3 ... read more

With our trip from Lima to Trujillo came our first experience of Cruz Del Sur busses. If Hana was too excited about the chicken breasts, Alison was definitely too excited about the bus. Honestly, we all were. These titans of overland transportation make the Megabus look like a Robin Reliant and really raise important questions about the standard of Iberia planes. Having spent 24 hours on a bus from Vientiane to Hanoi with ants crawling over the seats and windows, and about as much leg room as Laurence Dallaglio in a child’s electric replica car, Cruz Del Sur brought an unmatched luxury to our lives. Every passenger has a reclining leather armchair complete with a personal touchscreen television loaded with films, headphones, a plug socket, on board wifi, meals, and a little button to call the ... read more

I'm not sure why Lima get's such a bad reputation amongst travellers. I can only assume that those who espouse that it's a horrrible place haven't actually spent any time here or have gone to the wrong part. We spent Christmas in Miraflores, which is a bit like the west end of London or Glasgow, in that it has too many people with too much money, but is also rather pleasant. Lima seems to be quite Americanised too, I managed to get a root beer in a supermarket and we even saw a Dunkin' Donuts somewhere, they also drive stupidly large cars here. But it isn't all bad, the Italian Plaza in the centre of town has a great selection of food vendors on the weekend, choose what you want and have a seat, a bit ... read more

Apres avoir passe du temps merveilleux en Equateur, nous voila parties pour explorer le PEROU! Notre premier contact avec le Perou est la ville de Piura. Laid, bruyant, sans aucun charme. Une ville transitoire.. Puis, on se rend vers TRUJILLO. Les paysages deviennent de plus en plus aride, ca sent le Perou mes amis. Le lendemain, on rencontre nos francais adores, qui sont la pour feter lanniversaire de la marraine de notre Florent national. Nous sommes donc cordialement invitees aux festivites organisees pour loccasion. Tout est deja organise... On va dabord visiter le Temple du Soleil et de la Lune. (Soleil, symbole masculin, Lune, symbole feminins).Deux symboles tres importants chez les civilisations anciennes, notamment chez les Mochis, civilisation ayant construit ces deux temples. Nous ne pouvons visiter que le temple du Soleil car lautre est en ... read more