Fischers in Peru
Meetings in Salinas Huito
Salinas Huito is a small town on the edge of a high-altitude salt lake, named Laguna de Salinas, or the 'lake of salt'. We have similar kinds of lakes in Australia, which like Laguna de Salinas are dry for most of the year, but when the rains arrive life just teems. Unlike salt lakes in…
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Visit to Cota Cota
Have you ever heard of Cota Cota? That's OK, most Peruvians haven't either. It's out the back of Tisco, which is out the back of Chivay, which is out the back of Arequipa. A population of only a few hundred. Cold, remote, and at about 4400 metres it's double the altitude of…
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Trip into the north of Peru
January arrived, the month of our team conference, but after that came the opportunity to take some time off. For us Fischers, that can only mean one thing: a road trip!We packed up the Hilux, and in convoy with colleagues Ben and Daniela and their 4 lads, our first day's journey got us to…
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On cuppas at altitude
Well, I got to wondering a bit about altitude, living as we do at 2,300 metres here in Arequipa (which is pretty-much the height of Mt. Kosciuszko). We all know that water boils at 100 deg. C at sea level -- but what about at 2,300 metres? Or at 4,200 metres (Tisco, here's looking at…
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Mercado San Camillo
The oldest market here in Arequipa is 'Mercado San Camillo', part of the old centre of town and always plenty of stuff happening. It's here that you can find stalls with just a few of the hundreds of varieties of potato:That might look exotic enough, until you find the guy who sells the big…
MoreThe amazing stonework of the Inca
Well, we've all seen the doccos, the photos, and maybe even had the privilege of visiting sites like Machu Picchu ourselves. But I came across this YouTube presentation of examples of Inca stonework, and it hit me once again how stunning so much of this masonry is. Enjoy ;-)
More42 -- which they say is the answer to life, etc.
Friday October 24th, 1980. I remember it like it was yesterday. It's the day I became a Christian. 42 years ago, to the day. And if you like, you can read some of the story here, at my motorcycles etc. website.A year or two later, I got to wondering. Because you cannot…
MoreFinally -- Megan has her carnet!
Yes! A couple of days ago we were finally able to pick up Megan's carnet (residency visa) from Migraciones. The process just dragged on and on with so many difficulties and obstacles, but now it's done and dusted. Enjoy the short vid., and give thanks to God with us!
MoreAndean Music for the Soul
Last Sunday night we joined in the anniversary service for one of the local churches. One of our church musicians, Davíd, is a member of a local Christian band -- Inspiración Andina -- that plays a traditional Andean form of music. So they really helped crank things up! It…
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¡Temblores y Terremotos!
In good ol' Oz, thankfully, earthquakes are very rare. Meckering WA ,1968, 6.9 on the Richter scale, and Newcastle NSW, 1989, registering 5.6 ... and those are about all the ones I can think of. At least, the ones that were pretty destructive. And it's worth noting that they have…
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Mike and Kerry, along with their daughter Megan, are Australians serving with SIM in the southern Andes of Peru. Their goal is to help provide training and mentoring for church leaders in rural areas.
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