More Huacas and the Comedor

On Monday we went to visit two more Huacas (ruins) and the museum at Chan Chan which we missed on our visit to Chan Chan earlier. They are all in Trujillo.  One was Huaca Arco Iris and the other was Huaca La Esmeralda. 

Huaca Arco Iris is a religious monument.  Also called Huaca del Dragon because the figures on the walls take the form of a dragon. 

This little man makes the items he sells in his gift shop.  Some were very nice and
they were reasonably priced.  We bought a few things from him including the 
bird whistle in the picture below. We also picked up another larger vase at the Apiat.

A lady policewoman with her "moto".


Scenes outside the Huaca.

Huaca La Esmeralda belongs to the Chimu culture and is linked to Chan Chan.  It is believed to have been a palace of a great Chimu Lord.

Scenes outside this Huaca.

The taxi driver who drove us around to the sites.  He reminded us of Danny DeVito.
He makes Bill look like a giant.

                                                
                                                   The Museum at Chan Chan.

On Tuesday the Comedor opened in our Albergue.  Since we don't have a cafeteria, this is the next best thing.  They have hired a group of ladies to cook for workers and patrons on the days the temple is open.  They are open from 7 am to 7 pm and the food is good and cheap. We got all this food for 15 soles ($4.53) and we had already started eating when I took the picture.  We couldn't even eat it all.

                                                   Scenes from the Albergue.

These people help keep the Albergue clean.  

The Rodriguiz's.  He is one of our Sealers and was just called as the Patriarch 
of the Trujillo, Peru Central Stake.

The Nields with their friends the Nevilles.  They have been serving in the Cordoba,
Argentina Temple and stopped here on their way home to California.
Sister Nield took a tumble in the tunnel on her way to the temple one day.
She ended up in the Emergency room here and had to see a Neurologist.
She is slowly improving.


 Today after our shift we went to the Caramel Cafe.  They have some good sandwiches  and desserts.  They even have milkshakes, the only place we have found them in Trujillo.
We shared a club sandwich (they put fried egg on them) and a milkshake.  It was almost 2:30 pm so we were the only ones eating.

                                               Scenes near the Caramel Cafe.

             We just can't get over the way they put up the electrical wiring in this city.

The sign says, "dangerous, high voltage".  The tank on that roof is their water
storage.  It has to be high on the roof so they can get some water pressure.A typical sidewalk.  You always need to look down when you walk or you might break your leg.  This sidewalk is in front of one of the nicer houses. 

A pharmacy.

A dry cleaners.

This is the how most of the countryside looks around Trujillo.  We have not seen a drop of rain in five months.  El Nino is supposed to arrive this month so we should see lots of rain in the near future.  We really don't know what to expect.