Back in Lima...

I last wrote from Satipo, and now I´m on la Catolica campus in Lima. After spending the night in Satipo, we returned to Pichanaki. We went to visit a chacra (farm) and met an amazing man Jose Carlos who is a ´colono´as they call them, or a recent migrant to Pichanaki. We had to cross a river on a boat that was sort of like three kayaks put together with planks. After crossing the river we were a good 1 or 2 hour walk from the farm, so we hitched a ride with a family in a pickup truck and crammed all 11 of us plus the family in the bed of the truck. It was crammed, but also fun as we drove through the ´jungly´farm and smelled the amazing smell of the flowers that grow on the orange trees. It smelled like honeysuckle but better. We were greeted by Juan Carlos and had fresh squeezed orange juice, then he showed us around the farm. AMAZING. Then in the dark we got a ride back to the river on a tractor and had a fun, long, bumpy ride. Then we went back to our hotel in Pichanaki and went to a discoteca with our friend from Pichanaki, Gladys, and had a good time. Then we went to bed and woke up at 5 in the morning.
At about 6 in the morning we left for Tarma in the Andes again. We went to the sanctuary of the lord of Muruhuay and ate food cooked in a Pachamanca (in Quechua Pacha=food and manca=hole). They basically buried all sorts of foods in a hole with hot rocks. Then we had deep fried cuy, or guinea pig, which pretty much tasted like rubbery chicken but I was too grossed out by the feet to eat much of it. haha. Then we went to the main part of Tarma, then set off for 3 hours out to the Stone Forest, which is an area with beautiful rock formations. Then we drove back to Lima, another 8 hours, and arrived at 2am, about 18 hours later than planned. Then I had class at 10 this morning, so we are all cansados.

I think thats about it! Its been a crazy crazy week.
S