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After finishing our trek we caught the night bus straight out of Huaraz, heading up to Trujillo in the direction of Peru’s northern beaches. Walking the Santa Cruz was so knackering we slept like babies for most of the 12 hour journey, right up until we rolled into a very dismal looking Trujillo. With fears of soggy beach resorts ahead we were reassured to hear that the best were still over 12 hours away by bus and the climate would be completely different. In the meantime we visited Chan Chan, ruins of the world’s largest adobe city, then onto Huanchaco to see fisherman use reed surf boards and to eat ceviche, raw fish marinated in citrus and chili. Our favourite meal in Trujillo however was breakfast; turkey and chive rolls washed down with hot chocolate. Trust us, it’s the perfect combination!

From Trujillo we spent a night in Piura to break up the journey before reaching Punta Sal, our last stop in Peru. Arriving to blue skies and sunshine, we were glad to see the long stretch of cold weather bought on by the South American winter and the time spent high up in the Altiplano was finally over. Punta Sal is a sleepy seaside village with extremely quiet beaches and little to do but relax and watch the amazing show of wildlife taking place out on the waves. With plenty of beer and suntan lotion we chilled out for a few days only venturing out when we needed to visit the nearest town to buy bus tickets to Ecuador. Returning back to Punta Sal via a 40 minute tuk-tuk ride made us wish we’d planned an extra day to recover!