I never did an entry about our last week or so in Peru and there was some interesting stuff. We headed to the beach at Huanchaco. It was good to walk on the sand, hear the waves although the water was far too cold to consider swimming. There are also some ruins around the place, as is the case throughout Peru. They had so many communities all over the country throughout its history. Peru's coastline is one massive sand dune. Towns are built in the middle of nowhere on the sand. In the ruin sites, buildings and walls were made of sand as opposed to the stone used in the mountain cities.
The intricate carvings all represent parts of the ocean which they worshipped. These structures are from around 800AD and while some restoration has been done, they have withstood the test of time pretty well. Although some structures do resemble a big pile of sand.
The town of Huanchaco is a quiet little fishing village. The reed boats below are still used to paddle out and place the nets. But also used to give gringos a cold, wet ride.
We made it to Lima a couple of days before we had to fly out. We had heard many people give it a bad report of a boring city with not much to do. However, we had a good 4 days here. Again, more ruins, although this time they are in the middle of a city of 4 million people. Apparently it use to be a big pile of sand and people use to dump rubbish on it until the 1980's when they discovered it was an ancient religious pyramid.
Again completely made of sand and shale. This is an example of the library technique of construction. Gee, those archaelologists are so creative.
A picture of the beachside cliffs at Miraflores, Lima, with Bella standing atop a shopping centre built right into the hillside.
The intricate carvings all represent parts of the ocean which they worshipped. These structures are from around 800AD and while some restoration has been done, they have withstood the test of time pretty well. Although some structures do resemble a big pile of sand.
The town of Huanchaco is a quiet little fishing village. The reed boats below are still used to paddle out and place the nets. But also used to give gringos a cold, wet ride.
We made it to Lima a couple of days before we had to fly out. We had heard many people give it a bad report of a boring city with not much to do. However, we had a good 4 days here. Again, more ruins, although this time they are in the middle of a city of 4 million people. Apparently it use to be a big pile of sand and people use to dump rubbish on it until the 1980's when they discovered it was an ancient religious pyramid.
Again completely made of sand and shale. This is an example of the library technique of construction. Gee, those archaelologists are so creative.
A picture of the beachside cliffs at Miraflores, Lima, with Bella standing atop a shopping centre built right into the hillside.
