This weekend we ventured 2 hours north to the city of Trujillo. The first night we stayed with Jill´s host dad´s brother. Turns out, the traveler that we had met in Chimbote was also staying with him that night so we ventured out with him and his friends for a night on the town. We went to a hippy type place where some other people spoke English. Towards the end of the night we were talking with some Peruvians and one told Mike that because of his mustache he didn´t know whether to order tacos or pizza from him!
The next day we saw two different ruin sites from pre-inca civilizations. The first place was an open air temple. Every time a priest died - about every 100 years - they would begin new construction and build a new level completely filling in the level below. In total it had 7 levels and at the rear they had dug up over 70 human skeletons from sacrifices. It was all very cool - definitely the oldest stuff I have ever seen besides Mike´s milk at college.
That night we stayed in a surfer town. It was very laid back and California-ish but definitely where upperclass Peruvians vacation in the summer - our hotel room was $3 a person. We also managed to find dinner for $1.33 despite all the tourist traps.
The next morning we woke early to see the fishermen navigating the break water in their reed boats. The same type of boat they have used for hundreds of years. We made our way to 1030 mass at one of the oldest churches in Peru which overlooked the entire town. Mike was really moved by the homily.
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