From 2012 Perú

Monday, July 26, 2010

Monday / Lima

It rained last night in Lima! Well... not really rain but a heavy mist. We were up early for a breakfast date with Brenda's mother and her extended family. It was a wonderful experience to meet all of her family with hugs, laughter and tears.

I WILL NEVER DRIVE IN LIMA! The traffic there was beyond belief. With so many cars, trucks, motorcycles and people... there was just too much for the police to keep up with. Everyone just seemed to police themselves.

We enjoyed lunch for the whole family at Siam Thai. I think there is only a couple of Thai restaurants in Lima. This one is goooood!

We had heard about the unusual weather in the highlands. We were going to be around 8500ft on Saturday. Even though the local people were used to cool weather, they were not accustomed to bitter cold. Because of the bitter cold, the streams in the open pastures where many Llamas graze were freezing over. Many young Llamas were dying because of the cold and lack of drinking water.

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