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| Infierno Primary School Assembly with Roland Park and Gilman Students. |
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| Curtains installed by the WLS team to help the students during heavy sunlight hours. |
Day 10
Today was a voyage to another
lodge. The Tres Chimbadas Lodge, which is located deeper in the Amazon, is a
lake front lodge. The lake used to be a part of the Amazon River, but with the
growth and change of the forest, became a lake instead. The girls’ rooms are
open, facing the water. Johan planned a day of adventures, including a morning
hike through the jungle with a tour guide from the lodge, piranha fishing, and
caiman sighting. The girls and Matt all caught piranhas and we later had them at
dinner. Everyone else had little luck snagging any fish.
After the afternoon of piranha
fishing, we came back for a dinner cooked in a traditional way. The dinner, a
mixture of vegetables and beef, is cooked in a bamboo tube against an open
fire. The flavors all mix together, and, together with white rice and the
piranha we caught, was our dinner. It was a really delicious dish and a few of
us took a part of a piranha’s jaw as a souvenir from the dinner. Once it got
dark outside, we went out on the boat to look for caimans. We saw the eyes
reflected in the water of one of them, and caught a baby one that we were able
to take pictures of. It was an awesome end to our time in the Peruvian Amazon.
Next we are off to an ancient Incan village in the Sacred Valley in the Peruvian
Andes.
Day 12
It is the second to last day here in Peru. Today, the group started the day with a 4:45am wake up to have breakfast and start our day off to
After the 2 hour train ride and 30 minute bus ride, we finally arrived
at the front entrance of Machu Picchu. Our
tour guide, Joel, was enthusiastic about Incan history, while at the same time
making the tour entertaining and lively.
The view was breathtaking. The
whole group was astounded by the fact that the city still stands today even
though it was built 600 years ago with none of the advanced technology and
tools that we have today.
After the
tour, Justin, Mac, Ricky, and Jack went back to one of the terraces and chilled
with the llamas. They relaxed on the
terrace, enjoying the views. When we
were done with our trip to Machu Picchu, the group was allowed to split up and
go shopping or eat at the restaurants. After a satisfying day in the city, we
came back to Ollantaytambo to enjoy a nice dinner, which included a main dish
of Alpaca steaks. After dinner, the tired group returned to the lodge to relax
for the rest of the night.
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| Davis and Matt rallied after having a one day stomach flu to see Machu Picchu |
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