tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25810773932985123012024-03-21T18:11:30.783-07:00Sweet Green DreamsGreen design, art, building, travel, life*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-54345123915319702542013-04-18T19:08:00.003-07:002013-04-18T19:08:32.364-07:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Work of James Hubble </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am in love with Jame Hubble's work. He is an artist and a cultural icon here in San Diego. Building his home by hand with his family using rocks and trees on his land in Julian he has created a beautiful space of hope and inspiration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He is the founder of <a href="http://ilanlaelfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Ilan Lael foundation</a>. He hosts <a href="http://www.kpbs.org/events/2013/mar/05/18458/" target="_blank">Conversations of Beauty</a> at the Mengei Museum in SD Balboa park every month. He is also the designer of a beautiful school, <a href="http://americasfoundation.net/" target="_blank">La Esperanza</a> , built in the middle of an incredibly poor part of TJ</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He is soft spoken but when he does speak he evokes an intent concentration from everyone around him. You listen absorbing every word of simple wisdom he has to share and you feel better for it. I have learned from him that beauty and art make people fall in love with a space, with the land, with cultural institutions, schools, playgrounds and places that give purpose and hope and make us want to cherish and preserve our culture. I encourage everyone in SD to come visit his home or listen to him speak at the Mengei.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_2026669597"></span><span id="goog_2026669598"></span><br />*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-62525141112192327222011-07-02T17:15:00.001-07:002011-12-14T02:45:16.972-08:00Art Fundraiser for Natives in Peru<div style="text-align: center;">A new one<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvgohi4cQPgsCiPo_JypOLe5s1t1PzM6VBYPE31aNpK3REZXbvv83EgnyqqB_4S5btCPePr9pSKHbnkS4uY6qLV2nkp5s4_t4E2RqgBoZ6-kQrz57KQoWd4Ib_T2TQ8l3x2fxavK9X4M/s1600/babay.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvgohi4cQPgsCiPo_JypOLe5s1t1PzM6VBYPE31aNpK3REZXbvv83EgnyqqB_4S5btCPePr9pSKHbnkS4uY6qLV2nkp5s4_t4E2RqgBoZ6-kQrz57KQoWd4Ib_T2TQ8l3x2fxavK9X4M/s400/babay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646412438040023266" border="0" /></a>Bebe Peruano<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SOLD<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who bought the natural art art and helped contribute 15% to Nawpa Runa. Even a little bit of money helps put them closer to publishing the traditional medicinal book which will cost around $700-1000 but help bring in a lot of money to preserve the traditional arts and knowledge of the native community in Chazuta here in Northern Peru.<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-87370041644008584762011-05-27T10:35:00.001-07:002011-09-28T11:29:13.319-07:00Art from the Amazon<div style="text-align: center;">Art made from natural mineral pigments hand made on banana paper and canvas.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">The art is for sale and 10% goes to the NGO Nawpa Runa <a href="http://es-es.facebook.com/pages/%C3%91AWPA-RUNA/270492907400">(facebook)</a> <a href="http://nawparunadechazuta.over-blog.es/">(blog)</a> to create a medicinal plant book.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Click painting for larger view<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 420px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/girl_web-1.jpg" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Warmista Bonita<br />on canvas<br />50.5 x 70 cm<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 402px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/oldlady_web-1.jpg" border="0" /></span>Abuela en el Castillo de Lamas<br />25 x 35 cm<br />SOLD<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 204px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/moth_web-1.jpg" border="0" /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span">Polilla de la Noche<br />23 x 14 cm<br />SOLD<br />via Trueque in exchange for some<br />handmade pottery and donation to Nawpa Runa</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624835065905739122" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 286px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVjSlCUZZ1HcEExRq2YshcLXeg9615yo15APOmxy5ZNX8fBm6X7jOkOkFMTH5hDuebY-jN9gJRF0b3hAIMYO4yHc4HPRdOo2F01NJ3RIxmh_QTUtNluxIAvB0HvlLx32iN0OV0MQFAjk/s400/boy_web.jpg" border="0" /></span>Niño Curioso, Chazuta<br />14 x 23 cm<br />SOLD<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 204px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/marybelle_web-1.jpg" border="0" /> <span class="Apple-style-span">Maribelle y su Hermano de Comunidad Nativa Chunchihui<br />50.5 x 70 cm<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/river_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 204px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/river_web.jpg" border="0" /></a>Niños en el Rio Huallaga, Chazuta<br />47 x 32 cm<br />SOLD<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYmj5xabxSIaU8AJ6KFK3kz9vIm4rQ-Gpy_Cyy83UEJ8L6i45HLHDzdr_YYAZ0phwtMEOXNuf5CZcdA0gzmdHwlw14uifmaRcyEm-udf4ARMJ8BVb1o0GgqY33Jip4sxsvCwqdIpbws0/s400/ladysittingweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611467710077954994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span">Sabiduria Lamista on canvas<br />28.5 x 36 cm<br />SOLD<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*prices don't include shipping from CA</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Art in progress and details shots</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611468404189460946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 180px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6NJ72ABo-jjmShyphenhyphenCjrEsAkPRn8FNjVZwgSPebdHiaOeFfjlE9GqBbeSuhgy7XQWnylr9uDv8AW6ecqsMnhx4MzqaGUSr323v9ejbFTr-vzliY7VdjqMFsK3T8i1dNcEUrSdOFiMWano/s400/progression.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 453px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/boydetail_web-1.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; cursor: pointer; height: 411px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/girldetail_web-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPJ1qP3E2-G8qkU4GiR-h6CyTLXE-0YtonwvZsFSsVoMRQrNFxpK1vo_dRpJsVUSMeWG7b4AFzhtCkfRzfdPe4zQ100oLSgrNwPkkTryaWf3ICOadnwl-PMxpyWvPQYyOREYfsb6L8t8/s1600/IMG_4426aceclosesmweb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611470634682587042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 333px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPJ1qP3E2-G8qkU4GiR-h6CyTLXE-0YtonwvZsFSsVoMRQrNFxpK1vo_dRpJsVUSMeWG7b4AFzhtCkfRzfdPe4zQ100oLSgrNwPkkTryaWf3ICOadnwl-PMxpyWvPQYyOREYfsb6L8t8/s400/IMG_4426aceclosesmweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Natural Pigments</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624910943842690354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 333px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YJdsywDdT8cNc68tEq5cVhIwOvvnwv6H3thaC29sBVceFY-_YgZfBH0rH7C1nn4M1yG9VxY44gP3JW90MEIs3scmgCY1L1BrXaZ4zGNnmmUj78cXtEfvmqjpOlRIrnefIsVR-NZK4UU/s400/261888_174655239266089_172558886142391_505590_7663582_n.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p>I collected the rocks from a local river. The rocks are hand crushed and added to a binder to make paint. They are minerals and won't biodegrade or fade like plant colors. The banana paper is made by local women and this too will last just like any other paper. Of course, like any piece of art, be careful to keep out of direct sunlight.