September 2021: "Fischers in Peru"
Seeds of Hope and Grace
A week or two back we were having lunch in a restaurant in Lima, when we happened to glance up at the TV mounted on the wall. We instantly recognised the face on the screen: it was Abimael Guzman, founder of the Sendero Luminoso ('Shining Path') guerrilla movement, which had brou
The Mountain Ahead
This morning we heard some thunder... looked out the window, and no, thankfully the volcano 'El Misti' wasn't erupting! Rather, a thunderstorm was passing directly over the mountain. It moved on, revealing a fresh dusting of snow across the peak. To the average resident of Arequipa, this is all a bit ho-hum. But to us it was spectacular, and we're sure you'll agree.
