Casa Galavanta

This morning we took an early walk in the jungle!! I felt like an explorer in the dense jungle, and I wish I had a machete in my hand to clear the path. It was very steep in the mountain but it was all worthwhile when we saw the view! Our guide Daniel told us about the history of the area, how the Spanish invaded, and how some indigenous tribes survived by going higher up the mountain. I felt very sad when I heard about how much violence there was towards the indigenous people...because the Spanish wanted to steal their land and gold. We saw some beautiful butterflies and birds. My mum asked Daniel why we didn’t run across more animals. And Daniel said we did run across many poisonous animals but he didn’t want to scare us!!

In the evening my mum had a cooking lesson with the chef, and she made some Colombian and Peruvian food for dinner. I really enjoyed the mango ceviche.Read more