Our second weekend trip, which we took this past weekend, was off to Trujillo. Trujillo is a big city about 9 hours north of Lima by bus. It is also on the coast. Although the overnight busride on Friday was long, we all rested and were ready to go when we arrived on Saturday morning. I took the bus with Peter, Megan, and our Peruvian friend Rumi, and we met up with Jen and Meredith in Trujillo.
Instead of choosing a hostal in Trujillo, we went to the small beach town right next to Trujillo called Huanchaco. Huanchaco was a cool little surfing town with hostals, markets, restaurants, and of course, the beach. After we dropped our bags off in the hostal we walked up to see the old church on top of the hill and then returned to Trujillo to start a tour. The tour started in a restaurant for lunch, where I enjoyed a plate of ceviche and we watched a show of the dance marinera, which is the typical dance of Trujillo.
La ciudad de Huanchaco
El templo de Arco Iris
Las ruinas de Chan Chan
After we went with our tour guide to the Chimú temple called Arco Iris. We then went to see the Chimú ruins of Chan Chan, which was a city made out of adobe for the Chimú culture. The Chimú culture existed between the years 1200 and 1500, coming before and then alongside the years of the Incas. The city was really amazing, as it is fascinating to get a glimpse of what life was like in that time. That night we had dinner near the Plaza de Armas, watched a little bit of a performance for the Spring Festival, and went out to dance.
On Sunday we decided to stay in Huanchaco and try surfing! It was my first time ever trying, but it was so much fun! Our two instructors were so nice and instead of the original plan of a an hour and a half lesson, we were out there for three or four hours. Although I was pretty tired by the end of the day, I loved trying to surf and I was able to stand up on the board a few times. The waves were not too huge and were very long, which was perfect for learning. We all agreed that we definitely want to try surfing again sometime in Lima.
Con nuestros wetsuits antes de surf! After surfing, we grabbed some dinner and headed back to the bus station to take the overnight bus back to Lima. Although the bus arrived late and I was late for class, it was definitely worth it. All in all the trip was pretty relaxing, and a fun break from normal life in Lima to see some interesting ruins and to get some sun.
Caballitos en la playa de Huanchaco 
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