In April, we went on an interesting and educational trip with many of the families from the Mission. The orphanage bus took us to Magdalena de Cao, a small town about an hour outside of Trujillo. On the outskirts of the town are a number of ancient 'huacas' or temples, one of which dates back to 2500B.C. We toured the Huaca Cao Viejo, which was used between the first and seventh centuries A.D. and has had some incredible recent archeological finds. The mummy of a priestess who died around 300A.D. was just discovered in 2006. An fascinating museum was just built and opened this year to display her and many other interesting artifacts.
After touring the huaca and museum we headed to a home to eat lunch together. A wonderful couple from the local church cooked a tasty meal for us, and we had a wonderful time spending the day with each other. The family made a fire with eucalyptus branches to keep away the mosquitos as we meandered through their yard which was filled with fruit trees and flowers. The kitchen area, separate from the house, had walls blackened with smoke from years of cooking. It was a wonderful taste of small town life.
We've found that Peruvians have an incredible ability to so gracefully host large groups of people - no matter their resources or size of their home - they're always so happy to share whatever they have and more. We as a couple have so much to learn from them. We thanked the family for being so generous with us and loaded the bus for the ride home.
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