Everyone has different reasons to love Christmas, some love the idea of holidays, great food, Christmas songs, the Santa Claus while others love the fact that they’ll finally get to reunite with their families. She was just another girl eagerly waiting to see her father after a long time on Christmas Eve. She was going to take off with her mother and land in Peru where her dad would be waiting for them. This flight never landed in Peru though.

This is the story of pain, separation, struggle, wildness, heartbreak, and even worse, destruction.

Family Of Researchers

Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Mikulicz-Radecki, two German students met at the University of Kiel. They together moved to Peru for further research after completing their graduation. In Peru, they studied birds and wildlife, flora and fauna. Later, they got married. The couple shared similar interests and went on writing several books together.