Robbed in Huaraz, Peru

Today was a grim day in Huaraz.
At the viewpoint above town when no one else was around a man wearing a balaclava and holding a big knife jumped out of the trees grabbed Youngmi held the knife to her throat and took our bags,money and Youngmis money belt with passport. Fortunately he then released her and we ran like crazy down the hill until we found the police. We then had over 6 hours with the police.We phone the Australian embassy but it is closed for the weekend. Phone the banks next then to bed.
Good we are in one piece but Youngmi is badly shaken.
Thanks for being our friends

"Que Ora es ?' These words now strike terror into us. We were told one person asks you this whilst their mate robs you.
After a dodgy few days in which we met an aussie guy whose friend was asked in Lima what time is it? just before the questioner's mate stuck a knife in him and robbed him we are on edge.
We had a crazy 5 hours in the Lima migration dept today trying to get an entry stamp in Youngmis emegency passport. Walking along the street afterwards two ladies said 'what time is it?' Dave grabbed Youngmi and we ran away from the mass murderers.
As for the migration dept, for a place with hundreds of people being processed in did not seem to bad at first. Pay 14 soles get your passport copied and go upstairs. Maybe 30 mins for the copy and payment but there is a waiting room for people trying to go upstairs. 30 mins more in there. Up the stairs and another 30mins to the counter. The charge is 12 soles you have paid too much. Keep the change we said but that is not allowed. You must go back downstairs and change the payment at the bank to 12. Back down then back up and in the queue. Hand the docs in then wait 2 and a half hours with varios queries. All the time there is a guy in a striped shirt standing patiently. Two missionaries sitting near us say the guy has been here since they first came at 9am Monday morning (2.5 days ago). The guy is eventually told he cannot be processed today Wed and as tomorrow is the start of the easter holiday he should come back next Monday. This is a nightmare. We may not get our entry stamp today. Three english lads join us. They were robbed of everything in Chiloe in Chile on Dec 20th. They put all their stuff in lockers in a hostel and all three lockers were emptied. Between them they had the clothes they were wearing and one had a bank card as he had been drawing money. They got emergency UK passports and had just got new full passports. As these required Peru entry stamps here they were. Two lads handed in their docs and as the third was about to the lady said the office is now closed come back Monday. After many cries of anguish someone else accepted his papers.
Youngmi eventually got her entry permit but this filled one page of the four page emergency passport. Not a promising start to our attempt to reach the UK on this.

Managed to buy two new money belts today and tomorrow are on the bus for 16 hours to Piura in north Peru. No response from the aussie ambassador to my email of complaint on how we were treated there. The minor complaint was only three chairs in the waiting and reception area so that unhappy aussies have to sit on the floor or stand for ages. Other complaints on limitations of emergency passport and lack of consideration.
The taxi back from downtown was good. Nice taxi driver and going as fast as possible in rush hour traffic. Bigger cars trying to squash us.
Peru has got the better of us. There have been scams since we arrived and the robbery and grief since have rattled us. Hopefully calm will return in Ecuador and the emergency passport will at least last until England.It definately wont get us to Africa but that is for another day. We are changing from spanish to Taekwondo lessons. Ninja Youngmi will get the next robber.

Will try to attach the last photos before Dave's Fell and Mountain t shirt and other newer items were nicked. Where is Dixon of Dock Green?