A long day for our crew but the leaders report, “Great day at Machu Picchu learning form our guides Victor and Puma – some particularly meaningful conversations about growing up in the high Andes and the generational changes for Andean people. Despite the 4am wake-up to get into the park early, the group persisted through...
Today we helped clean out debris from a turtle hatchery. We spent a few hours working and a little while playing in the sand and ocean. We learned how important turtle watchers are so that animals and poachers don’t steal the eggs. Then we had lunch and went to the other hatchery where we collected...
We went to a children’s shelter in the morning to spend some time and play with kids. While we were there, we played bowling and Loteria (Mexican bingo), as well as making paper airplanes and drawing with them. Despite there being somewhat of a language barrier, the kids were understanding that we were not...