Being a rest day, both Julia and myself took a wander around town to see what if anything that it held in store as far as interesting architecture or tourist attractions and unfortunately I've got to say we didn't come across any particularly appealing sights.
That said, we did enjoy taking a stroll along the river, exploring a "Sunday" market where the locals were all trying to sell one another all sorts of useless memento's before finding a coffee shop where we enjoyed lunch and so on....
The central part of Huanuco is an absolute mess rings with a cacophony of noise and activity at all times of the day (and night as we were later to discover) however some of the residential "suburbs" of the city, which are built up and into the sides of the mountain (they are mud brick homes, so there is very little wastage of materials, with the bricks being made from the soil which was removed in order to level the block / street) seemed a lot more peaceful!
Why is it in a mess? Or is it the way they live? I cringe at some of the living conditions in Thailand. It make us appreciate our living conditions in Australia and thankful for our OHS laws cos l would hate to see my kids working on building sites etc the way they do! Nice to see you having a rest and relaxation day and seeing some sights,
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