http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Peru , La Libertad , Trujillo en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:34:01 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:34:01 +0000 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. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-431716.html Heading 600km north to Trujillo we were glad to see the back of Lima. The main attraction here is Chan Chan a mud city built in the early 14th century there are a couple of other archaelogical sites as well and the city itself has a nicely restored centre which is painted in bright colours so nice after the grey of Lima. After the bad experiences we've had with organised tours we DIY'd it toda http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-423684.html Day 56 Sunday 24th August Overcast on the beach in HuanchacoUp early to catch a bus to Trujillo Peru's third city at 7am. Its a three hour journey and I decide to catch an early bus because I'm conscious of travelling quickly through Northern Peru to maximise time in what appears the more attractive well to the tourist South of the country. I have 2 weeks to get to Cusco for my Inca trail to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/Chan-Chan/blog-316205.html We arrived in Trujillo on Wednesday the 2nd of July. Its a nice colonial city with lots of archeological sites from the Moche and Chimu civilizations. Chimu were right before the Incas and the Moches preceded the Chimus. Do not get confused. Moche then Chimu then Incas. We did a few tours to various sites such as Chan Chan which was the capital of the Chimus. We also saw Las Huacas de La Luna http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-298941.html A little summary from the northern part of Peru Huacas del Sol y de la Luna The northern part of Peru has been a home for many different civilizations stretching about 5000 years back in time. Around Trujillo you can find archaeological places and remains from the Chimu people and Moche culture as the two biggest ones. After I changed my plans and decided to go to Galapagos I had some time during http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-293279.html June 14 We made the journey to Guayaquil over a week ago but soon found ourselves overwhelmed by the sweltering heat pollution and chaos of Ecuadors largest city. So we boarded a bus in search of greener and cooler pastures. Crossing back in to the Andes we settled into a gem of a city at Cuenca in the south of the country. After taking a day to explore the areas cobblestone allyways http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-287086.html alright people just a quick message we are both well and enjoyin ourselves strugglin with the language a bit hardly anyone speaks english but we are enjoyin the challenge spent a couple of days in lima normal busy polluted city then had 9 hour bus ride up the coast to huanchaco nice laid back seaside village hung out for a few days now in trujillo seein some ancient ruins and pyramids that are st http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-280858.html Peru's ancient civilisations More than just the IncasCloudy skies and desert landscapes are the memories I will take from our time in northern Peru. This region is much less popular with tourists than the south of the country but with sights such as the stunning mountains around Huaraz and the preColumbian ruins at Trujillo there are plenty of reasons to visit. We left the mountains of Huaraz http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-278697.html he..Que vida I have had my fair bit of experiences again here in Trujillo relaxing at the coast seeing ancient ruines of the Chimus and Moches and I have like 180 fake euros how come you do not want to know.. However I am healthy and I just have to be more careful with everything I do.. Unlike Ecuador are people here actually insincere.. not all.. but bastante. There is just more poverty ar http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-273842.html TRUJILLOOur reason for going to Trujillo was to do voluntary work in an orphanage. Jurgen had made contacts many months ago in the States with an American guy who knew of voluntary work needed in the area of Esperanza Trujillo. So for months we had been mailing 'Darlin' the owner re how our services could be of need.We spent our first couple of nights in a fabulous family run hostel ldquoRes http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/Chan-Chan/blog-265430.html Chan Chan Ruins http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/Chan-Chan/blog-262211.html After staying in a dismal town called Alausi we pretty much stayed on a bus for the next few days. We stayed in Cuenca where the room was so horrific the bathroom looked like something out of a horror film that after a few beers for supper we booked into somewhere else with only the clothes on our back. After Cuenca was another bus to Tumbes the border town of Ecuador and Peru. In Peru we went http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-243588.html On the 27th September after a very busy three weeks in France with a side trip to Spain we flew back to Cayenne in French Guyana. We had a nice surprise when the airline company had to make a change to our flight which meant that we got to spend a night in a relatively posh hotel in Martinique before taking a connecting flight to Cayenne. It was very nice winding down in the hotel pool after th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-214056.html Well it would be good I know but at the moment it els like another distarction from actually being in the now in this new country. Peru an amazing place. On the coast at the moment after a mooch through the mountains. Very diferent up there. I love the thin air and the chill made me fel at home I suppose. We had thermal baths and steep climbs to ancient pre Inca Hill Forts. Fred found arrow heads http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-213144.html Despite the location saying Trujillo we actually stayed in a nearby surfing town as everyone knows we are both a couple of surfdudes at heart about five miles from Trujillo.This was because having stayed in cities for all of our trip apart from the Galapagos we fancied a bit of a change and some sea air. It was a good choice Trujillo looked like most of the other cities... lots of people http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-205142.html Today we went on a tour of Huaca del Sol y Luna and of Chan Chan two different sites around Trujillo.Huaca del Sol y Luna the temples of the sun and moon are two pyramids of the Moche culture which ruled between 100 and 900 AD. As soon as we got there we saw a Peruvian hairless dog. These dogs have a high body temperature and were used as bed warmers in ancient times. Then we went inside th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-203794.html We got to Trujillo today after another 7 hours on a bus actually two buses and we waited an hour between but who cares. The buses in Peru or at least the ones weve taken so far are very different than the buses in Ecuador. They are much newer more comfortable and they dont stop every 5 minutes for passengers with bags of rice or corn or whatever. Also when you buy a ticket it goes on a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-203493.html Hola Hola Sigo en Trujillo... por ac estoy descubriendo las culturas mochica 200 DC al 700 DC y chim 700 DC al 1400 DC. Una caracterstica de ambas es que hacan construcciones de barro. Muchas civilizaciones usaron esta tcnica pero no es comn ver restos hoy ya que es una construccin muy frgil. Lo que pasa ac es que como es zona arenosa esas ruinas se cubrieron con arena de hecho http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-201609.html Al da siguiente de la ltima vez q escrib me tom un bus no de los q usan los turistas sino de los q usan los cuzqueos para partir a Pisac. Me sent al lado de un seor peruano q me empez a contar acerca de la historia de los sitios arqueolgicos q rodean la ciudad o al menos su versin el bus estaba REPLETO de gente tena a un cabro chico parado al lado mio q se quedaba dormido encima http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/blog-200823.html We arrived in Peru yesterday We have been meeting up with lots of fellow travellers from Holland Germany and France. We took the red eye bus 11pm to 9 am to Peru from Ecuador. Crossing the border was interesting....we had to get off the bus at 4 am and sit outside for 2 hours while the immigration officer watched movie videos....We then got to Piura and stayed for only 2 hours then we were o http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/La-Libertad/Trujillo/Chan-Chan/blog-197194.html