Another amazing weekend in Peru

Wow! What a great weekend at the Hogar San Pedro. On Saturday, most of us enjoyed a well deserved sleep-in after a full week of work. In the afternoon, we all decided to organize a special Bingo afternoon for the patients at the Hogar. It was great! The patients were so excited to see all the small prizes we had purchased or brought for them... Really, it is amazing to see how such little attentions can make such a big difference in these patient´s lives...

After our Bingo game, we all headed to the Hogar´s kitchen to prepare a special dessert for all the staff and patients: Pancakes with Maple Sirup: total success! Thanks to Ana´s recipe and our cans of maple sirup, we managed to bring a smile on everyone´s lips.

On Sunday, most of us decided to go for a excursion in the montains. We found about a waterfall (las Cataratas de Palakala), a 5km steep uphill hike from the village of Surco, 1-hour north east of where we are staying. What an amazing experience. The view was undescribable. The air was pure, the trees and flowers were gorgeous, the sky was perfectly blue. However, the hike was pretty challenging. It took us about 3 hours of intense climbing to get to the waterfall and another 2:30 hours to come back down. Ana and Claire had the brilliant idea to ask for a donkey ride for a part of the ascent, which brought them a lot of satisfaction...

Today, it was back to work, the last full week of work for Amine, Constantin and Glynn. We are actively planning our 5 day escapade for the National Holiday starting next Saturday. More details and pictures coming up!