We were staying in a hostel outside of Trujillo, in a beachside town called Huanchaco. After another case of cab driver not having a clue about the roads on his home turf we got to our hostel right on the beachfront and went looking for dinner. It was a quiet night as we wanted to pack in various ruins the following day. We first set off for Chan Chan, just a few kilometres away. This is the largest pre-Colombian city in South America and is a UNESCO World Heri...

The bus got into Chiclayo around 10:30pm. We caught a cab and got to our hostel, though not before the driver tried to convince us it was closed (I'm sure he would have been able to take us to his friend's 'cheap and comfortable' hostel and get a cheeky commision in the process). We were greeted at the hostel (Muchik Hostel) by a little old lady (the owner) and her son (who helped run the place. I didn't catch his name so I'll refer to him as Pedro). I have to m...

For whatever reason, I couldn't get any sleep on the overnight bus from Cuenca to Mancora. Crossing the border into Peru was ok, though the guy on the Peruvian side decided to be a bit of a pain in the ass. He first asked me if I spoke English (of which he didn't speak a word), he then asked me multiple times when I started using the passport I had and whether I was born in India, before finally giving me a 30 day visa rather than the 90 days given to everyone el...