Royal tombs of Sipan, Punta Sal and Mancora
On the way to Punta Sal we stopped at a new museum - the Royal tombs of Sipán.
The Royal Tombs of Sipán exhibits the most important archaeological remains of the Mochica Culture. It shows the jewels, emblems and ornaments found in 1987 in the tomb of a Mochica government leader called the Lord of Sipán. After visiting so many ruins which had been looted and destroyed, either by the Spanish or by subsequent robbers it was good to get an impression of what it would be like to discover one of the tombs with all the artifacts and gold still in one piece as it would have been the day the leader was actually buried.
We then headed on to Punta Sal and Mancora. I really liked this area as it has miles of clean beaches. We pitched our tents on the beach again next to a small hotel. It was quite difficult to keep the tents up this time as the sand was soft and it was windy. In fact our tent was one of only a few not to get blown down.
On the first day we drove back down the coast for the afternoon to Mancora. Mancora is usually a good place to surf and I had hoped to get another surf lesson in although unfortunately there were no waves.
The next day we went back to Mancora bright and early and we were lucky to find some waves - the only problem was the crowds all eager to catch the same ones. After trying my luck on the body boards I decided I'd wait for the sandy beaches of OZ before I try again. After trying to surf I joined in a game of footie on the beach with some Argentinias and Peruvians - I got some stick though as I was wearing a Paraguay shirt!
Back at Punta Sal I got to referee between some of the girls in our group and a camp gentleman who had taken them horse riding. Apparently he was not happy at the way the horses had been handled and had said that the girls had not listened to his instructions and all of them were bad riders with no experience. When I pointed out that the girls had lots of experience including Claire who grew up on a farm and that he could have intevened and demonstrated what he wanted them to do at any point if he was not happy he conceeded defeat!
After our last night camping we packed up our tents for the final time before heading off for the border and Ecuador.
The Royal Tombs of Sipán exhibits the most important archaeological remains of the Mochica Culture. It shows the jewels, emblems and ornaments found in 1987 in the tomb of a Mochica government leader called the Lord of Sipán. After visiting so many ruins which had been looted and destroyed, either by the Spanish or by subsequent robbers it was good to get an impression of what it would be like to discover one of the tombs with all the artifacts and gold still in one piece as it would have been the day the leader was actually buried.
We then headed on to Punta Sal and Mancora. I really liked this area as it has miles of clean beaches. We pitched our tents on the beach again next to a small hotel. It was quite difficult to keep the tents up this time as the sand was soft and it was windy. In fact our tent was one of only a few not to get blown down.
On the first day we drove back down the coast for the afternoon to Mancora. Mancora is usually a good place to surf and I had hoped to get another surf lesson in although unfortunately there were no waves.
The next day we went back to Mancora bright and early and we were lucky to find some waves - the only problem was the crowds all eager to catch the same ones. After trying my luck on the body boards I decided I'd wait for the sandy beaches of OZ before I try again. After trying to surf I joined in a game of footie on the beach with some Argentinias and Peruvians - I got some stick though as I was wearing a Paraguay shirt!
Back at Punta Sal I got to referee between some of the girls in our group and a camp gentleman who had taken them horse riding. Apparently he was not happy at the way the horses had been handled and had said that the girls had not listened to his instructions and all of them were bad riders with no experience. When I pointed out that the girls had lots of experience including Claire who grew up on a farm and that he could have intevened and demonstrated what he wanted them to do at any point if he was not happy he conceeded defeat!
After our last night camping we packed up our tents for the final time before heading off for the border and Ecuador.
posted by Phil at 2:31 AM
1 Comments:
Perhaps you could teach me to surf in Easter Island - that's supposed to have good waves too (Motu Hava)! Jen x
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