There are many different kinds of food that you can eat here in Peru.  These pictures are going to make you hungry!!


A typical Peruvian soup with chicken and quail eggs

Crepes and fruit

 Potatoe dish called causa

Guess what this is.....?

Cheese and tomato salad

Chicken salad

Chicken salad

Chicken and potatoes

Rice and shrimp     

Duck and rice

Breaded shrimp and crab

Rice and chicken

 Crab   

Chicken salad

Chicken and fried potatoes

 Chicken, cheese and avacado salad

 Wan tan soup

Noodles and pork

Last week we did a tour of the old parts and new parts of Lima.  It was a lot of fun sitting on the upper deck riding through the different areas of Lima.

It was a busy day in Lima because it was the second day of their independence day.

So many small fountains and other plazas to see.

The liberator of Peru, José de San Martín.  

Walking on the streets was quite an ordeal.  You were just pushed and carried to where you wanted to go.

Our tour took us along part of the coast line.  Love to be so close to the ocean.

Some parts of Lima are very modern.  One place all tourists visit is The Park of Love.

Did we mention how nice it was to be close to the ocean?

A source of food for the Peruvian people living in the jungle is  "grubs" called "suri" in Spanish.  Many Peruvians from the jungle areas migrate to the capital to find better work and other opportunities.  They also bring their food or have it delivered to local markets where they can buy it.  Our missionaries are curious individuals and wanted to try them out!

The missionaries are ready to eat them just as they are.  From left to right: Elder Schroeder, Elder Klein, Elder Caicedo, Elder Primo, Elder Parra and Elder Sánchez.

Elder Klein was the first and the rest followed reluctantly but bravely!  Yummy!  Missionaries never change.  Always ready for a good "dare you" experience.

Today, 16 July, is a religious holiday in Lima.  Faithful Catholics gather to honor the Virgin Mary from the religious order of the Carmelites.  The Virgin Mary is also the patron saint of the municipality in which we live, Los Molinos.  The procession started about 1:30 pm and came right by our apartment!  

The parton saint, Maria, is mounted on a wooden platform and carried by six women or men dressed in religious clothing.  They then walk very, very slowly down the street with a band playing music.

The band plays loud and lets the people down the street know that they will soon be marching by their place.

We got a big kick out of seeing the music clipped on the back of the person in front.  

Fireworks are part of the procession.  They lite the rockets that explode in the air ahead of the procession, and this also is a way to let the people know that the procession is coming their way.  They are loud.