We arrived in Trujillo early in the morning, headed for the Plaza de Armas, only to find that it was blocked off to traffic, and there was a slew of police. Apparently there was a protest planned for later that morning - through broken spanglish, we were able to figure out that the protest was being arranged mainly by the transit people in the city - buses, taxi's, 3wheelers, and guide companies, in support of a police constable who spent a few years cleaning up the city and making it safer for them to work. This constable had now been shuffled to another district or asked to leave - we weren't quite sure, but they were all there in the square to support him, in hopes they would allow him back. We found it funny that there was so many police there in full riot gear, for a protest by the people in support of good police!
Anywho, we decided it's great timing to NOT be in Trujillo! so, we hit the beach! and what a stunner! We found a great little hostal right on the main street directly across from the beach, this is the view from the top of the building (4th storey).
Each night, we're gifted with a beautiful sunset, we can watch it from the beach, just about any restaurant, or even our room!
We woke up early the next morning, heading to Chiclayo for the day for some museums and ruins, and out the window, we can see the fishermen heading out for the mornings catch on their reed boats. They still use this type of fishing here, and don't allow any big rigs (I'm guessing they are further down the coast!)
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