Sep. 11, 2016.  Tour of Complejo Arqueological la Huaca el Brujo, then night bus to Lima.

• Walked to the nearby Plaza del Arme to watch the weekly raising of the flag, along with a parade of groups of all ages.  Lots of photos of kids in cute costumes.  Breakfast of turkey sandwich and "mixte jugo" (juice of several fruits).  Taxi to the University to see the biggest damn mural ever that surrounds it, depicting the history of Peru since ancient times.  Lots of photos.  

• Returned to the hostel and was again locked out for about a half hour before I persuaded someone to phone and let me in.  Got mad at Ivan the owner/manager, but I don't know if it will do me any good.

• Checked out around noon, headed for the Mercado Central for another pavo sandwich and jugo mixte, then a fresh coffee, really delicious, thirty cents.  Back to the same tour agency I used yesterday, this time for a trip to the Complejo Arqueologico la Huaca el Brujo (The Wizard), up the coast about an hour, windswept, dry, sandy, the ocean looking cold and I uninviting, but fields of sugar cane and some corn nonetheless.  The main section of Huaca Cao Viejo is a 27m truncated pyramid  with some of the best friezes in the area - some of the original colors are still visible, with stylized life-sized warriors, prisoners, priests and human sacrifices.  The museum's main attraction with the contents of the burial chamber opened in 2006 which contained an extremely well-preserved woman, buried with enough pomp to suggest she was an important Moche leader, and in fact the first female discovery of this type in Peru.  She was heavily tattooed and on display with all her goodies.  No photos again, but this time I cheated and got in a shot or two.  Tour was kind of expensive - $16, plus $3 for the museum entry, but you only live once.

• Back in Trujillo by 6 PM, and where else to go for dinner but... McDonald's!  Right on a corner of the main plaza.  I had a Big Mac, fries, and an Inca Cola, for about $4.  Tasted exactly like what you get in the States - except for the Inca Cola, which tastes like bubble gum.

• So, just sitting here at good old McDonald's, with 2 1/2 hours to kill before I get on the night bus to Lima.