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This once-tranquil fishing hamlet, 12km outside Trujillo, woke up one morning to find it-
self an international beach destination. Though the beach is distinctly average, it nonethe-
less manages to retain a certain village-y appeal. In fact, things change slowly here - so
slowly that local fishermen are still using the very same narrow reed boats depicted on
2000-year-old Moche pottery. Fishers ride these neatly crafted boats like seafaring cow-
boys, with their legs dangling on either side - which explains the boatsʼ nickname: cabal-
litos de totora (little reed horses). The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few re-
maining people on the coast who known how to construct and use them.
Caballitos de totora (reed boats), Huanchaco;
ANDREW WATSON/GETTY IMAGES ©
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