Today we headed north towards Ventanilla & Las Lomas. So, our townhouse is in Lima, but the community we will work in is about 35 minutes north of here, but with traffic, it takes us about an hour to get there. The kids have noticed the differences already as we move north...traffic, vehicles, houses, landscape.... Ventanilla is another big city, but it's up in the hills where Las Lomas is. We took the kids to an overlook spot so they can see the mass of humanity and try to wrap their brains around it all. We drove them around some other communities, saw where Daniel lived for a while, and oddly took them to a cemetery. An odd stop on a tour, but good to understand the corruption that occurs in other countries, even when burying your loved ones. Did a beach stop, and then lunch. We eat most of our meals at a restaurant run by Victor's sister. She is an amazing cook and the kids basically licked their plates clean!
Finally, we headed up the hill to Las Lomas so they can see what they've been working so hard for. We were greeted with so many friendly smiles & hugs, new & old faces!! We gave the kids a tour of the place, introduced them to the kids, and then they went for a hike. They hiked up to the antenna tour so they can see the entire community. While it's not an easy hike, the sweet kids helped my Gringos every step (or slide) of the way. We stayed until dark, said good bye to our amigos, went for dinner, and headed home.
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