Week 2
This week was much like the first in that we had a
cooking and dance class like before, but this week we went to the banco central for our tour. This tour
was mainly about indigenous life and Incan practices. We learned that when they
would shrink heads, they would sew their lips together because they believed
that their souls would escape through their mouths. Our next weekend excursion
was el Cajas parquet nacional which
is upwards of 10,000 feet in elevation. Our hours of hiking were fun, but it
was definitely a struggle because of the altitude. We walked around with a
guide for the better part of the days and it was essentially just a day-long
hike. We definitely got some great pictures though. The next day our host
family was generous enough to take us to their cabin in the mountains. It was
only about half an hour away, but the view was completely different. They told
us that Susana’s brother rents out cabins on his property to people who want to
stay there for the weekend or however long. The brother provides food,
transportation, and everything. I couldn't help but observe how giving the
Ecuadorian people had been so far.
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| Behind Banco Central |
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| Mountain House View |
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| The three amigos |
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| Professor Bahk, me and my roommate |
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| The Cajas group |
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