Sunday, August 23, 2009

Marinera



Hna. Silva comes to the office each Wed. & Friday to help Karen with her Spanish. She is a very caring former missionary and goes out with the hermanas as a mini sometimes
and used to teach at the Lima CCM for several years.



She invited us to go a Marinera dance competition to watch her younger sister compete. She and her partner placed second overall in their age group of the competition. There were 8 judges that gavethe dancers a score between 1 and 5. Sort of like the gymnastics.


The kids went from ages of 3-4 up to late teenagers. Their costumes were very colorful. the skirts can weigh up to 8 kg.













The music was very loud. I think where I first lost part of my hearing was in Peru when I was a young elder. They don't cheer like we would at a sporting event. They passed out this big wooden noise maker that you twirled around to show your appreciation.



The Marinera is really a dance of love where the girl is playing hard to get. The dancers, even the 3 year olds, are very serious but always smile.




Even kids in the audience were dancing.


Other than it being so noisy it was a lot of fun and very beautiful to watch.







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Inka Shops

Inka Shops
There are hundreds and hundreds of little vendors selling their wares from clothing, dolls, purses, jewelry etc. We didn't buy anything but got a good idea of some of the things that they have.

Highway

Highway
One of many highways in Lima. This is Avenida Arequipa that runs north and south. Maybe 9-10 blocks from our apartment. During rush hour this road will be packed.

Highway

Highway
Another highway running thru Lima.

Tall buildings

Tall buildings
This is a look of San Isidro where we live and the mission office.

Miraflores from the air

Miraflores from the air
On our P-day we went to Miraflores and ate at a fantastic restaurant just above the cliff. The tall building in the background is the Marriott hotel. The name of the restaurant was Mangos. It was buffet.

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean
Looking down about 500-600 feet from the Mangos restaurant to the ocean