We woke up at our nice and fun hostal, to a delicious plate of eggs and bread rolls. Then we took a 15 minute bus ride with the Liceo students, to the Incan Baths. The royalty used to bath to cleanse themselves spiritually. We took an hour long hike up to see the waterfalls and baths. It was very beautiful. The local Saraguros gave us an informative lesson about the year round culture. After we hiked down the mountain, we got on the Chivas, local buses, and went to a sustanance farm. Here we used pickaxes and other tools to help seperate the soil in order to prepare it for farming. We took a short break, conversing with the Saraguro children whom were around our age. The oxen were brought to the farming ground. We were given the oppurtunity to help plow the field with them. We got back on the Chivas and drove to a small craft shop were most of us purchased pretty hand made souvenires. After, we went to present our supplies that were purchased from our dress down day to a man who works with a school for disabled children. We donated 3 boxes full of supplies. Following the donations, we returned to the hostal and ate lunch with the Liceo and the Saraguro children. We took a four hour bus ride to a small resort in Zamora. We took a quick dip in the pool followed by a pleasent dinner with the Liceo students. We had a barbeque and the hotel was very gracious with the food. There are many large bugs, but they just add to the excitement! Tomorrow we are going to hike the Amazon, and later have a fairwell dinner with the Liceo families.
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