Trujillo - Huanchaco - photos 1

Trujillo - Huanchaco:

Huanchaco is situated on the Pacific coast of Peru and it is well known by the surfers. We decided to stay at this small village because the hostal was cheaper here than in Trujillo which is the main closer town and the third largest town in Peru. And because of the surf too...Lee could test his new camera on surf pictures. Trujillo was one of the first cities founded by the Spaniards (1534)and was named after the birthplace of Pizarro. The city was the starting point of our visit of the ruins from the Chimu and the Moche pre-columbian civilizations.

- Huanchaco beach well appreciated by surfers. On this picture, the big waves are missing...,
- With his "caballito de totora" or reed fishing boat, a local was taking a tourist for some surf,

- Lee was happy with his fish but as you can see that was STILL a small fish (again!). Lee put it back in the water,
- The pyramidal temple of "Arco Iris" or "rainbow" or also called "Huaca Dragon" north of Trujillo. This temple from the Chimu civilisation is made from mud and clay and was the first establishment of the Huari culture,
- This dog is from the Hairless Peruvian dog family whose origins are from the peruvian pre-Inca cultures. We found 2 or 3 of them in each site we visited. They have sometime a pad of blond hair in the fore-hand. Very cute...