Huanchaco Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Huanchaco is a small fishing village on the north central coast of Perú just north of the much larger city of Trujillo Huanchaco is known especially for its unique fishing vessels the Caballitos de Tortora or little horses of reeds Here the boats are lined up to dry at sunset

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batalay (20836) 2008-10-07 15:17

Hello Alex,

I like this image with the six sail all aligned and serving up a magnificent silhouette. The light control is very good, as is the resolution. It rather reminds me of a photograph I posted last year of the Three Feluccas, but earlier in the day.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Thorondor (105) 2009-01-02 10:30

Very nice photo! The colour of the sunset is amazing, and I love how you have managed to capture the silhouette of the boats and of the pier in the background. This image really speaks to what Huanchaco is all about (at least to the gringo mind). I was also there at sunset, but the sun was not quite so low, and none of my pictures turned out so well...

And to the above commentor, these are actually individual boats, not sails. They are all up on the beach and lined up against the sea wall. One of my own images (http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Peru/North/La_Libertad/photo812403.htm) shows them in more light and from a different angle, and there are a few good pictures on pages 2 and 3 of the "La Libertad" section which show them better, and also a few which show them out in the water...