For the weekend I went to visit in las sierras (the mountains). On the Friday I went to a baptism in Trujillo. After the post-baptism party (featuring local delicasies, drinks and dancing - guinnea pig, Pisco sour, respectively), we squeezed 10 people, 6kgs of cement, and a pile of luggage into a 5 seater SUV, and set off for the mountians. 3 bone-jarring hours on the unpaved roads later we arrived at the house. We went up there to tile to floor of the future family home (mission accomplished), and had a good time. When I wasn´t helping Papi (the grandad) to sort wheat or playing casino, I explored the mountains. The views were breathtaking, which was most frustrating because the airline lost my camera (this explains why there have been no photos since the US).
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