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Ancient Peru

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Extensions 15 Day Tour: Ancient Peru

Introduction

History wasn't only made by the Inca. A lot of pre Inca cultures have ruled in Peru before.

One of the first cultures of Peru where the Chimu and the Moche cultures. If Machu Picchu is the most important archeological discovery in south America the Lord of Sipan is certainly the second. We call him with al the respect the Toet Anch Amon of Peru.

Itinerary

Day 15

Royal Class bus to Trujillo.

Day 16

Excursion to the ruins of the pre Inca Chimu city Chan Chan. The city of Chan Chan was the greatest adobe city ever build in the whole world after this we go to the Moche temples of the Sun and the moon and end our tour at the mysterious archaeological complex of El Brujo.

Day 17

Today we take you to the Toetanchamon of South America, the Lord of Sipan. The lord of Sipan was an extremely powerful man during the Moche culture and for that reason buried with a lot of treasures, servants soldiers and pottery. After that we continue to the Bruning museum where we can get an idea about what have had happened.

Day 18

Free day Trujillo, maybe a nice opportunity to go to the beach of Huanchaco and look for the typical cabalitos de mar (the local fishermen sailing there totora reed boats like riding a horse).

Day 19

Royal Class bus to Lima.

Day 20

Flight back home.

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