Chiclayo and the Sipan ruins
February 25th 2007 The furthest point we reached up the north-west coast of Peru was Chiclayo, a busy and hot city, which had a beautiful Plaza de Armas (literal translation is place of weapons, but is commonly the town centre).
From Chiclayo, we explored a couple of pre-Inca sites. Firstly we visited the famous Sipan, where excavations revealed several important tombs. The most renowned tomb contained the rema
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