Northern Peru - Trujillo And so we headed south into Peru. We were both surprised at the amount of sand and desert that we drove through. Our first stop was a place called Piura. I wouldn't say anything too exciting and we stayed the night, primarily, to break up the journey south. The most notable thing that we discovered in Piura is the Peruvians addition to sugar! The cakes and desserts are nothing short of incredible (they not only look great - they taste even better). We are both trying (but, on average, failing at least once a day) to resist them. For anyone with a sweet tooth or on a diet - we wouldn't recommend a trip to Peru. We decided to travel reasonably quickly down the coast because we both agree we'd prefer to
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