After relaxing on the beach, it was time to get back to work. We bused ourselves a little farther south to visit every museum possible. An hour or so outside of Chiclayo, lies the final resting place of the Lord of Sipan, an ancient Mochian ruler. We fought our way through biblical floods to see the awesome ruins and it was so worth it.
The crazy rains of the north!
First glimpses of Sipan.
As we visited site museums, it saddened me how much was told of the nobles of the era, and how little could be told of the common folk. The main artifacts of the time consist of ceramics and precious metal offerings to the sun and moon gods. Most of the pieces came from nobles' tombs and not from the town living areas.
Lost-wax casting process. Still used today to make jewelry!
The Lord of Sipan's original tomb.
After spending the whole day on buses going from one site to the next, the interactians of Chiclayo took us out to see the city and to have dinner in the mall. It was a very interesting day for all of us!
Rachel and I eating our 'cono.' Note that mine is with sprinkles for Manon!
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