Mariposas
I promised I’d post something with some of the butterflies from the Gocta waterfall trail.
Month: January 2010
Walled City
Our last day in Chachapoyas and time to visit what’s billed as the Kuelap Fortress, high atop a mountain a couple of hours from town. As it turns out, it’s not so much a fort as a fortified town, estimated to have been built in the 6th century AD, and continually occupied right on through… Read More Walled City
Guardians of the Dead
I can’t say that we were now sated after the excuse for a lunch we’d had in the plaza at Lamud, in fact, it was a bit of a relief to be told we were running a trifle late and we should hurry up and get into the van for our next jaunt. Like with… Read More Guardians of the Dead
Hole in the Ground
This little trio of days involves a lot of bouncing about on back roads and then mucking about, often literally, on dirt trails off into the middle of what seems to be nowhere. Having returned from our waterfall march, we grab a little rest, then have a bite to eat at a spot on the… Read More Hole in the Ground
Curse of the Mermaid
The journey started out simply enough. We were picked up at our hotel by an agent from the tour agency and delivered to their bus terminal. 7:30 p.m., the light starting to fade, and we pull out onto the highway, saying goodbye to Chiclayo (with regret, we really enjoyed ourselves there and so much more… Read More Curse of the Mermaid
Lord of Sipán
Our main reason for heading to Chiclayo had nothing to do with the beaches, nice as they were. We wanted to visit the archaeological sites for the Lord of Sipán, who was the ruler of the Moche culture in this area a whole lot o’ time ago – somewhere between 100-700AD. The site of his… Read More Lord of Sipán
Beached in Chiclayo
Continuing our little tour on our first day in Chiclayo, our taxista insisted we had to see the two main beaches, for which, though we didn’t know it, apparently the city is quite well known. First up, Playa Santa Rosa, which is known as the fishermen’s beach. And, it really is pretty dedicated to them… Read More Beached in Chiclayo
On the Road Again
Henry and I have very different modes of travel. At first glance, given our personalities, you’d think he’d be sort of the free spirit wanderer and I’d be the one who wants all the details nailed down. But vacations, perhaps, are the place where people want to be a bit different from their day to… Read More On the Road Again