Ecuador
Misahuallí

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    • Day 4

      Kachiguañuska

      February 17, 2020 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Today was so amazing! We started off by going to Kachiguañuska; a school deeper in the jungle to hold a VBS. When we arrived you could see all the kids faces light up. We got to meet all of the kids and they were so excited to talk to us. We sung songs and had a fun introduction before breaking into stations. I was in the game group so I got to play games with all of the children and teach them fun games such as ultimate frisbee with an american football. A lot of the kids wanted to hold our hands and it was adorable. I had a chain of about 5 kids holding my hand at once and it was so great! Listening to all of their laughs had me smiling all day long. After, we then got to go to Antioch Christian Academy and see the amazing work there that the missionaries have been doing. Listening to how much they have accomplished is such short time with other mission teams helped was so inspiring. We got to work on 2 of the houses that are being built for long term missionaries to live while they are at the academy. When we got back we had time to go swim in the river which was GREAT after sweating all day. Today was a huge eye opener and I thank God so much for putting all of this on my heart and giving me the experience. I can not wait to go back tomorrow and play more games with the kiddos! - Nicole Cardona, card shark.Read more

    • Day 5

      Kachiguañuska day two

      February 18, 2020 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Today we went back to Kachiguañuska for a second day with the school kids. We were able to use two classrooms today which made crafts and the lessen much more effective. The theme and focus was the prodigal son today. We sang together, memorized a verse, made some crafts, played games, and shared the glorious gospel. This is a government school with over 100 kids that shut down for two days and let us come in and let do this with them. What a huge privilege.

      After lunch we went back to Antioquia and worked on a house again so that one of the missionary families can have a place to live. This was another great time for the team to serve and be a small part this growing ministry.
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    • Day 53

      Una visita a los monitos

      August 23, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Realizamos una visita al Puerto Misahualli, primer puerto fluvial turístico de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana, donde el río Misahialli se une al Río Napo.

      Allí disfrutamos el contacto con la naturaleza y fuimos recibidos por los grandiosos embajadores del lugar 🐵 Los monos capuchinos, quienes atrajeron nuestra atención haciendo sus acrobacias.Read more

    • Day 80

      Rio Napo - Gruppenreise

      November 15, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 28 °C

      Nie ist man alleine. Unter diesem Stern stand unsere nächste Station. Als wir ankamen, trafen wir gleich ein reisendes Pärchen aus der Schweiz, wir unterhielten uns kurz und machten uns daran Essen zu kochen. Kaum saßen wir uns aßen bog ein neuer Van um die Ecke. Es waren Katrin und Stephan aus Kanada, die wir ursprünglich in Kolumbien kennen gelernt haben und nur zum 3. Mal zufällig wieder trafen. Natürlich war die Freude groß und der erste Abend wurde zu Viert damit verbracht über die Erlebnisse der letzten 3 Wochen zu quatschen. Am nächsten Tag gingen wir zu sechst, also gemeinsam mit Markus und Sara aus der Schweiz ins nächstgelegene Dörfchen. Um dorthin zu kommen mussten wir über eine kürzlich (vor 4 Jahren) eingestürzte Brücke… der Übergang war mit ein paar Drahtseilen und einer klapprigen Kabine gesichert. Alles angetrieben von einem Automotor der entweder im Vorwärtsgang oder Rückwärtsgang lief. Im Dorf angekommen trafen wir sogleich Affen, die auf dem Marktplatz lebten. Lecker Essen gab es auch noch. Auch der dritte Tag wurde mit Quatschen und Kochen verbracht. Leider reisen Markus und Sara Richtung Kolumbien. Aber Katrin und Stephan werden wir sicher noch ein viertes Mal wieder treffen ;)Read more

    • Day 983

      Puerto Misahuallí

      November 28, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

      A pesar de ser un pueblo pequeño sin mucha arquitectura interesante, valió mucho la pena venir hasta aquí. Esto de que los monos capuchinos estén tan acostumbrados al ser humano, que anden por las calles como si fuera su hábitat natural, que entren a las casas y los negocios para llevarse lo que se les antoje y que te puedas acercar tanto a ellos que casi que los puedas tocar, es algo que se ve en pocos lugares; al menos en los que hemos recorrido hasta ahora.

