After just a few days in Loja, it is clear that we aren´t in Puruhantag or Cayambe anymore. We went from living in an finca organica (organic farm) off of a dirt road to living in an apartment in the city of Loja. Although just outside of Loja are barrios and indigenous communities, our experience within Loja will be very different. We will start cooking our own meals soon (our new host mom got a tank of gas for the stove today) but we have already had shawarma twice, as well as pizza and lasagna. Below I have posted some other photos that I took in the Cayambe area, as well as a fun video of when we vaccinated the chanchos (pigs) that our host family owns.
Outside of Olmedo, where some of the trainees lived
Another view between La Chimba and Olmedo
Tiffany and Pacha riding in the back of Edwin´s truck
View of the museum commemorating Transito Amaguaña, an indigenous activist who passed away this year. The president came out to La Chimba while we were in training, but only those trainees that lived in that town were able to go
And now...the video...the squealing was out of this world!
Outside of Olmedo, where some of the trainees lived
Another view between La Chimba and Olmedo
Tiffany and Pacha riding in the back of Edwin´s truck
View of the museum commemorating Transito Amaguaña, an indigenous activist who passed away this year. The president came out to La Chimba while we were in training, but only those trainees that lived in that town were able to go
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