Monday, 28 January 2008

Day 24-25 Trujillo

Trujillo is a place to have a break, well deserved after 16 hours on the bus....
We stayed at the nearby beach village of Huanchaco, as we arrived at 6 in the morning, everything was closed so we went straight to the beach.



We relaxed by enjoying the local "ceviche" (marinated fish), and looking at surfers and fishermen on straw canoes.





And as usual, we took some time to plan the trip and catch up on our diaries.



In the hotel where we stayed we met Shota (Japan) and Tim (Australia), going down the continent on their motorbikes.



We spent the day with them at the temple of the sun and the moon, newly discovered since they were burried under the sand. Excavation are still taking place. All colours and sculptures of the temples are original, they were not restaured, and are extremly well kept, knowing that they are over 1000 years old. They belonged to the Moche culture which was prior to that of the Incas. We had amazing views over the desert, the irriguated valley and Trujillo.

Caro & Dave

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Décidément quel contraste dans vos différentes destinations : chaud froid mer montagne désert foret vierge ville site archéologique...;
les photos sont toujours aussi intéressantes nous stokons la plupart dans un dossier que nous faisons tourner en boucle en ecran de veille
A +

Anonymous said...

Las sombras puntiagudas que se ven en la playa, a qué corresponden?
Se les ven las caras muy alegres, con toda razón :mar , sitios arueológicos, nuevos amigos, volcanes, cascadas, mercados,diferentes culturas, disfrute con joyas arquitectónicas...Qué bueno, jóvenes trotamundos¡¡¡. Siquiera que nos contaron que por 4 dias van a estar sin internet, pues diario busco las preciosas experiencias que están compartiendo con nosotros