We took the Elders to a little Chifa restaurant after district meeting. |
Then we went to our house for a quick slice of apple pie before they headed out. |
Ayacucho's arch of triumph. That street, just about a block from the central plaza, was always crowded with pedestrians. |
We caught a cab up to a lookout spot over the city. There are 33 Catholic churches in Ayacucho (one for every year of Christ's life). |
Then we hiked down stairs to get back into town. High altitude and lots of stairs - that's all I can say! |
The central plaza with everyone getting ready for the upcoming carnival. |
Some Wari ruins we had a chance to go visit near the city of Quinoa. |
These pre-incan wari buildings were supposedly destroyed during an earthquake. |
Excavation wasn't very regulated when they first began but now they are trying to protect what is left as they continue to uncover these historic remains. |
This obelisk commemorates the Battle of Ayacucho near the city of Quinua. |
They took their job very seriously and were very good about posing us for plenty of photos throughout the tour. |
We climbed to the second story to look out over the beautiful countryside. It was so green and it was nice and cool which we really really liked! |
Now for the real reason we flew to Ayacucho, we met with Sister Segovia so she and her husband can get started with chapel open houses in that area. |
We were then able to meet up with Pres and Hna McGinn and Stake Pres and Sister Ataurima for a nice dinner overlooking the plaza de armas and we enjoyed the evening with good company. |
We were already seeing quite a few parades of dancers and musicians in the days before the carnival actually started. |
Back through Lima, jumped on a bus and headed for Paracas. We'll miss the cool weather but gosh - how can we complain about these views from our hotel room?!? |
We got to enjoy it just a little more the next morning before we headed into town for church. |
Elder Arco and Elder Morris were so helpful to us this week as we had a training in their ward and then prepared for the next week's open house. Peru Lima Sur has some of the best missionaries! |