<br /><br />As a new medium, there was a definate learning curve for me. Especially because some paint on very light or clear then dry much darker. I had to use many layers and wait for them to dry to see the results. The paint encouraged me to learn to paint in a new way.<br /><br />The images of the paintings are done from photos that I took in the area and some are from a local professional photographer, Javier Quintana.<br /></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624910949209309378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 250px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLrmvvPKtTC-_uVK2ES0TD9muxON1EQcAoHLDQx4ndqa4XM2pGmvlZn8eMF-0rcfuXInSr1SCLhV33RGUvdgHFPABM_d7eur3gBkGy60nTM_VshA3bgyOqIT8mN-DPG18NFSCKlxKz4w/s400/277529_174655242599422_172558886142391_505591_2686420_o.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Trina, the founder of Sachaqa Centro de Arte, taught herself this technique of paint making and is now selling her natural pigment paints <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Natural-Pigments/172558886142391">here</a></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Some Thoughts </span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ek5_gkwnVtTUa91KRkUAvz3Xtz54e1Zhx12oSWt_Bi-FChw20k3aAH84jOS66LOtgqn2Ort4QtTYtz0ezYbUdd8IxDf1FxR34OT-Tv-CBbBDlVvSWZrJyfnEXTInksWQStroVwfWWgk/s1600/mepainting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611468398418770402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ek5_gkwnVtTUa91KRkUAvz3Xtz54e1Zhx12oSWt_Bi-FChw20k3aAH84jOS66LOtgqn2Ort4QtTYtz0ezYbUdd8IxDf1FxR34OT-Tv-CBbBDlVvSWZrJyfnEXTInksWQStroVwfWWgk/s400/mepainting.jpg" border="0" /></a>My airy loft/studio where the occasional giant deadly tarantula fell from the ceiling..no big deal.<br /><br />One of the things my painting teacher, Lela Harty, told me when I picked up my first oil paints was that you can make art with a stick and mud if you know what you are doing. Well almost ten years later perhaps I can see it as a right of passage that I have literally accomplished this feat. Below is a series of paintings created out of natural paints made from clay rocks, picked from the waters of the Huallaga River in Northern Highland Amazon Jungle of Peru. They are hand crushed and applied to local handmade banana paper. A local artist, Trina Brammah, showed me where to find and create these paints myself. Trina also founded the sustainable Art Center Sachaqa that I have been working in.<br /><p align="left"><br />My travels to get where I am now have been a journey of self discovery and revelation that will carry me to my future to come. For almost a year now I have been trekking sola from Colombia, through Ecuador to Peru, searching out alternative ways of living, building, thinking, being. I see the town I am in now, San Roque, as a wonderful rest point that has brought together my thoughts and skills attained on this search. Here I have been working full time to help build two houses using the local indigenous method of dried mud called Quincha. I also traveled to local farms to help with coffee harvesting.<br /><br />In my spare time I have been experimenting with the local natural paints. My residence is a bamboo and leaf house at a spiritual center called Hunab-Ku. Here there is ample time to realize my ideals of acceptance, non-attachment, intuition, being, curiosity and excitment about life. A mix of strong community, connection to the land, and respect for nature makes this a fufilling environment. My days are full but I have never felt rushed through my tasks. I feel I have time, cook healthy meals, read, paint, sleep, hike and all the while ot seems as if I am just hanging out with friends and together we are helping each other manifest the life we envision. Returning to this mindset has reminded me of a natural flow and continuity in life can be achieved no matter where I am. Wise friends have told me, when you are in the right place, reaching your potential just flows and your goals are manifested, not perhaps without effort but without struggle. Everyday I feel I get closer to being in this right place.<br /><br />The paintings themselves are a manifestation of my desire to create beauty that is derived more directly from nature. To see where all the materials come from and know they will go back someday not harming but enriching the earth. The colors of the river match the skin tones of the people here a reminder to me that we are all made of the same thing, we are all the same.<br /><br />I am mailing my paintings home and selling my painting to help donate a portion to the Ñawpa Runa Foundation who supports the continuation of local art traditions such as pottery and paper making. Nawpa Runa has just started a project to create a book to share ancient medicinal plant knowledge. A medical student I met agreed to study under a woman in the region to learn and translate her knowledge into a book. I hope to help do the design and the proceeds made from the art will go to help publish the book.. If one piece speaks to you and you cannot pay I am open to Trueque (an exchange of goods, services or knowledge).<br /><br />I hope you enjoy them and everyday find that space to match mind, body, and lifestyle.</p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;" align="left"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;" align="left"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;" align="left"><a href="http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/Art/">Online Album</a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-74841854755265872022011-05-20T17:47:00.000-07:002011-09-15T03:43:01.907-07:00Art Exhibition in Peru<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2-Nnyn_du_3KWfmZM5_776_zGRDzAgdNil4BJZkp6D8ov0wDLGaRdCPXxREP71rQlnKtVvIlaqICsblj1NfO8Qe3OCitIMjhzpdHv9c9DkngbzriuJO_26wBlomMhOLSCY0vKUb7KbQ/s1600/lindsayposter_webspanish.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2-Nnyn_du_3KWfmZM5_776_zGRDzAgdNil4BJZkp6D8ov0wDLGaRdCPXxREP71rQlnKtVvIlaqICsblj1NfO8Qe3OCitIMjhzpdHv9c9DkngbzriuJO_26wBlomMhOLSCY0vKUb7KbQ/s400/lindsayposter_webspanish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620101323575037970" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2-Nnyn_du_3KWfmZM5_776_zGRDzAgdNil4BJZkp6D8ov0wDLGaRdCPXxREP71rQlnKtVvIlaqICsblj1NfO8Qe3OCitIMjhzpdHv9c9DkngbzriuJO_26wBlomMhOLSCY0vKUb7KbQ/s1600/lindsayposter_webspanish.jpg"><br /></a>Through Sachaqa Art Center I had the great opportunity to show my work in a gallery exhibition here in Lamas, Peru this weekend during the celebration of Corpus Christi. A big festival was held in this cultural town with many of the native people coming to share traditional foods and crafts. I exhibited next to a very well respected local artist Yolanda Racceto. We both had impressionistic paintings of the local people so it was a good combination. I felt that my portraits of the local natives made from natural paints on handmade banana paper was very well received by the people and I was happy with the show.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2-Nnyn_du_3KWfmZM5_776_zGRDzAgdNil4BJZkp6D8ov0wDLGaRdCPXxREP71rQlnKtVvIlaqICsblj1NfO8Qe3OCitIMjhzpdHv9c9DkngbzriuJO_26wBlomMhOLSCY0vKUb7KbQ/s1600/lindsayposter_webspanish.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve_0GvnqnidFx2GiGC9RioWG_WzpP2mDHYWuVKI9MpTnicbTrHf_JnbyfwFkgKBSFSpIAeHvOgJmgywdb4hHIR_-RjbjxejovgsAj8gra9_MpV-cMObw-UTFX4mJWCfbNGhXLiPSmd3c/s1600/EXHIBITION2web.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve_0GvnqnidFx2GiGC9RioWG_WzpP2mDHYWuVKI9MpTnicbTrHf_JnbyfwFkgKBSFSpIAeHvOgJmgywdb4hHIR_-RjbjxejovgsAj8gra9_MpV-cMObw-UTFX4mJWCfbNGhXLiPSmd3c/s400/EXHIBITION2web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611466673131312626" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a>The posters<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxghfCnVRTuMSOOj8UG8BurT2nsCKFItH2M1aFjYQeflx76aMrikEfD6R3-uLxnHri4SGCyJp5xaJo5TqO9mSdgFGJEHd8QMOPZ6UC_zNlzNGB3YAL_U7U5BaEBM1_VljtoTs2eg3Lc0M/s1600/megalleryweb.