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XXIII. Huanchaco to Caraz

Huanchaco through Canon del Pato to Caraz   31 May: We leave Huanchaco expecting a very full day’s drive.  The drive down the coast to Santa goes so fast we can hardly quite believe we’re at the turn-off already.  At a gas … Continue reading

XXII. Pacasmayo – Huanchaco II 29-31 May

Pacasmayo II, Huanchaco II 29-31 May  [Note: nearly all photographs from our return to these towns are inaccessible pending further recovery work on a recalcitrant external hard-drive. Returning to Pacasmayo feels like returning home.   (It’s particularly gratifying because our stomachs … Continue reading

III. Trujillo / Huanchaco [23-29 April]

III – Trujillo / Huanchaco In the morning we breakfast in the hotel and immediately drive out to Huanchaco [a quiet fishing/surfing village] to see what the inn situation is. The drive is short, and the minimal traffic is refreshing … Continue reading

Aside

This blog begins with “I. Introduction” and recounts more than six months driving around Perú in 2008.  It contains many photographs of a variety of places, many quite off the beaten track.   It used to begin with a slide show, … Continue reading

IV. Pacasmayo

Pacasymayo 4/29-30 & 5/2-4 2008 29Apr08 We leave Huanchaco – our landlady hugging Ragna as we load the car – and reach Pacasmayo in little more than an hour.    We drive into town, having read that it’s a quiet … Continue reading

I. Lima [11-21 April, 2008]

  moonrise over Lima Welcome to Lima Our first impression of Lima is, of course, the airport. An airport. Late at night. Long lines of tired travelers waiting to pass through customs. The fellow who is supposed to meet us … Continue reading