Chan Chan ruins, Peru

We visited the ancient ruins of Chan Chan, a mud brick city that once was home to over 60,000 people. It was an amazing sight to see the remains even after the El Nino rains of 1998 had devastated much of the site. We were staying nearby in the port town of Huanchaco which seemed to be home to more stray dogs than people! We even kicked one dog out of the campsite one night only to find in the morning that it was the owners!