RRR Trip in Northern Peru

Christmas is a low season for outreach and Peruvians are high on spending time with their family during Christmas.

So, 3 of us grabbed the opportunity to go for a RRR (rest, relax and reflect) getaway trip to a very beautiful northern city -- Trujillo. The 10-hour bus ride almost killed us! Nonetheless, the moment we stepped into the land of Trujillo.... our eyes were.....opened!!

Trujillo is an important historical city due to the city's proximity to many huacas (sacred places) where the Moche and Chimu civilizations were founded. We visited many huacas including the Chimu's mud ruins in Chan Chan, the world's largest city built out of adobe, and Huaca del Sol y Huaca de la Luna built by Moche Civilisations. We were so fascinated about the history of Moche and Chimu! (especially Miss Yeo)

We also went to see Marinera ( National Dance of Peru) y Caballos de Pasos (Horse Dance) show, where TK had a good time pretending to be a Peruvian Horseman.

On the second day, we took a day tour to Chiclayo, we visited the Bruning museum where the remains of the "Lord of Sipan" is being kept. It was another yet amazing eye-opener because of the amount of archaelogical works involved behind the discovery. In the museum, the tour guide explained to us how archaelogists spent years to dig the huacas with great care, how they drew (not took photos) to precisely depict the imaginary position of remains (broken bones, shells, body accesories) when it was in its original form. We also visited the pyramid in tucume where the remains of dead bodies and ceramics were found. At the site, we could tell even pictorially how the different burials were arranged sequentially. As many archaelogical works are still ongoing in the region and more new historical sites being discovered.

It was indeed a fruitful and blessed trip, all the way to the end! At the end of the trip, our bus was upgraded to "suite" bus due to bus delays. Zzzzzz.....God gave us a sweet sweet journey home. PTL! After the whole trip, We were so tired that we slept another whole day on Christmas Eve...haha..!! Gracias to such RRR as this, hooray to the great cultural heritage of Peru...so rich and interesting:)