dancordner

Peru....the northern part

Posted by dancordner | 17th July 2009

To cross to Peru I decided to take a less travelled path and get off the beaten path for a little while. My plan was to eventually end up in Huancabamba which is famous with the Peruvians for their shamens, or traditional healers. Once again a guide book listing that certainly did not live up to expectations by a long shot. I did not have great visions going in on what to expect, only a chance to touch upon a tradition steeped in Peruano history. Being a believer of traditional and alternative practices I thought this was worth exploring.

I must say the journey there and out was still an adventure in itself which I did enjoy. Over 5 days the round trip from the Peruano boarder to the coastline city of Chiclayo took over 44 hours, made up in a combination of buses, chivas, cars, a truck, taxi’s and a very long uncomfortable donkey ride. The truck took me from a tiny town in the midst of the mountains all the way to Huancabamba, which was a 9 hour ride, basically spent in first and se

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