Blogs from Piura, Peru, South America - page 17

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora October 13th 2005

Active Volcano Tunghuhurah (or something like that)

Had a 14 hour drive the next day into Peru. In that time the landscape changes so much - from being able to see the volcano in all its glory, snow capped and smoking, amongst verdant montains, then to wend our way down massive valleys where the clouds were below us, to humid plantations of bananas for miles upon miles, through the Peruvian border control (lots of officials in a hut) and then into Peru where we immediately came to a coastal desert with nothing but scrub as far as the eye could see, lit up to pink and red by the sunset. We are staying for three days on the beach, near to a town called Mancora. It is absolutely scorchio and I got absolutely burnt, UK tourist style today. Tomorrow we have an early ... read more

Paradise in Peru?

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora July 11th 2005

EsquenFamily

Monday, July 11- Wednesday, July 13 Early Monday morning, we headed to the airport and boarded a flight to Piura, a city on the northern coast of Peru. The flight was awesome and Alex slept through most of everything. Again, I was pleased at the services at the airport. Everyone was pleasant and very well organized. This is NOT the same airport I first came to 11 years ago! In addition, I am not the only ´white girl´anymore. There are tourists everywhere- it was very exciting to hear lots of English. Well, once we got to Piura, things were not so great. Our combi driver told us that the ´tranportistas´ are on strike and we cannot take the main road. The main road is the PanAmerican Hwy and the road has been blocked. Our driver told ... read more

Beach TIME!!

South America » Peru » Piura » Máncora June 16th 2005

Ping pong

zusk

Spent about 3 days lounging on the beach in Mancora, Peru. Got a really good sun tan, drank too many cervezas and didnt take any picutres!!... read more

Brief history of Peru

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1...more history

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