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Jan 11, 2011 - The 10th & 11th: Trujillo

Trujillo is a beautiful colonial city founded in 1534 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro. He named it after his home city in Spain. On the coast just outside of the city lies the ruins of Chan Chan. It was the capital of the Chimu civilization, some of it dates back 1500 years. It was the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas and the largest adobe city in the world.

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Jan 9, 2011 - Tim's solo journey, beginnning on the 8th & 9th: Lima to Trujillo

Traveled from Lima going north to Tujillo, by bus on the Pan American Highway, with an overnight in Barraca. The first day was a five hour ride. On the 9th I left Barraca for the 6 & 1/2 hour ride up the coast to Tujillo. The scenery was pretty much the same both days... sandy - hilly desert with occasional views of the ocean. The long stretches of desert were broken infrequently by lush green oases wherever a river from the Andes would cross it. Growing in these fertile areas were miles of sugar cane, asparagus and a little corn.

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