PeterPan the Doggy

Our little Peter pan was the 8th pup of the litter, he got the short end of the stick on looks but makes up for it in Coolness.. so we kept him. hope he grows some in 2006, 

christmas party

christmas party

car full of gifts helping out Santa

 

christmas party

Old Saint Nick was in Urubamba today to see all the good little girls and boys 

christmas party

Christmas here in the rural communities of Peru is much more simple than elsewhere, here they have no miracle on 43rd st, no big hype to buy useless things. The tradition here is local business put on Chocolatadas, this is hot chocolate parties. Normally a business will cook up a caldron of hot chocolate and set up at their door. The days before Christmas all the children with their mug in hand run to form lines to get their cup of hot chocolate and bread. Larger business sometimes give toys. The classic is a doll for the girls and a toy truck for the boys. This is classic in most all villages across Peru.

christmas party

Here comes the special bread with candied fruite and rasins.

christmas party

Since my business operates in the country farmlands, we make our chocolatada together with a large tourist restaurant Alhambra that is near our base. They have a great place to hold the party and both our teams of employees pitch in to make a special day for the local children. The Alhambra cooks take pride in cooking up the best hot chocolate, we send out for special sweet bread, and together buy toys for 500 to 600 children.

christmas party

theas girls are in line for their Hot coco and christmas bread.

christmas party

Waiting in line for the hot coco,,, then the clown show with Papa Noel (santa)

christmas party

Hold on to that bread son. his sister carrys the hot coco mugs.

christmas party

This young man is being very carful not to spill any of his hot chocolet,

christmas party

happy kids with their gifts,, kick balls, dolls, and trucks.

christmas party

Girls all got a Doll,

christmas party

lining up to get their toys, by age and gender.

poo

a very happy young girl hugs winny the Poo

clown

Since we have the children all together as they drink their hot chocolate waiting for their gifts, we put on a show, a clown does magic and plays games that the children would normally never get to participate in. Dance and Singing songs, Jokes, Magic tricks, but most of all the Clown gets the kids all laughing and Happy for a day.

 

A rose is a rose

There was a plant nursery near my house for a time, when the caretaker of the nursery did not have any drinking money he would sell me rose plants at a very very low price. Over 4 months I bought more than 600 rose plants mostly Queen Victory.

rosas

some of my queen victoria roses in bloom 

participants in the contest

children of Urubamba waiting their turn in the academic elimination rounds of the contest

foto lucho silva

contest

Everyone concentrating as the anouncer reads the question off her script page.
The questions came from information from the radio program since septermber. History, Bioligy, Travel, Art, Eco, and other theams from the weekly program aired across the souther Andes of Peru "lets all learn playing together"

foto lucho silva

Merry Christmas

Hilda a singel mother hugs her son with Joy after he won the grand prize a computer in the contest. Merry christmas Hilda and Cristian.

foto lucho silva

radio anouncers

Radio La Salle of Urubamba childrens show, here are the anoucers and directors.
they have one of the highest ratings in town reading the famouns Harry Potter books as radio theater each week. Education History Travel and lots of Fun for all the children of the Sacred Valley.
row 1, Karen, Diana, LizVioleta, Gabby
row 2 Yedira, Karen, Edgardo, Bertold.

foto Luis Silva

Radio helpers

helpers from the radio station

foto Our man Lunho

brothers

two brothers and their dad leaving with their prizes in hand.

foto Lucho

bike winner

This happy young man Abel Mora age 13 won a mountian bike from Eco Valleys ecoloigical associon

mounitan bike winner

This Happy young girl from Urubamba to the left is Almazuri Rios 13 years old she won a mountian bike given by Wilka Tika, to the right her little sister Marianisi won a nice constalation prize.

prize table

113 childern entered in the anual year end contest of the Raido program "lets all learn Playing together. the 55 highest scores all won a nice gift.
The 2 and 3rd winers won a mountain bike given by Wilkia Tika Carol Cumes and Eco Valley a local ecological associon. The grand prize winner won a P4 PC computer given by Jeff of Globos de los Andes.