Journeying about 120km south of the Ecuadorian border and north of the confluence of the Charanal River, a traveller will reach the Piura region of Northern Peru. The land here to the novice traveller looks and feels like a desert broken up by shrubby ravines. The ecologist sees a rare dry forest landscape shaped by a mixture of subtropical and tropical savanna climates. Traversing this dry and rugged terrain from the cool Pacific coast, the traveller may aim to stop over in a tiny village called Chulucanas. It is mentioned in several international travel guides for its pottery made from the thick desert sands.
Original Beans - How a tiny white cacao bean changed lives in the Piura Valley and far beyond
