MUNGO EATS Latin America

We are spending a few days in Huanchaco, a fishing, come resort, town north of Trujillo.  It’s a cute little town, lots of hostals, lots of restaurants, lots of tourists.  A lot of people come here to try to surf or learn to surf, although it is not THE best surfing beach in Peru.

The town’s real claim to fame is that the fisherman still use reed boats to go out onto the ocean.  Everywhere in the town there are paintings, statues, and souvenirs of these little boats. 

The fisherman does not sit in the hollow, that is where his net goes.  He just kneels on the reeds ahead of the hollow.  Then he uses a split pole of bamboo to paddle himself out.

If he is lucky, fresh fish for breakfast!