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxghfCnVRTuMSOOj8UG8BurT2nsCKFItH2M1aFjYQeflx76aMrikEfD6R3-uLxnHri4SGCyJp5xaJo5TqO9mSdgFGJEHd8QMOPZ6UC_zNlzNGB3YAL_U7U5BaEBM1_VljtoTs2eg3Lc0M/s400/megalleryweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620080814281716866" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" border="0" /></a>With the paintings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc734IhK-lla5z7GjwsPXNVucuI82D2kh6fcTv1FACHC7a6hjlr3WgIFs95Iw4XiJWkPeVe22wbfq4Mz-3EB1PK0IgzNjsNziFIxpiyATyfjHDst3IYkq9QtWUHWrFHp7QOSBXd0B3NAg/s1600/259775_10150220624790758_826795757_7173766_3321091_o.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc734IhK-lla5z7GjwsPXNVucuI82D2kh6fcTv1FACHC7a6hjlr3WgIFs95Iw4XiJWkPeVe22wbfq4Mz-3EB1PK0IgzNjsNziFIxpiyATyfjHDst3IYkq9QtWUHWrFHp7QOSBXd0B3NAg/s400/259775_10150220624790758_826795757_7173766_3321091_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620080800080152210" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" /></a>Daniel who helped me set up the show with his wife Trina, the founder of Sachaqa Art Center on the Left and my friend Jesulyn on the right.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY-I0Zj_c0pcaEsgN6eVznk8tMR11s1MuqsIWXLOlI0N10yyY9XqunUbK5UPlJdH2Jy0SgtoBxyU_jr5Zhuj9Eh4CBb43X90sxxcK-411LXCiqXZWLM2-k1DpBYEWnguNOY6PZgu4lng/s1600/yolanda.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY-I0Zj_c0pcaEsgN6eVznk8tMR11s1MuqsIWXLOlI0N10yyY9XqunUbK5UPlJdH2Jy0SgtoBxyU_jr5Zhuj9Eh4CBb43X90sxxcK-411LXCiqXZWLM2-k1DpBYEWnguNOY6PZgu4lng/s400/yolanda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620081552547944178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a>Yolanda and I. She has lived all over including New York and exhibited in many countries.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3qU9bVpHVSQHPyV5HhaIkqi8eMv7Ozlyp3FcU1Ed9fDPy4iZUGGx6Z-52cdfeFjB-Meg2SCOcNFh5kip61iFHOkiX0woB2zr_f9k2by1H0kfCMHaxeWr95BUQ7x4KSnNf7Fi97eIvb8/s1600/mestreet.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3qU9bVpHVSQHPyV5HhaIkqi8eMv7Ozlyp3FcU1Ed9fDPy4iZUGGx6Z-52cdfeFjB-Meg2SCOcNFh5kip61iFHOkiX0woB2zr_f9k2by1H0kfCMHaxeWr95BUQ7x4KSnNf7Fi97eIvb8/s400/mestreet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620080820599478466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" border="0" /></a>The little gringa painting in the street<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNBkZ1ZzsmUXPw1NA-DFEFv_8bjf4RwkuJsyEIootsdu6wKlLuT39NSLwHLwJAdMo7sI6WPWy5YCxmgQotNJLw9U53XNpWvhJcH1852uWGGrCnanw_iMhlRwoQtUbkqG-hJ_no6aeks/s1600/mestreetside.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JNBkZ1ZzsmUXPw1NA-DFEFv_8bjf4RwkuJsyEIootsdu6wKlLuT39NSLwHLwJAdMo7sI6WPWy5YCxmgQotNJLw9U53XNpWvhJcH1852uWGGrCnanw_iMhlRwoQtUbkqG-hJ_no6aeks/s400/mestreetside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620081535317897362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" border="0" /></a>It was a little difficult painting with the crowd but the people really seemed to enjoy watching and it was great to the kids so interested in the art.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/264386_1945643092297_1579116941_1881985_4007313_n.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIKuAus2OC_VAjnNLszCaMkcFQTpX38Jn7vcYBRt_8-FcOpYXIUEeCojufUF1AN58eyxlhhlUgBMRK9N3DJDqlFAXU-6eL4ML6ULOdcMO9VU5_robyLb_14ZbM47T67Mmzb3zGvg9q8A/s1600/streetpeople.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIKuAus2OC_VAjnNLszCaMkcFQTpX38Jn7vcYBRt_8-FcOpYXIUEeCojufUF1AN58eyxlhhlUgBMRK9N3DJDqlFAXU-6eL4ML6ULOdcMO9VU5_robyLb_14ZbM47T67Mmzb3zGvg9q8A/s400/streetpeople.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620081550891213026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPJURZmIoen-4k7MCwT0uU7IEg3Z4ynSskPRI69qLewY3Nka06_nJAXEGwEUpZkdZQthyphenhyphenVONZAhfYVkYtFQxse3WIMCQxUAQ1TiGPv7c80S_NILeJBoJFjyVO1AXhP7Q7jwRoGKqNiG0/s1600/saw.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPJURZmIoen-4k7MCwT0uU7IEg3Z4ynSskPRI69qLewY3Nka06_nJAXEGwEUpZkdZQthyphenhyphenVONZAhfYVkYtFQxse3WIMCQxUAQ1TiGPv7c80S_NILeJBoJFjyVO1AXhP7Q7jwRoGKqNiG0/s400/saw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620081539783840802" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" border="0" /></a>Another artist Juan who did some chainsaw sculpting...a little more exciting than me!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made some great contacts and have some more potential exhibits ligned up and may paint some murals in the town of Lamas as well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;" >Photos by</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;" ><a href="http://www.facebook.com/guillen.org" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Freddy Guillen Villacorta</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> of Lamas</span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215570_1834616716707_1579116941_1740565_462803_n.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 720px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226637_1834108544003_1579116941_1739676_5078107_n.jpg"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226637_1834108544003_1579116941_1739676_5078107_n.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 370px;" border="0" /></a><br /></span><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230954_1834078823260_1579116941_1739586_7560644_n.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 600px;" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div align="center"><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuHzfTybof6QgXr3DClHeCnm46qf_B2BmLoc4wEZBL1hWnqwX0EzUAl__8I-pOexrZYCynRLBIbuZnSkc0OpunvPCmY8Uvn6WIpU58yaO2yjQLZ1KKAQo-nn-QTAe4pE2ywjugK_mV5E/s1600/snake.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuHzfTybof6QgXr3DClHeCnm46qf_B2BmLoc4wEZBL1hWnqwX0EzUAl__8I-pOexrZYCynRLBIbuZnSkc0OpunvPCmY8Uvn6WIpU58yaO2yjQLZ1KKAQo-nn-QTAe4pE2ywjugK_mV5E/s1600/snake.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-12337340679104103952011-04-30T16:18:00.001-07:002011-09-12T21:58:50.500-07:00Sticks and Mud in San Roque, Peru<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:x-large;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:x-large;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:x-large;" >San Roque de Cumbaza, San Martin, Peru.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidytyd_Qi65JpH-jUal2yTaFC8oNhtrro3XTS4mEDxKrhZD992DEBb90N7uW9qVNOV-vEPXZb1izQGXLlkRy_Fxwh7xgxnmAjUDOlYKMc_GIg3Huj-EnTAD3Gvq5Ne4B41eQaWeDSmLxE/s400/IMG_3777.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322165199937954" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;">A view here in San Roque.</div></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPEY6aFr10cBuHpazhN6GR7aLqcSo_H9OkmTwcHkVBDdUbbmvKXgj3MX0PRz8oEi52iVaUeB77VxDyJelhk0Z_f0HMUY8NgjlxXLeHxkGr_U_OA4jDgsBAmpWht-NJC2GCsfTsoMdYiU/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG"></a></p><div style="text-align: left;">A pleasant river wraps between small mud houses covered in grey Shapaja palm leaves surrounded by the misty mountains of the high jungle. It´s not to hard to like San Roque at first site. Each day, however, reveals more secrets tucked in to the hidden corners of the land: pottery of the Lamistas, Cacoa and coffee chacras, mystical medicinal plants, high waterfalls, fireflies, monkeys, and of course the beautiful people who greet you with an hola and a warm smile always. I have been here going on 3 months now and below are some of the projects I have been involved or learned about here.