filed in Ecuador on Sep.20, 2010
We arrived in Chilcapamba last Wednesday after a very eventful bus journey during which Emily very nearly wet herself – apparently some bus drivers in Ecuador lock the toilet door and pretend they don´t have the key just so they don´t have to maintain the toilet! Emily wasn´t impressed and literally had a plastic bottle [...]
filed in Ecuador on Sep.13, 2010
A message from Persephone: We are having the most incredible time! WE are so lucky to have such a nice group of people and so far it has been so much fun! The Yanapuma staff have been so nice and useful which has really helped us settle in with ease! We have spent today doing [...]
filed in Ecuador on Sep.11, 2010
Hello from Ecuador, I thought I’d unload my thoughts on here in case anyone was interested! We spent our first 5 days in Ecuador in Quito – the capital city – after a very lengthy 24 hours of traveling. Quito is a lot more Americanised than I expected – chains like McDonalds and KFC have [...]
filed in Ecuador on Jan.25, 2010
How can the first 3 weeks have passed so quickly! It’s hard to believe the Team’s first phase in the Andes is finished. As for the work they got done in Chilcabamba, the guys had a really good (and tough) first two weeks of digging holes and mixing cement….which has made for good bonding! They [...]
filed in Ecuador on Oct.22, 2009
Surprise! We have internet that´s only a 20 miute walk from our pueblo. We´ve officially made it and are settled into Chicapamba. It´s awesome here. I never thought that it would, but rain makes me super happy here; it´s so much like home!! We´re high up in the Andes living the life, though. We´re building [...]
filed in Ecuador on Feb.23, 2009
I just got back from Chilcapabamba (the new Andes community) today and I think it´s gonna be a real success. The accommodation is great – in a community tourism centre – and there are a few interesting projects that they are looking to carry out. I will fill in the Ecuador Long info Sheet updating [...]
