[CRNMC] Fwd: Update from the jungle

[Shannon Biggs]

We also take trips there through our Reality Tours of folks are interested.
;-) 


On 7/30/14 1:53 PM, "Baile Oakes" <baileoakes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow !
> 
> Sounds wonder full !
> 
> 
> On Jul 30, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Linda Jupiter wrote:
> 
>> Greetings,
>> Here¹s an email from my cousin Barry that you may find interesting. See the
>> bolded part below.
>> Linda
>> 
>>> Hey guys!
>>> 
>>> Since it looks like I won't have any cell service for a few more days, I
>>> thought I'd give you an update on the trip.
>>> 
>>> Right now we're deep in the jungle in a Kichwa village called Sarayaku. We
>>> flew here in tiny prop planes (2 5-seaters and a 3-seater). Flying over the
>>> Amazon is pretty incredible. There are absolutely no roads at all, just a
>>> few winding rivers which people use to get around. Sarayaku has a landing
>>> strip in the village for the planes (crazy).
>>> 
>>> The village is gorgeous. It only has traditional structures so the guest hut
>>> is like a long-house, all one room with 13 beds. And there's a fire pit
>>> inside the hut as well.
>>> 
>>> The food has been great. Beans and rice and plantains and avocado at almost
>>> every meal. Everywhere we've been has had local herbal tea and juice from
>>> whichever local fruit is ripe. I think we've been served liters of freshly
>>> made juice at every meal in Ecuador so far.
>>> 
>>> Sarayaku is a famous village in the fight against the oil companies as they
>>> recently took the Ecuadorean government to court over their corrupt
>>> practices with regards to oil exploration. The govt lost the court battle
>>> and had to stop the project and pay the people of the region $1M in
>>> reparations for the damage already done. The day we arrived in the village
>>> marked the two year anniversary of winning the case and tomorrow the govt is
>>> coming to the village to remove the unexploded dynamite that they planted
>>> for oil testing. They have yet to apologize to the people of the region but
>>> everyone here is patiently waiting for that to happen.
>>> 
>>> Sarayaku has a hut with satellite internet and solar powered outlets but
>>> neither work when it rains, which is pretty much everyday. It's fascinating
>>> to see such a rural community use the internet to stay updated on govt
>>> policy changes and announcements. They got the internet in 2005-2006 and it
>>> played a major role in their fight with the govt and the oil companies. So
>>> inspiring.
>>> 
>>> Every morning around 4:30am, Kichwas everywhere get together with their
>>> families in their homes to drink this special tea (wayusa) and tell their
>>> dreams to each other. We're doing that tomorrow morning with them. I usually
>>> don't remember my dreams but hopefully I'll retain something tonight.
>>> 
>>> I'll be in Sarayaku for a few more days and then we fly back to Quito in our
>>> tiny planes.
>>> 
>>> Can't wait to tell you guys more stories from here. It's been quite a
>>> transformative trip.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Love,
>>> BP
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