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPEY6aFr10cBuHpazhN6GR7aLqcSo_H9OkmTwcHkVBDdUbbmvKXgj3MX0PRz8oEi52iVaUeB77VxDyJelhk0Z_f0HMUY8NgjlxXLeHxkGr_U_OA4jDgsBAmpWht-NJC2GCsfTsoMdYiU/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG"></a></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvQPZ8YdobsXaf_dTFHufQsiGksEzZJFqhP-Jk0IJixg2Jx_ZqgCvk9bJxWMcVEuTZ6EMaQel9rI8Y0z3Uo5XYsZEoYspljGmzu2YnWwjskgSO76Knl8swHixkr9KXE25C5XfP0zeRPY/s400/IMG_3999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613794140071247042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">San Roque bridge</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQXoVtZ9dnwRflxLFiEFkg4PL9EZLideBvZ7Lur5YqJhuoRPyf0BR0d0zde3R5VhuxEY7D6HQ1gfQTkC6r01_fDJyO5yvdMuTycgTk_FGN9Vlidc_VxlU7rHCLFS_vQpdhFU9mznSLUM/s400/IMG_3917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613790212431468418" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mishkiyacu eco community here in San Roque</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCdCax3bIvUHseY-DIOCpptXT1WHrdLth19EnTQeGVgDZBbxecEU1SYzZBIh_yEhngIx43tO9uHJScr4ijjA5TGx_NeGDtibwE3QxN4IDJ3sHAT-ambqYB4A3J_XptntdtPPlo8uCajQ/s400/IMG_3803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613790205004763794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">6 hour hike to insane waterfalls here.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMXqX5hq9ZrWR8D-N4zKudIMYrVtDkoIMlHyHQ8D9X2chbVKxzHhNgWRMLakGkHVQwWjNM3vneBiVJzyaviRBLRvikZ0gQzB22MNCT9VDbS1gup5asqwCjOyYBHf6Np4YtKrv9seKoGM/s1600/IMG_3791.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMXqX5hq9ZrWR8D-N4zKudIMYrVtDkoIMlHyHQ8D9X2chbVKxzHhNgWRMLakGkHVQwWjNM3vneBiVJzyaviRBLRvikZ0gQzB22MNCT9VDbS1gup5asqwCjOyYBHf6Np4YtKrv9seKoGM/s400/IMG_3791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601529887247415314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sachaqa Centro de Arte.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.sachaqacentrodearte.com/">Sachaqa website</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">I first heard about this area through Trina´s art center. A sustainable artist’s retreat in the amazon, you say? Heck yeah I am going there. Trina, from England, has run the center for over 4 years bringing people from all over to have a beautiful and therapeutic place to practice art. Trina showed me how to make natural paints out of the river rocks, something that has been a dream of mine for a long time.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">A new art center was being built as a part of a larger sustainable community. I happened to be very fortunate that they were just beginning to build this and another house out of the traditional local method called Quincha. The exact type of project I had been hoping to get my hands dirty in on my trip.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Sustainable Community</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlKykIoRsjBcM3uJiF6FokGMml1S4B9kGxhObdoS66pdUKdg0aKxh_iZjmfWu7Ct5HadbDB87XaD54jsCsBZq0lTMtoLo9N8PwU0Wgr3lYUX5897GCy-88Vu4i7E-k3KelhLMLIMfM8k/s1600/IMG_3929.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlKykIoRsjBcM3uJiF6FokGMml1S4B9kGxhObdoS66pdUKdg0aKxh_iZjmfWu7Ct5HadbDB87XaD54jsCsBZq0lTMtoLo9N8PwU0Wgr3lYUX5897GCy-88Vu4i7E-k3KelhLMLIMfM8k/s400/IMG_3929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613790221628858450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ana, a mother of three, is helping Trina add her art studio to a growing sustainable community on her land.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZmmDI-waL_POUk9KkMcsqG8-tkIJbaOcc19YVgCxdpvuQgow6HNyiX_ZhBvrJ72w_n_QM5NhoxwdjsQTJPJxOMZSH2iFMvrB5fUC9KxBN80YFgDgqMkHY1h4e2wmZl7SLvWSqQX47_Q/s1600/IMG_3919.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZmmDI-waL_POUk9KkMcsqG8-tkIJbaOcc19YVgCxdpvuQgow6HNyiX_ZhBvrJ72w_n_QM5NhoxwdjsQTJPJxOMZSH2iFMvrB5fUC9KxBN80YFgDgqMkHY1h4e2wmZl7SLvWSqQX47_Q/s400/IMG_3919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613790214932757666" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX-0qG8VLGomq3Mijva2UPGmRVI7yAf494UcMvKPatpR6IgJ8jK84psR3OLLHbNx6ual0NsqPl051T2iDIk1kWsxtb0FV6ywNwIzbWDAlrbeiLL7BTrJ7Kl9QkAEUvq975U40y2L7uug/s1600/IMG_3915.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX-0qG8VLGomq3Mijva2UPGmRVI7yAf494UcMvKPatpR6IgJ8jK84psR3OLLHbNx6ual0NsqPl051T2iDIk1kWsxtb0FV6ywNwIzbWDAlrbeiLL7BTrJ7Kl9QkAEUvq975U40y2L7uug/s400/IMG_3915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613790208732209986" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a>Joey, another volunteer, helps Luna go to the river to collects rocks to build.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sachaqa</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Art Center</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNugyffcgSpJQFBKPqn2xw7K4pIcGvA_9py2qgfylwD18tVkEX4ZNk-wKGkI5aEBoIQmblYIl765jM7A6AQkiwQenmbNyE7q4gDs0rqffYMomEYL1XHpyxhiF_ym3sjei6oqgZ5lLxe-M/s1600/IMG_3932.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNugyffcgSpJQFBKPqn2xw7K4pIcGvA_9py2qgfylwD18tVkEX4ZNk-wKGkI5aEBoIQmblYIl765jM7A6AQkiwQenmbNyE7q4gDs0rqffYMomEYL1XHpyxhiF_ym3sjei6oqgZ5lLxe-M/s400/IMG_3932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613794134682158386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just the frame of Trina's art center.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X4ZMKj9bSyA-JONyLF_vAkKtn_y5qzdmclLxPZs5fUs_fX28ENFQHXO9NVB1wPBFfVWsVbAi7wv72q-w9RMBPiAHb5ssb8fOLnO6EHc9xGv3l799ddpRrA84hX_FnGeAHPfzELpNtFI/s400/IMG_4609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464698552213314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" border="0" /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Almost finished!</div><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U6La54I4yy_JKfgD0ME2XvY1ND3xkZFZ0grMy9yOiayhue467R_BcLxtzQAdtYGSgdgTt_v989xipSvSTPn_iBdJ7AFvMFtXifq8IRMxcHRFV8e8Ua9WsVNOj5Eke6A9LRtI6ujL4c0/s1600/IMG_4620.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U6La54I4yy_JKfgD0ME2XvY1ND3xkZFZ0grMy9yOiayhue467R_BcLxtzQAdtYGSgdgTt_v989xipSvSTPn_iBdJ7AFvMFtXifq8IRMxcHRFV8e8Ua9WsVNOj5Eke6A9LRtI6ujL4c0/s400/IMG_4620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464897712373762" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The view isn't bad.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilTUS5KJQz-RoDGNSvl2MNdD9gdIrHeUiTm149g3aBLTpc3U_W9l3AtYldYRGW8VOYLA2MJXELgtbOg2QG11ZK10_jXz7VdVmkYe5z93tQfH5_j11wTC0tOHRiVThAWqWnM9xX0YmCIs/s1600/IMG_4618.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilTUS5KJQz-RoDGNSvl2MNdD9gdIrHeUiTm149g3aBLTpc3U_W9l3AtYldYRGW8VOYLA2MJXELgtbOg2QG11ZK10_jXz7VdVmkYe5z93tQfH5_j11wTC0tOHRiVThAWqWnM9xX0YmCIs/s1600/IMG_4618.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilTUS5KJQz-RoDGNSvl2MNdD9gdIrHeUiTm149g3aBLTpc3U_W9l3AtYldYRGW8VOYLA2MJXELgtbOg2QG11ZK10_jXz7VdVmkYe5z93tQfH5_j11wTC0tOHRiVThAWqWnM9xX0YmCIs/s1600/IMG_4618.jpg"></a></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Quincha</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Quincha is a traditional method of using caña brave to make an earthquake-proof frame covered in mud to build a light airy house perfect for the warm humid climate here.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>Quincha Recipe:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;">A pile of Dirt </li><li style="text-align: left;">1/3 water </li><li style="text-align: left;">rice leaves </li><li style="text-align: left;">banana palm stems shredded </li><li style="text-align: left;">Directions: mix all together and mash well with feet. </li></ul><b></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Long soft bricks can then be made by slapping globs of it into the mud until they are nice and thick. The long bricks are then hung over the caña brava and smoothed into a wall. Once dry another layer of mud and rice leaves is smoothed over. And there your have your eco house. Trina and Daniel hope to have the art center done soon to invite artists to this new site within the community.