MI GUSTA

I managed to invite myself back to Cajamarca once again. This time however I went with a guy and girl who are doing missions work in Peru for a month- Joanna and David. We left last Tuesday night and arrived back in Trujillo yesterday morning.

David (France) and Joanna (England) 

Everything about Cajamarca is beautiful. The green grass which stretches for miles over the rolling hills, the generosity and kindness of the people and the small cobbled streets with their different smells and sounds.

Traditional dress

The Market

Every day was packed with new activities, trying new foods and learning new things from the people around me. When we weren't attending different groups from the Church, we spent our time visiting the  areas around Cajamarca- Banos del Inka, Otuzco, Cumbe Mayo, San Juan and Llacanora.

Standing on a suspension bridge in Otuzco

Cumbe Mayo

Cumbe Mayo

On Friday afternoon David and Joanna went with Whily to a small town called Chilete while I went with Hugo, Paul and Jorge to San Juan. We went again by combi, the boys teaching and playing with the children and sharing God's word with some of the ladies in the town. This time when we tried to hitch a ride back to Cajamarca, a combi actually stopped for us, however it only had just enough space for Paul and I, meaning the others had to find a different way back. (There is more information about San Juan in an earlier post about Cajamarca)
Further down the road, Whily, Joanna and David weren't as lucky. They couldn't find any means of transport to get back so they had to stay the night and catch a combi at 6am the next morning.

Playing games in San Juan 

The children in San Juan receiving books

They arrived back at the house at 8.30am just in time to have a quick breakfast before going back out again with Hugo and Paul to Llacanora- a village half an hour away with amazing waterfalls. We walked for about 1km before seeing the mass of water pouring down the rocks. I don't think we ever had the intention of actually getting wet but somehow we all ended up underneath the torrent of water that was the waterfall!

Walking up to the waterfalls

THE WATERFALL!

Joanna and I standing near the small waterfall

Dead on a bridge

Climbing the rocks 

Standing under the water - GAFOS

Feeling the cold afterwards

Later on that night David gave the message at the youth group and the minute he finished we had to run for our bus. It was so kind of Whily and Nicki to welcome me into their house for the second time and once again I didn't want to say goodbye. I will remember Cajamarca for all the time I spent laughing, for the amazing people and of course for its pollo a la brasa.

Los Burros 

Dancing on the bridge 

FINTOSO