Northern coast of Peru
After finally reaching Peru, I stopped over briefly in Mancora; and, Peru being the Land of Ruins, I headed down to Trujillo to see some impressive pre-Inca constructions, left over from the Moche and Chimu civilizations respectively. Following this, I met up with my friend Ben in Lima. We spent a couple of days in the city, and then decided to head straight over to Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, the birthplace and centre of Inca civilization.