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bg9fntBiouqwuyoPmujMClqK_DlBhr-xSVOQU__8plJOO9RyrXtReCzRExri0RZVaJhiwoo9UXbgyBw-NBFCWuirh9_tNROZ-gJYRROwhGVpOn-suNOQRcANtAbZIjmQOuqW0cYqoLg/s1600/IMG_3827.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bg9fntBiouqwuyoPmujMClqK_DlBhr-xSVOQU__8plJOO9RyrXtReCzRExri0RZVaJhiwoo9UXbgyBw-NBFCWuirh9_tNROZ-gJYRROwhGVpOn-suNOQRcANtAbZIjmQOuqW0cYqoLg/s400/IMG_3827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601529895768213906" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Mashing mud</div><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtkIui0Bq9Jm0oqdeuXxsN8LfbJ2Q6oeQc-xWm0hzypd-HwsT6qLKbfYRBSZYJ1so-qvw1jngQJByXno_ftkZcSfH12t7PeKo-VhaQrrCMLY1jVwTU0MdW8JZlc3JQvL6AiWhaUsPIx8/s1600/IMG_3755.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtkIui0Bq9Jm0oqdeuXxsN8LfbJ2Q6oeQc-xWm0hzypd-HwsT6qLKbfYRBSZYJ1so-qvw1jngQJByXno_ftkZcSfH12t7PeKo-VhaQrrCMLY1jVwTU0MdW8JZlc3JQvL6AiWhaUsPIx8/s400/IMG_3755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322156128946482" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Wood secured with strips of bark</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rAzVuClZwOU-WKE4FwsThryUgAvBocZs3IeSMzfg3v9itE3aThNAzvtYIefv0A1ZGAOm6_eZYSQLIFxrlRcMCrNbjQXsmdyozqenD6M9uwj_Zzmeho4hI3iJfLc_z72HM8DERLVwmJc/s1600/IMG_4310.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rAzVuClZwOU-WKE4FwsThryUgAvBocZs3IeSMzfg3v9itE3aThNAzvtYIefv0A1ZGAOm6_eZYSQLIFxrlRcMCrNbjQXsmdyozqenD6M9uwj_Zzmeho4hI3iJfLc_z72HM8DERLVwmJc/s400/IMG_4310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603323752471375922" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The caña brava frame is earth-quake proof</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloEZMtT_efRKr0_1GpUz9p6vy8iLLcVXrm5kiEKdR8eOpceYhxN4T3F69tWMZswswQWmD1Bwr0Jlb0j7ZvK47NZFbOGKsrPXPTBCyUe21Yeo7ZVpsDTw0DlzrSpkjfnlblXs5eIOACGo/s1600/IMG_3838.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloEZMtT_efRKr0_1GpUz9p6vy8iLLcVXrm5kiEKdR8eOpceYhxN4T3F69tWMZswswQWmD1Bwr0Jlb0j7ZvK47NZFbOGKsrPXPTBCyUe21Yeo7ZVpsDTw0DlzrSpkjfnlblXs5eIOACGo/s1600/IMG_3838.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloEZMtT_efRKr0_1GpUz9p6vy8iLLcVXrm5kiEKdR8eOpceYhxN4T3F69tWMZswswQWmD1Bwr0Jlb0j7ZvK47NZFbOGKsrPXPTBCyUe21Yeo7ZVpsDTw0DlzrSpkjfnlblXs5eIOACGo/s400/IMG_3838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601529905679159234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">windows help lighten the monolithic structure</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6A0MksfvAyiEvTaUvGEUbpdhC8mejuJg9wwdKhqGyDJ5vxA87N6O9d2bgyPH5BmHSLlH8ajwQcCiAqU3rdrR2Cs2HZQt1xMzpjYBXr6vTtukilqobBuTxbjjuoj3maRs2lHPb4DRCYXs/s1600/IMG_3835.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6A0MksfvAyiEvTaUvGEUbpdhC8mejuJg9wwdKhqGyDJ5vxA87N6O9d2bgyPH5BmHSLlH8ajwQcCiAqU3rdrR2Cs2HZQt1xMzpjYBXr6vTtukilqobBuTxbjjuoj3maRs2lHPb4DRCYXs/s400/IMG_3835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601529900778405106" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Glass bottle windows are a cheap upcycled way to get some light in too</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rAzVuClZwOU-WKE4FwsThryUgAvBocZs3IeSMzfg3v9itE3aThNAzvtYIefv0A1ZGAOm6_eZYSQLIFxrlRcMCrNbjQXsmdyozqenD6M9uwj_Zzmeho4hI3iJfLc_z72HM8DERLVwmJc/s1600/IMG_4310.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilTUS5KJQz-RoDGNSvl2MNdD9gdIrHeUiTm149g3aBLTpc3U_W9l3AtYldYRGW8VOYLA2MJXELgtbOg2QG11ZK10_jXz7VdVmkYe5z93tQfH5_j11wTC0tOHRiVThAWqWnM9xX0YmCIs/s400/IMG_4618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464703521164434" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rAzVuClZwOU-WKE4FwsThryUgAvBocZs3IeSMzfg3v9itE3aThNAzvtYIefv0A1ZGAOm6_eZYSQLIFxrlRcMCrNbjQXsmdyozqenD6M9uwj_Zzmeho4hI3iJfLc_z72HM8DERLVwmJc/s1600/IMG_4310.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Securing glass bottle windows in between the caña brava</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chirapa Manta</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Javier and Claudia´s eco center, Chirapa Manta, is the other house we have been building out of mud. Even though it is out of mud, this is pretty luxurious eco-housing. There is a group of people here who are all friends and are striving to start green enterprises like this one to keep San Roque clean and sustainable and also help educate the people of Peru about the importance of our earth.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Javier says: “Here we all are teachers and we learn from everybody, even from the animals and plants... here there is no master, we are all together going through this beautiful adventure…”</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;" ><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVSjrHUN360xu6iHJctSF8MzRzhJVHWdUl12XYaQn5jzOfkELlVgrG9PC27xJ9kiEBLxSAdnTQnt7snyiOaowuxciNvYVpqt927P4v8yP-CAOOC9nrvyWEkH-yg4lFK7_mftLJWq9UTg/s400/IMG_3770.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322162517491314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">The large structure is also caña brava</div><p></p></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Artistic Details</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYjf3TOkObn1lWgiLlIOK_WYxZD9A-lm1T7JsSdXNXvo9WaoawPs7EUwCv_-RvpA4cGVuet3aqQuk0PRh4uMgyDw-TPPJTyWzLAKbxtfxIDySQrOQGObVUEe0gegeiw0u6cT_vRoY9Rs/s1600/IMG_4176.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYjf3TOkObn1lWgiLlIOK_WYxZD9A-lm1T7JsSdXNXvo9WaoawPs7EUwCv_-RvpA4cGVuet3aqQuk0PRh4uMgyDw-TPPJTyWzLAKbxtfxIDySQrOQGObVUEe0gegeiw0u6cT_vRoY9Rs/s400/IMG_4176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613794145471250450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a>Shells<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTmOXjBQXn-lCWD7sF7gfMrVWcUqb6FujQdfJlSVfxRUe3PicPw-9YZ69VvxvNOsasw9TLSADTS1UnP2el1-I4YDzx-NgF04Gof_NHM2432yczl5zi0tgSpfFGiNJTJFMBs__9zY9-LE/s1600/IMG_4175.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTmOXjBQXn-lCWD7sF7gfMrVWcUqb6FujQdfJlSVfxRUe3PicPw-9YZ69VvxvNOsasw9TLSADTS1UnP2el1-I4YDzx-NgF04Gof_NHM2432yczl5zi0tgSpfFGiNJTJFMBs__9zY9-LE/s400/IMG_4175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613794144298079586" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span">Designs in the mud give it some glamour :)</span></u></div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxzIyTmM9x8R5UG7hkEGo_0wFlkr4JEV5W6mQQmCK6pNV4VGb5M-vYT0SmjlwrCQwtW1sCN-JuAtgeGrYJ-T_E7IMdDQKECsaDvh92x7DTIoE8qtHksnaXEiCQ1FNWBhZpgsR1ZI8Dgc/s400/IMG_3991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322171288302322" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;">Glass designs in the doorway.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidytyd_Qi65JpH-jUal2yTaFC8oNhtrro3XTS4mEDxKrhZD992DEBb90N7uW9qVNOV-vEPXZb1izQGXLlkRy_Fxwh7xgxnmAjUDOlYKMc_GIg3Huj-EnTAD3Gvq5Ne4B41eQaWeDSmLxE/s1600/IMG_3777.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidytyd_Qi65JpH-jUal2yTaFC8oNhtrro3XTS4mEDxKrhZD992DEBb90N7uW9qVNOV-vEPXZb1izQGXLlkRy_Fxwh7xgxnmAjUDOlYKMc_GIg3Huj-EnTAD3Gvq5Ne4B41eQaWeDSmLxE/s1600/IMG_3777.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidytyd_Qi65JpH-jUal2yTaFC8oNhtrro3XTS4mEDxKrhZD992DEBb90N7uW9qVNOV-vEPXZb1izQGXLlkRy_Fxwh7xgxnmAjUDOlYKMc_GIg3Huj-EnTAD3Gvq5Ne4B41eQaWeDSmLxE/s1600/IMG_3777.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduEnBR6BbovOGig-cIPoO9q2pWDhQjbBolNLdG3U50dv8UfredIR4IJgnvplsglzPRqtaOED7EblYpvFQLzhhyk9UHJeQb6pNESdoL9jKnb3Hkv7wPsB7qlvJ8ksYPMXtW49COwj5bLo/s1600/IMG_4173.