Zorritos>Piura via Mancora
7. syyskuuta 2017, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 31 °CA small goodbye-langosta in Zorritos, a mind-blowing coconut-milk-ceviche in Mancora, and rice fields on the way
A small goodbye-langosta in Zorritos, a mind-blowing coconut-milk-ceviche in Mancora, and rice fields on the way
Where the Spanish conquistadors captured and killed the last Inca, but not before tricking him in filling the "ransom room" once with gold + twice with silver, promising his freedom. So delicate thatLue lisää
A bit of height sickness (soroche) when I arrived in Cajamarca (2700m "only" but maybe the way there from Chiclayo, through a pass at 3200m and a 4am arrival didn't help...) So I put all the chancesLue lisää
Getting 3 hours closer to Chachapoyas to avoid a 5am start tomorrow. Beautiful highland landscapes already, subtitled Gun's n Roses music videos (no lloras esta noche...), a nice walk in prettyLue lisää
A beautiful, narrow and slightly rough high-altitude twisting rollercoaster. Climbing from Celendín (2625m) to a 3085m pass, down to the village of Balsas (975m) on the river Maraňón, where I buyLue lisää
On the top of a mountain at 3100m, the impressive ruins of the capital of the Chachapoyas (the "people of the clouds"). The remains of more than 400 round houses are scattered across the trees and theLue lisää
A beautiful walk through the forest to the 771m falls. The path goes up and down for two hours that to me feel like five (it's still around 2200m high here!), across a suspended bridge and I get luckyLue lisää
A pretty town, though somehow nobody smiles here. There's an exception fortunately, the great little Cafe Fusiones, and they have the best list of beers I've seen in Peru so far. Including a "honeyLue lisää
I follow the advice of Milagro whom I had met on the road to Chachapoyas, and head to this little village in another valley to attend their "Fiestas patronales", the celebration of the local saint, elLue lisää
The yearly "Hatun Luya", a parade of delegations from the whole Luya region showing their local traditions, dances, costumes... It's so pretty I can't stick to 6 pictures (the app doesn't let me postLue lisää