A quick note: we’re back in Cuenca; we had an excellent sojourn in the Amazon jungle.
We left Thursday on an overnight bus and arrived in Banos, a city six hours north of here, Friday morning. From there we booked a three-day tour at a location a couple hours outside Puyo, on the edge of the jungle.
We did did lots of hiking, swam in waterfalls, ate lemon-tasting ants and butterfly larvae, communed with various interesting birds and other animals (including tons and tons of insects), met a shaman who sported a machete, cutoff jeans, and a Kansas City Chiefs tee shirt, and generally had lots of fun.
Now it’s back to work: I’m giving oral midterm exams tomorrow and written midterms on Thursday. But at least it’s a short week…