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduEnBR6BbovOGig-cIPoO9q2pWDhQjbBolNLdG3U50dv8UfredIR4IJgnvplsglzPRqtaOED7EblYpvFQLzhhyk9UHJeQb6pNESdoL9jKnb3Hkv7wPsB7qlvJ8ksYPMXtW49COwj5bLo/s400/IMG_4173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322633733636434" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRqWgHeIrpscE8ZfRW-KEVcifMgz4o6Dx58G62FVRwD7kQdnYxLT3M3Rqj5OQbrTnQSRJN-7-_7bJLe9ZYcHjTK25u-LsRliLIywzCXbUmxa1vTBeXjsgsHjPzRvspkIsnYDdL5viaLM/s400/IMG_4183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322639706004754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:x-large;" >Ñawpa Runa Non-Profit Project</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/%C3%91AWPA-RUNA/27049290740">Ñawpa Runa Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.nawparuna.org/">http://www.nawparuna.org/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Trina´s husband Daniel is very involved in the arts, music, dance and traditions of the area. His Non-profit, Ñawpa Runa aims at preserving the indigenous traditions in ceramic works, handicraft such as: basket weaving, embroidery, knitting and folk dances, as well as the need to preserve the Quechua language. There is a women here with knowledge of local medicinal plants, healing ailments such as, arthritis, rheumatism, infections, intestinal worms, diarrhea, cancer, diabetes etc. She would like to teach people and have help documenting her knowledge. He also strives to teach practical topics in the production of Cacao, Honey, Coffee, Cotton, Beans, Riceon the local farms.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> In the culture of these indigeneous people the basic element consists not in “development” but living in “equilibrium” within the numerous ecosystems and the order that exists between species of the great biodiversity that exist in the Amazon region.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRPSONO3Y764gCvjwKYUiZu9zrSJHHr_Tfnos03vNCUG8wQCQ0lGAmMl9WaNJHq2KJa2WM1Cz8GtwpBSdOv63nnV1zNcgEVVVw2ewY_7AEqB5_mEIgi7cv5Pbs4LJ9duO2a51-k5jp4g/s400/IMG_4127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322623105083474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;">Chazuta at susnset</div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUURqn2gumS2P6xxOrvxlSShiUpqMuCqmoPv9kEfF7G4YbToGrgepI6pjZ4nHrMv9y0rKIFB5v2SbaAF3IvwyhxDV_jiqRy-AfFcp-hW8kpe40GsI7MrAn7a3AL6dIkqOHAPMxazp6kEU/s400/IMG_4114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322174005400370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">A woman of 90 years works on the pottery in Chazuta, which is some of the most well made in the San Martin area.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:x-large;" >Hunab-Ku</span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9yFAZ5NQ4VDC1ESQy7-IP87lHrFbaRce_61KXvmHx6eT-HJdEymp6aNoiawbM_SUSK2YGhDBeONPXNVCjkmOFXB7OT2G3Xpaw_QW69knPDeVY-FmllXqiB4qqw77pLwihehTTuEK1cg/s1600/IMG_4733.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9yFAZ5NQ4VDC1ESQy7-IP87lHrFbaRce_61KXvmHx6eT-HJdEymp6aNoiawbM_SUSK2YGhDBeONPXNVCjkmOFXB7OT2G3Xpaw_QW69knPDeVY-FmllXqiB4qqw77pLwihehTTuEK1cg/s400/IMG_4733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464896135878722" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The medicinal plants around Hunab-ku</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U6La54I4yy_JKfgD0ME2XvY1ND3xkZFZ0grMy9yOiayhue467R_BcLxtzQAdtYGSgdgTt_v989xipSvSTPn_iBdJ7AFvMFtXifq8IRMxcHRFV8e8Ua9WsVNOj5Eke6A9LRtI6ujL4c0/s1600/IMG_4620.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilTUS5KJQz-RoDGNSvl2MNdD9gdIrHeUiTm149g3aBLTpc3U_W9l3AtYldYRGW8VOYLA2MJXELgtbOg2QG11ZK10_jXz7VdVmkYe5z93tQfH5_j11wTC0tOHRiVThAWqWnM9xX0YmCIs/s1600/IMG_4618.jpg"></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The roomy bamboo and thatched roof loft I have been living in is a part of Hunab-Ku, a spiritual center surrounded by a botanical garden with Amazonian medicinal plants. The construction of the center was realized according to the laws of sacred geometry using local and natural materials. I was told also that the elements of construction were meant to bring forth your path and especially for women your intuition. I have to say that I had a lot of vivid dreams here and everyone who slept here said the same .</p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Activies at Hunab-Ku</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMr1RHJFbrAGjs0RtOo1t4LbXGal_2d7-Qxa3MPqCCJbEUkTI0xIq-E6NK4SUp4iAebPnyKpn37JTlResHOEQp4gyLWs2isPjFunWm2B1Hso1543r6uSWpEY5U9RJSmlQcGGj88Wv5Qbw/s1600/IMG_4145.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMr1RHJFbrAGjs0RtOo1t4LbXGal_2d7-Qxa3MPqCCJbEUkTI0xIq-E6NK4SUp4iAebPnyKpn37JTlResHOEQp4gyLWs2isPjFunWm2B1Hso1543r6uSWpEY5U9RJSmlQcGGj88Wv5Qbw/s400/IMG_4145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322628224603426" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvf0IlSnMN3Am5FuMzadhMTrdl1iJ4GiziWPxTPgGOyoro1ocYU0kXusxp5yln3oLBmuMmzYGiiGVuwMLihsufJFZhAipX2NW-Ed-4WcDDPrD5bx3qHcj4TraNJAwUboE_bo3o1YR2wg/s400/IMG_4142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603322625212519874" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bake day with the orno at Huab-Ku.</span></span></p></span></span></span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Shamanism, Ancient wisdom and the Origins of Life</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD6pXzEMoXP8hc_SJWlorUNuAvEsJwMOrSSKDhAYJG5DbU6hMtA0cIBLFB4ii31F7QF2xMdPGO89V3aE5UZISEbB4iJeP6GBJz_O6spCsWmo41RheH3h_awwKK-CO8s9I1d6b-iMsI5w/s1600/ayuwaska.jpg"></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">San Roque is known for it’s traditional ayahuasca ceremonies. People from many countries fly here for a weekend just to have a ceremony. " Ayahuasca " is Quechua for "spirit vine" or "vine of the souls". It is a brew of the giant forest plant banisteriopis caapi mixed with psychotria virdis. Brewed for hours together, they have strong hallucinogenic properties that have been historically consumed by the western half of the Amazon valley and isolated tribes on the pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Andes. Unlike San Pedro, which deals more with the outer world of nature, ayahuasca is done at night and taps into cleansing your inner self which can be a terrifying experience revealing and releasing bad energy people hold inside. I have heard many things about the different experiences and revelations of those using ayahuasca as a therapy.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Most are struck immediately by vived hallucinations, some see images of the universe, the earth before life, the veins in their hand as the same as the veins in a leaf, a feeling of connection to all things, a clear vision of who they are, and almost all see terrifuing twisting snakes. They say that the snake is the mother of the ayahuasca .</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Much of indigenous mythology claim to have come from auywaska visions as well as their unbelievably complex medicines created without access to modern science. The indiginous say the auywaska revealed many secrets of medicine to them.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">A current belief is that somehow the plant allowed shamans to gain acess to biomelecular information. Most the images that appear over an over in indigenous mythology, which comes from ayahuasca visions, can be connected to the discoveries of modern science. According to Jeremy Narby´s book, <i>The cosmic serpent: DNA and the origins of knowedge,</i> imagery of twisting snakes occures over and over in visons and mythology as a symbol of the vital life force that the indiginous believe permeates every living thing. Narby sees this as metaphorical imagery of the double helix of DNA. Often this vital life force is seen as arrivng to earth from another place. An account from anthropologist in Peru during auywaska vision said they saw the world before life and how life came from cosmic origin of twin snakes landing on earth and mutating into many forms. The widley held belief that life spontanelously created itself on earth is also challenged by Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA. He wrote in Life Itself: Its origin and nature: That probability of change emergence of a single protein need to create DNA are in the odds of one in 20 to the 200th, this is enormously greater than the number of atoms in the observable universe (estimated at 10to the 80th)- Crick resolves that life “cannot have arisen by pure chance”. This evidence of life emerging from out side of earth struck me as very interesting. Whether or not the twisitng serpants truly represnt an ancient knowledge of DNA and that life came from another place is anybodys guess. However, it is undeniable that the indiginous have a deep understaning that there is a vital life force that connects us all and an incredible knowledge of the medicinal power of plants that cannot be lost.