Ask Cancuk about backpacking/independant travel.

[erac22]

Just discovered this thread. Good sh,it.

"In Peru: Northern Peru town of Mancara.. surfing town, awesome.. best beach I saw on the west coast of South America. Cool feel."

I'm leaving for a town just south of Mancara, called Lobitos, at the end of next week. We're flying from Miami down to Guyaquil (sp?) and then taking the bus to mancara, then a cab down to Lobitos. my buddy's been there before and says the surfing is great but the people are uber-sketch. I plan on dressing like a bum and not bringing anything valuable other than my passport and our surfboards. Any other advice about staying safe? Do I need any vaccines? Any insight about the general area would be awesome.