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  Otavalo, Ecuador
Thursday, April 16, 2009

I can't believe we've come to the end of our time working at La Hesperia. The past 5 weeks have just flown by!! Last weekend a group of us went to Otavalo for a couple of days to visit the craft markets there - a good spot for picking up some souvenirs. There's a really big indigenous population there, and apparently is the only place in Ecuador to have an indigenous Mayor. We also visited a bird rescue centre and got to see the impressive Andean Condor up close...that is one big bird!! The highlight of the weekend though has to be the impressive pies! Apparently Otavalo's famous for them...and we were not disappointed...we go all the way to Ecuador and end up spending our time writing home about pies!! ;-)
On our final walk down the hill from La Hesperia to the road we managed to get our first monkey sighting, which was very exciting-they were about 100m away playing in the trees! It's been a great experience though and an amazing place to visit and work in.
We're now in Quito, sheltering from a huge thunder storm, before heading off to the Amazon for 5 days! Watch out Anacondas, with our new found machete skills, we take no prisoners...

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A walk in the forest	Cool flower	Kate swimming in the lake	Silver mushrooms
Bees nest	A humming bird in one of the rooms	Kate at the kids Ecology Club	Otavalo - Chicks for sale
Otavalo - Guinea Pig anyone?	Otavalo - Locals come up to Chris's shoulder!	Otavalo - Indigenous woman	Otavalo - Indigenous woman
Otavalo - Bean sellers	Otavalo - Lunch!?	Otavalo - Humming Bird	View from the volunteers house
Making 'cob'	A huge moth!	Night-time Creepy Crawly	La Hesperia!
Humming bird in Otavalo	Condor - A big ugly bird!

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