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD6pXzEMoXP8hc_SJWlorUNuAvEsJwMOrSSKDhAYJG5DbU6hMtA0cIBLFB4ii31F7QF2xMdPGO89V3aE5UZISEbB4iJeP6GBJz_O6spCsWmo41RheH3h_awwKK-CO8s9I1d6b-iMsI5w/s400/ayuwaska.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613771131213435634" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" border="0" /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">A section of Auywaska growing in Hunab-Ku like twisitng snakes.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuHzfTybof6QgXr3DClHeCnm46qf_B2BmLoc4wEZBL1hWnqwX0EzUAl__8I-pOexrZYCynRLBIbuZnSkc0OpunvPCmY8Uvn6WIpU58yaO2yjQLZ1KKAQo-nn-QTAe4pE2ywjugK_mV5E/s400/snake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611467698946842178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" border="0" /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After learning a lot about shamanism and ayahuasca ceremonies I came to realize that most of it I had already learned in a few seconds from viewing one of Trinas paintings.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">I talked with many people who have tried these cleanses and all said they found answers to something. It was reveled to a mother who had little time to play with her kids to look in their eyes deeply to make that connection with them. Others todl me stories that they were shown who they were and who they would be which helped greatly on there path of life.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">OK mom and dad, before you get scared and think that I am wigging out on strange halluanagenic drugs in the jungle, don’t worry. I haven’t taken any. I feel that my path of enlightenment doesn’t include external medicines at this point in my life but other practices internal in myself. I believe that everyone has their own way and the ancient medicinal plants of the jungle are a fascinating history to learn about.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Indiginous of San Martin area</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have had some really great opportunities to work on some of the local farms and spend time with some indiginous families here. They still speak Quechua, the native dialect, and still tend the land like they have been for centuries. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Below is Pantronilla, a Lamista who showed me the traditional technique of making pottery. </span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuM-Z5HanKexyDXL2QvmcKiZSo2oFoFpe7lAxyNxc8N14L2yq8nCAFcH3zCE6GEfEcBUurDfien_83Mod_yoDVvtdx44Am8vFDFFRJvMA-_lTgJCiyzWD5K26yX0L7GQZMBcFT1sPWOM/s1600/IMG_4577.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_JuUpZkZ8vBm4NiK4jNAYBMjx1RE2DKII4K9yp2hHNnCR7u1ATE3N5-WyzZ-kIgWNgaH6uRHua_n-7e3yrBEjv0kS70J20hza0sDUuvmBG2Ari2QRRHnvCSMUOrCwEp98ZNYbvJyKbU/s1600/IMG_4367.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_JuUpZkZ8vBm4NiK4jNAYBMjx1RE2DKII4K9yp2hHNnCR7u1ATE3N5-WyzZ-kIgWNgaH6uRHua_n-7e3yrBEjv0kS70J20hza0sDUuvmBG2Ari2QRRHnvCSMUOrCwEp98ZNYbvJyKbU/s400/IMG_4367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603323755510171938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here they don't have fancy wheels, they make rools and pinch each layer of clay together.</span></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMLmpb681yYYJRYGQM7F6LljWChX3RUU8wuUWiG0GQbtA2jIhrAOyx8ARkJFQ1bnG34m9s_Ccm6OqsThgGvXUIYNocZJ0WJrffElmAZ9rMSmGOamHkEYisaRJFRtd5CNmHSpW80ESyi8/s400/IMG_4383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603323763649951362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></span><div style="text-align: center;">After the pot is done it is fired for a week. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLmeedEC6xDbAKb-FK94jqTZ10_xBLqVwvSZ-7HG64-D4StwDEcEnS1jpunbUBWAes6d36SnbzpIL0JYYtcpqye6Vg-6KxE2OfwM4SfOh5Z2p1Kqitn_7Mriyq3OwKJ5Cg-j1vzp37SQ/s1600/IMG_4371.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLmeedEC6xDbAKb-FK94jqTZ10_xBLqVwvSZ-7HG64-D4StwDEcEnS1jpunbUBWAes6d36SnbzpIL0JYYtcpqye6Vg-6KxE2OfwM4SfOh5Z2p1Kqitn_7Mriyq3OwKJ5Cg-j1vzp37SQ/s400/IMG_4371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603323755724927650" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Patronilla and I.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_JuUpZkZ8vBm4NiK4jNAYBMjx1RE2DKII4K9yp2hHNnCR7u1ATE3N5-WyzZ-kIgWNgaH6uRHua_n-7e3yrBEjv0kS70J20hza0sDUuvmBG2Ari2QRRHnvCSMUOrCwEp98ZNYbvJyKbU/s1600/IMG_4367.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgz66gHdvizf3CCqm9BuVJeAPbbuPOcD3DTyRS2FggvHhA9CVa9O9yHzWmD5Y0nl_3Gu0OFOaEk6jGZgxOBm71Ela46Ps-cwB5nLRpoHVWD6qM4g8ovsdTwsnIEy0L1s1Ry3TwPLQiM/s1600/IMG_4496.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgz66gHdvizf3CCqm9BuVJeAPbbuPOcD3DTyRS2FggvHhA9CVa9O9yHzWmD5Y0nl_3Gu0OFOaEk6jGZgxOBm71Ela46Ps-cwB5nLRpoHVWD6qM4g8ovsdTwsnIEy0L1s1Ry3TwPLQiM/s400/IMG_4496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611462947363439554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></span></u></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Patronilla with Marybelle in her traditional clothes.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4ohdMFaqWtJwXCP5xKxvkrzYLbuTOfVEbktftpknkE9tBcbBpdVBtCaQsWH_aON0lmRfoMSY9mK8cPqNhY4Y32xuIrWUWpXzYnrT7OY808syAZ-oEYECr9aD4mmTV0coBUUl7ldmpLU/s1600/IMG_4392.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbupu6qJDSgInH0HD8K-D9A-FHasyCPZ-e64wsKHsdbqq-Nf9AuiXH-q0SJKX9UmLhVAV7q0SRezdaA6b7YTGENi3eFIqTla6WjXUJr-LlO2l0H-s7iPfLqdqA8jxR-QQlLMyAd45N-Ns/s1600/IMG_4547.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbupu6qJDSgInH0HD8K-D9A-FHasyCPZ-e64wsKHsdbqq-Nf9AuiXH-q0SJKX9UmLhVAV7q0SRezdaA6b7YTGENi3eFIqTla6WjXUJr-LlO2l0H-s7iPfLqdqA8jxR-QQlLMyAd45N-Ns/s400/IMG_4547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464687633689282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Patronilla is 63 and still a hard worker.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJSISlltsK_KdGHMP4dpDA1l4QnpkwRo8W3G6p-kRwBre9_Uz50GkHq8X4hLrMiWEbJoIBJeWkqX9UgyxQ8Zi-yL-rKLWGEM8qIftCkpjZ_B2WJs3f0KRzIOanYWAdNqyEfiLATSV2iw/s1600/IMG_4515.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuM-Z5HanKexyDXL2QvmcKiZSo2oFoFpe7lAxyNxc8N14L2yq8nCAFcH3zCE6GEfEcBUurDfien_83Mod_yoDVvtdx44Am8vFDFFRJvMA-_lTgJCiyzWD5K26yX0L7GQZMBcFT1sPWOM/s1600/IMG_4577.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuM-Z5HanKexyDXL2QvmcKiZSo2oFoFpe7lAxyNxc8N14L2yq8nCAFcH3zCE6GEfEcBUurDfien_83Mod_yoDVvtdx44Am8vFDFFRJvMA-_lTgJCiyzWD5K26yX0L7GQZMBcFT1sPWOM/s400/IMG_4577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611464691780865074" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The family invited me to stay for lunch. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The menu: farm fresh chicken soup, beans and plantains</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBFx0pPVRwlnpOdEgG0t9hVx81XgFiaOmvF4hj2TPf4yOlqSJdiBRSq9rQfLSmuAkE4GdDe_THcBHi1K8nguwHPTWtoGgY8TrnqexCBLuHylEvyiv_yNMD95eTEw3nJGLKH2Drh-8u0U/s1600/IMG_4501.