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South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Motupe August 8th 2008

Rose and Ray on R&R in Peru August 2 - 6, 2008 Rose’s sister, Valeria, owns a fishing boat here in Peru. They fish for anchovies, so the next time you get one of those stinky little dudes on your pizza, I can tell you where it came from. The boat (Alaska 1) was docked in Chimbote, and the captain told us that it was somewhat of a minor miracle that they were just arriving and off-loading their catch at the time they were there. They normally arrive in the wee hours of the night, off-load, clean up, load with ice and take off again. That night we spent at the hotel El Brujo in Trujillo. The hotel was quite nice, well staffed with really nice help, and they had hot water. Don’t laugh. Hot water ... read more
The Fishing Boat
Anchovies being loaded onto the truck.
Pelicans on the dock

South America » Peru » Lambayeque » Motupe July 15th 2005

Friday, July 15 Early this morning, we went with William´s parents, brother, sister and her kids to have breakfast in Chiclayo before heading to Mocupe. Amanda was thrilled when she read there were pancakes on the menu! Of course, they were a little different, and filled with manjar (caramel made from condensed milk) but she LOVED them so much she had 2!! Jesus, my brother in law Gobert, Amanda, tia Elena, Pablito, and Anthony at breakfast. YUMMY! Mocupe is the small agricultural town my father in law is from- it is where the ESQUENs are from and a town we should be proud of and want to know more about. My father in law´s mother´s family was of the last name Rios, and they are also from this same town. While there, we ALWAYS visit my ... read more




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