I'm not so sure if either of us has been away from the Pacific Ocean for so long, therefore we were so excited to get to Huanchaco. It is a pretty cool little beach town with not much to do but lay on the sand...which is exactly what we wanted to do especially after being up in the mountains in the cold for months! It just so happened there was a huge international long boarding competition that kept us entertained on the beach while we played chess and drank beer. The waves were surprisingly HUGE. Each night we would go to the local "mercado" and buy tons of veggies to stir fry for ourselves and have dinner on the roof terrace - another spot we had all to ourselves!
These canoe type boats were used by the locals to fish, regulate the long board competition, and glide on the waves.
The crowded beach during the surf competition.
Piccarones...mmm similar to donuts but fluffier with a molassas tasting sauce made of fig leaves and boiled sugar. mmm!
Mike enjoying the piccarones by the water.
Our room was the only one on this roof terrace...we enjoyed many meals up there with a view of the ocean and privacy!
One of the beautiful plazas.
I want one! Too bad it won't fit in my backpack...This mirror was in the lobby of our hostal. 
This part of the house belonged to the owners of the hostal. It was very spacious and sparse - beautiful.
Awesome sunset pictures- kind of sad we didnt make it there. Those piccarones look amazinggg.
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