Trujillo - Cuenca / Litoral del norte peruviano y Ecuator del sur

A last bus enable us to cross the Peruvian northern desert on the crowded panaméricaine, behind a gray sky. From Piura, we reach easily the cost, with a very helping back wind. The north cost is a surfer paradise, with good waves and sun round year. The crossing of our last border, known as one of the most dangerous in all South America is very quite for us. Stifling in sweltering heat of the plain, we come back to fresh and invigorating air of the the cordillera, by a beautiful ascent of 3000m high.

Trujillo

Our penitentiary room in Trujillo!
Two beds between four high walls, 
behind a small door getting out on a narrow corridor, 
where similar other doors follow on.
 

Night glints on the Plaza de Armas

 

Small streets and decorations on the archeologic site of Chan-chan,
lanyrinthine palace of the pre-colombious Chimù civilisation

Northern peruvian cost

Arriving on the humidity of the litoral, 

mosquitos enjoy to bit us.

But, we have found the solution!

Two rest days in Mancorà, to enjoy waves andhot Pacific water.
Being in low season for waves (20 to 50cm), 
they still enable us to improve our push-up

South of Ecuador

Crossing our last border, 

on a huge 2x2 ways, only for us!

Beggining the ascent to the Andes, 
we cycle throught banana tree plantations

Thomas fixing the bike of an ecuatorian child.

On the middle of the acsent, after 6 hour cycling, locals told us that the next village where we can sleep is in  4 more hours... With the density of plantations, it is impossible to pitch the tent. A family will finaly kindly welcome us for the night in a side of there garage. We spend the end of the day playing with the 6 children.

Banana bunches of our host working on 
babana and cacao tree plantations
 

Spit-roasted guines pigs 
named Cuy in Spanish