Playa de Huanchaco

Home of the Caballito

To me, Huanchao is a typical beach area similar to those in the United States that are full of locals and tourists enjoying the area. However, the small strip of beach here was littered with rocks. a...

Unfortunately, only a noisy garbage dump

Huanchaco once was wonderful. Que pena, now it's a mess. Noise, garbage and potholes. Many side streets are impassable, enormous potholes ruin every car rim. The noise from the discos and restaurants ...

Classic salt life

I had been in Huanchaco before and came back for the beach and salt life. This is a darker color sand, not completely black. If you have had a hot rocks massage, imagine a patch of these rocks warming...

Traditional Reed Boats

The most interesting thing here are the traditional reed boats (caballitos de totora) on Huanchaco Beach in Trujillo, Peru. These reed boats only last about a week and then they have to make new ones.

Walk north for nature, peace and quietness

During weekends lots of locals from nearby Trujillo visit and the beach can get a bit crowded. As in other seaside resorts, many souvenir shops and vendors dominate the margins of the beach. In addit...