Máncora

The countdown is running, we have only 3 weeks left before flying back to Europe, first to Spain to stay two nights in Barcelona and then going to Sweden. Before that we have (we want) to see a whole country, Peru. Yesterday we arrived at Máncora, a small coastal village at the northern Pacific coast of Peru. It is quite a contrast to the Andean highlands of Ecuador (Cuenca) where we were just yesterday in the morning. The ride down the mountains towards the coast was stunning with enormous changes in vegetation and climate. Also the passage from the Ecuadorian/Peruvian border south to Móncora was beautiful. For about 2 hours we could see the Pacific Ocean to the right and sand covered hills with some low bushes to the left. The landscape is quite different to what we have seen so far on our 5 months of travelling.

Since we are running out of time, the visit to Máncora will only be a short one. Today we have spent some time at the beach, walking around and then reading. In the afternoon we will carry on our journey to Chimbote which is further south, right at the coast and about 13 hours from here. From there we will take another bus to Huaraz (10 hours), at 3091 m altitude, where we pretend to do some “serious” mountain hiking in the Cordillera Blanca.

We will let you know in a few days how we are doing.

Lots of love,

Sabrina and Fredrik