The traveling around Peru begins
well we have survived our first tip outside of the capital city
And never ones to do things by halves, by trip I mean TRIP. Yip an 11hr overnight bus trip up the north coast to city called Chiclayo - apparently the fastest growing city in Peru (one for the table quizzes at home me thinks!) By the way check out 1 Feb blog for map if interested!
Well incase any of ye were feeling sorry for us I must confess it was the most comfortable bus I was ever on in the world (www.cruzdelsur.com.pe) Were talking
- seats with plenty of legroom
- seats that recline further than the dentists, not exactly beds but damn close
- "trolley dolly" service
- full dinner
- music, movie (The machinist)
Had a good sleep on board, so ready for sightseeing as soon as we got here. Well checked into a hotel first, then with sunscreen on off we went. First on the list was the famous Royal Tombs of Sipan, wont bore ye with History but they are about 1700 yrs old and from Moche culture (change to hear about something other than the Incas!)
Strange story about their discovery (which was only back in 1987) was that they were only discovered by "officials" after grave robbers were reported in the area. Apparently it was big worldwide news back then, dont remember it myself but im only a "little un"!! These boyos were about to clean out the place- selling them for millions on "black market".
After the cops stopped this, killing one boyo in the process, the archaeologists got in and years later they have uncovered about 11 burial tombs with lots more to be done. The array of materials they found is incredible (as we saw in the afternoon when we went to the The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum about 50 kms away and only opened in 2002)
Over all the site still looks like a quarry/sand dune! Our tour was very interesting and concentrated mostly on the tombs, but we also went on top of one of the other Pyramids for a view of the area. Not the easiest of climbs in sandal's and roasting heat I tell you. We learned loads about all these burials, the valuables that went in, the people that were sacrificed to "go" and assist the dead person on their journey- interesting aside was the "guards" legs were cut off, to ensure he would not run away - the fact he was dead and buried under rock and stone should have been enough i would have thought............
well thats enough of history, time to be filling the belly
And never ones to do things by halves, by trip I mean TRIP. Yip an 11hr overnight bus trip up the north coast to city called Chiclayo - apparently the fastest growing city in Peru (one for the table quizzes at home me thinks!) By the way check out 1 Feb blog for map if interested!
Well incase any of ye were feeling sorry for us I must confess it was the most comfortable bus I was ever on in the world (www.cruzdelsur.com.pe) Were talking
- seats with plenty of legroom
- seats that recline further than the dentists, not exactly beds but damn close
- "trolley dolly" service
- full dinner
- music, movie (The machinist)
Had a good sleep on board, so ready for sightseeing as soon as we got here. Well checked into a hotel first, then with sunscreen on off we went. First on the list was the famous Royal Tombs of Sipan, wont bore ye with History but they are about 1700 yrs old and from Moche culture (change to hear about something other than the Incas!)
Strange story about their discovery (which was only back in 1987) was that they were only discovered by "officials" after grave robbers were reported in the area. Apparently it was big worldwide news back then, dont remember it myself but im only a "little un"!! These boyos were about to clean out the place- selling them for millions on "black market".
After the cops stopped this, killing one boyo in the process, the archaeologists got in and years later they have uncovered about 11 burial tombs with lots more to be done. The array of materials they found is incredible (as we saw in the afternoon when we went to the The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum about 50 kms away and only opened in 2002)
Over all the site still looks like a quarry/sand dune! Our tour was very interesting and concentrated mostly on the tombs, but we also went on top of one of the other Pyramids for a view of the area. Not the easiest of climbs in sandal's and roasting heat I tell you. We learned loads about all these burials, the valuables that went in, the people that were sacrificed to "go" and assist the dead person on their journey- interesting aside was the "guards" legs were cut off, to ensure he would not run away - the fact he was dead and buried under rock and stone should have been enough i would have thought............
well thats enough of history, time to be filling the belly
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