      Aquí confluyen el río Misahuallí y el Napo, y los alrededores la verdad es que son muy bonitos y relajantes; solo se pierde la tranquilidad cuando los monos andan haciendo de las suyas. Vimos como a una turista le intentaron abrir una mochila, a nosotros nos extendían los brazos para coger los teléfonos y nos contaron que en uno de los restaurantes uno se llevó un pollo entero de una cazuela 😝

      Para los cubanos que nos hemos dedicado a las exploraciones, las ciencias y la aventura, este lugar tiene un significado un poco más allá de la simple visita o el paseo. Desde aquí partió en marzo del año 1987 la expedición "En canoa del Amazonas al Caribe", donde más de 300 personas participaron y viajaron a lo largo de los cauces del río Napo y el Amazonas, para más adelante continuar la travesía por las Antillas Menores y terminar al año siguiente en Las Bahamas. Muchos de estos expedicionarios fueron científicos cubanos, y para nuestra suerte y orgullo, unos cuantos son amigos cercanos.
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    • Day 4

      Welcome to the jungle

      August 30, 2015 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Today was an early rise and a long (Liam Neeson themed) public bus trip out of Quito, to Tena, then 4x4s to Mishaeuvilla then canoe to our lodge and home for the next few days. We are staying in a community project, run by Kichwa women. They wished to empower themselves and preserve their culture and so started this venture. There are around 50 women working here and they all rotate their jobs regularly. We happened on their fortnightly meeting and got to glimpse the community at its best. It's very nice to see women defining themselves outside of their relationships to men, particularly in the machismo culture of central and south America. Later we were treated to a traditional dance, and then we joined in! And finally, with the help of all the little children we all danced and limboed on the beach. I do love some crazy dancing!Read more

    • Day 5

      Settling In

      August 31, 2015 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C

      Today was jungle day. Tourist jungle, so no animals but still cool to see all the plants, insects and birds. The colourful toucan and kingfishers were winners. As was the magical cure to my cold! It was the bark of one tree, mixed with water then snorted. Burns like hell and for 5 minutes my whole face was streaming water: but after that, I was (and even better remain) completely snot free. Hooray! Then another so far trip highlight as we floated peacefully down the river on tubes. Picture: jungle flora all around, warm turquoise water. blazing sunshine, gentle current and all around birds and crickets. Pretty close to heaven? As I am now, tucked in bed (under my mosquito net therefore completely safe) typing this while outside it is raining gently. Sounds just like those soothing tapes you get to help you sleep. Except real.Read more

    • Day 6

      Carishina

      September 1, 2015 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      After the downpours of yesterday evening/night we woke up to a lovely cool morning. And I even managed to brave the toilets in the middle of the night. Not a single arachnid in sight! Today we played at being Quechua. We went into the jungle to gather the food we needed for lunch and I learnt a new insult. Carishina. It means "like a man" because in their community the men only hunt, everything else is done by the woman, and therefore to do something like a man means to be rubbish at it. I also learnt how useful a machete is. It is their one tool and they use it for everything. The little girls are very good with them. Then we made chocolate. For real: super easy! You simply cut the plant, remove the beans, dry them, toast them, grind them, add powered milk and sugar, grind again then add some (in our case lemongrass) water and voila! Beautiful chocolate sauce. There is something lovely about growing everything you eat. Want some chili sauce? Go pick the chilies! In the afternoon we continued our experience with panning for gold, shooting blow guns (I was pretty damn good, if I say so myself) and making bracelets. Finally a night walk with lots of flutterbyes (and definitely no spiders... especially not tarantulas or poisonous ones) then goodnight and goodbye to the jungle and our new friends!Read more

    • Day 102

      Monkey business 🙊 🙈🙉🐵🐒 ahora

      April 22, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

      This cute little fella was hungry for some fresh, juicy fruit and came up on me so to steal some of the mandarina 🍊

      Apparently he belongs to one of the kids living at the lodge here. 🏡

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    Misahuallí, Misahualli

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