Maimara

Maimara is in a valley some 12,000 feet high in the Andes - a small village that hardly ever appears on the maps! At that height it takes a little getting used to, as far as breathing is concerned. The views, with multi-coloured mountains, are stunning, and I only wish I had the time, energy and money to revisit this lovely place!

The Internet is full of surprises! On one occasion I was searching for sites relating to Maimara, and up came this picture which will mean little to anyone except myself - for it is the very house in which my parents and I stayed for quite a number of years! At the time my parents were helping to run an orphanage. I last saw the house in 1954 when I came to England. I have since learned that it has been converted into a Christian holiday camp for young people. Not only that, but the person who has a major part in the activities at the centre is the nephew of one of the orphans I knew then - Juan Vaca. Small world! They have a site (www.maimara.org) and by all accounts the venture there is highly popular.

Near to Maimara is Tilcara, where there is a settlement/museum. I must have been about thirteen then.

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