Lonely Planet: "Mancora is Peru´s worst-kept secret, a laid back, sandy paradise."
Laura and Lori: "Mancora is Peru´s most over-rated secret, a noisy, mosquito infested, animalistic macho-Tarzan-lookalike magnet, drug addict paradise."
We arrived to Mancora to find all the cheap hostals full, so we decided to spend the extra dollar and stay at a classy place. The
first night, after realizing there was no water, we met the diverse welcome committee: a few large cucarachas, 10,000,000 mosquitoes and 1 mouse trying to support his family of 5 under our bathroom sink. In a mosquito swatting, cockroach squashing frenzy, I broke the sink pipe. Not to worry - still no water.We did enjoy the beach, the windiest beach we´ve ever been to. Although, getting pegged int he face with sand decreased enjoyment (as well as the fat man who took off his bathing suit in
the ocean).The second night, we had the routine down pat: bathroom light on (scare away cockroaches), bedroom light off (no mosquitoes), mosquito repellent body soak, special mosquito repellent incense and a sheet snuggly covering every square inch of our bodies. We looked like a shiny, human sacrifice.
We did meet two friendly (and a little crazy) men from Lima, Peru (see motorcycle pics... ) who turned out to be good company and Tarzan-lookalike repellent.
Mancora - it´s a mediocre time! :)
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