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBFx0pPVRwlnpOdEgG0t9hVx81XgFiaOmvF4hj2TPf4yOlqSJdiBRSq9rQfLSmuAkE4GdDe_THcBHi1K8nguwHPTWtoGgY8TrnqexCBLuHylEvyiv_yNMD95eTEw3nJGLKH2Drh-8u0U/s400/IMG_4501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611462956373310850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Abuela linda</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgz66gHdvizf3CCqm9BuVJeAPbbuPOcD3DTyRS2FggvHhA9CVa9O9yHzWmD5Y0nl_3Gu0OFOaEk6jGZgxOBm71Ela46Ps-cwB5nLRpoHVWD6qM4g8ovsdTwsnIEy0L1s1Ry3TwPLQiM/s1600/IMG_4496.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgz66gHdvizf3CCqm9BuVJeAPbbuPOcD3DTyRS2FggvHhA9CVa9O9yHzWmD5Y0nl_3Gu0OFOaEk6jGZgxOBm71Ela46Ps-cwB5nLRpoHVWD6qM4g8ovsdTwsnIEy0L1s1Ry3TwPLQiM/s1600/IMG_4496.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqgz66gHdvizf3CCqm9BuVJeAPbbuPOcD3DTyRS2FggvHhA9CVa9O9yHzWmD5Y0nl_3Gu0OFOaEk6jGZgxOBm71Ela46Ps-cwB5nLRpoHVWD6qM4g8ovsdTwsnIEy0L1s1Ry3TwPLQiM/s1600/IMG_4496.jpg"></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBBW5Z7AdV8S2xKflYQY7Ccirckn50Zr0n4JH4FmxA1fQ3m_XAku-SxRLEyVpPQdZLLaAJzZ9mOFKHTBNoXUXm1ZjZ5lLSnoupasn0BQUvAS-zeBJEyJcwx-i2Hj44TsJO_sialeQngc/s400/IMG_4239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611462943504921090" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Selling pottery in the castle in Lamas</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Really so much to see and do in San Roque though at first glance a sleepy little town tucked in the jungle. I will have more info on my art with natural paints soon!</p></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD6pXzEMoXP8hc_SJWlorUNuAvEsJwMOrSSKDhAYJG5DbU6hMtA0cIBLFB4ii31F7QF2xMdPGO89V3aE5UZISEbB4iJeP6GBJz_O6spCsWmo41RheH3h_awwKK-CO8s9I1d6b-iMsI5w/s1600/ayuwaska.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVSjrHUN360xu6iHJctSF8MzRzhJVHWdUl12XYaQn5jzOfkELlVgrG9PC27xJ9kiEBLxSAdnTQnt7snyiOaowuxciNvYVpqt927P4v8yP-CAOOC9nrvyWEkH-yg4lFK7_mftLJWq9UTg/s1600/IMG_3770.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtkIui0Bq9Jm0oqdeuXxsN8LfbJ2Q6oeQc-xWm0hzypd-HwsT6qLKbfYRBSZYJ1so-qvw1jngQJByXno_ftkZcSfH12t7PeKo-VhaQrrCMLY1jVwTU0MdW8JZlc3JQvL6AiWhaUsPIx8/s1600/IMG_3755.jpg"></a>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-6987487400380052932011-04-30T16:17:00.001-07:002011-09-14T20:13:49.088-07:00Thousand Colors of Lamas project<div><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215845_10150234703740934_709775933_8802435_2852630_n.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215845_10150234703740934_709775933_8802435_2852630_n.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 586px; cursor: pointer; height: 157px; text-align: center;" border="0" /></a>THOUSAND COLORS OF LAMAS PROJECT<br /><br />We are looking for artist that want to participate in this beautiful project.The Province of Lamas is located in the San Martin region of the Northern high Amazon of Peru.The objectives of the project are:<br /><br />1- Contribute to promote the Culture values.<br />2- Promote the Cultural Values and bring the history to the local youth.<br /><br />Goal of the project: Painting 120 mural with desings that describe the history, the traditional Culture and landscapes of Lamas.The sizes of the mural are approxameteky:<br />Wide: 6 mts High: 3 mts.<br />Your talent and creativity are greetly appreciated.We will provide you with housing and food in exchange for your help. For further information write to us at:<a href="http://www.blogger.com/manchas44@hotmail.com">manchas44@hotmail.com</a><br /><br />Hosted by <a href="http://www.sachaqacentrodearte.com/">Sachaqa Center of Art</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/32030_102118863170766_100001179582443_15938_7179412_n.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/32030_102118863170766_100001179582443_15938_7179412_n.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 606px; cursor: pointer; height: 530px; text-align: center;" border="0" /></a>View over Lamas<br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOsQYU8K2zxbZQFzbxiMNWiyAWSAro1IPb8hf2VTyV_P-6e0lJ4_VllLFeJpb6wgIzn7TiV5XuMsvrWqKGD_tUeBflOfnBbvZkuwclgKMNRE17rjlzJ2Au5YuzyBNGWMKXsWcVX_URaM/s1600/IMG_3710.JPG"><br /></a></div></div> </div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-5124286605561844622011-03-12T07:50:00.000-08:002011-05-09T20:22:08.570-07:00Leila's Finca, San Isidro, Ecuador<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjwcRq6rq5eZWR7nEUAhoO-zO1epEcFKcMAYVCojI8WgL2CmxTYSK7VbNCF5oJP7TPdSbQtVCXxavpqUw38JjebxwdWM1nH46B0YgsX2niIxFBJPRWD_IuwUkyNW0EE4We-61voskXzE/s1600/IMG_3674.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjwcRq6rq5eZWR7nEUAhoO-zO1epEcFKcMAYVCojI8WgL2CmxTYSK7VbNCF5oJP7TPdSbQtVCXxavpqUw38JjebxwdWM1nH46B0YgsX2niIxFBJPRWD_IuwUkyNW0EE4We-61voskXzE/s400/IMG_3674.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603325006346579794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finca San Pablo de LEA</span></div><a href="http://www.riomuchacho.com/images/stories/photossite/1HOME/home5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpGpS-JDrB6iqFm3GQNDF2-lCSMHnGEFAKGTS_5C1GvUkxaN6Skl_tr8QpopJQM0MYVmilT7FQB8A_QYmVo8ZYteXe1YMT6Fb3zdrYGiBMSVWHToofyJTa2odU5Kxdbw4Dxtfag3qE5s/s400/IMG_3333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583230451619433970" border="0" /><br />San Pabalo de LEA is a milk farm located an hour or two east of the beaches of Jama, Canoa and Bahia. I spent two weeks here with Leila an energertic mother of two beautiful daughters Estephania and Amber. There are four generations on the farm and Leilas mother would cook us a traditonal and tasty lunch each day.<br /><br />The work here was hard because of the heat but Leila is super laid-back and never made us work for too long when it was hot. Most of the work consisted of cutting pasto for the cows, milking the cows and creating a living fence out of Piñon tree. She also taught us how to make chocolate, cheese, ceviche from snails, and sweets from watermelon.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJyvV1tPEcudY6EsRp1hpxcdfUjt9o24iQ5OtU0nw85lZDu4xe-41ddYRVJBKwHsyL9IV7YfTYaY5g3q-KPzPFlbkQm2ZSmMVcsIFgUmzHDByykyfEaLaIQhD2RX86qyf2Ejn_9PzGpQ/s1600/IMG_3331.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJyvV1tPEcudY6EsRp1hpxcdfUjt9o24iQ5OtU0nw85lZDu4xe-41ddYRVJBKwHsyL9IV7YfTYaY5g3q-KPzPFlbkQm2ZSmMVcsIFgUmzHDByykyfEaLaIQhD2RX86qyf2Ejn_9PzGpQ/s400/IMG_3331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583230442833306978" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a living fence made out of Piñon trees. They are a laxative so the cows don't eat them and they can also be used as biodeisel. They are really easy to propogate just cut a branch and stick it in the dirt and they will grow roots very quickly. Fast, easy and pretty fence</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbSUrK71ni-cMu-T9z6SgS47oClVj05s1b1Th0FTFRyTCkJ1boD5lbFOTP6u-_Bp9liPIRZWqumx4l4Y8ZcrovmZjXhvGyuEseU4XSTgqIYDzYfgUnWuadLmR4F_HltsCULaOYocG1vU/s1600/IMG_3412.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbSUrK71ni-cMu-T9z6SgS47oClVj05s1b1Th0FTFRyTCkJ1boD5lbFOTP6u-_Bp9liPIRZWqumx4l4Y8ZcrovmZjXhvGyuEseU4XSTgqIYDzYfgUnWuadLmR4F_HltsCULaOYocG1vU/s400/IMG_3412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583233238880301298" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We got some practice milking cows, it's a lot harder than it looks. Leila laughs a lot at our awkward and cluless attmepts at various tasks such as milking cows, cooking madura (a.ka burning bananas), and struggeling with the bugs with a cow poo, sweat and bruises...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkJfJsjT2JtC9dGenyy2U753AGwr9RPslJcA26O3Px8Jlx8X7b8SWU16Ciwdt_6QbHU6TxKbXPTTSc1_jvtdKs1gMBG1J5_YcRudfTOWXSQr5q_BICTxVDce0hnIeJsL6D1alN09_XeU/s1600/IMG_3341.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkJfJsjT2JtC9dGenyy2U753AGwr9RPslJcA26O3Px8Jlx8X7b8SWU16Ciwdt_6QbHU6TxKbXPTTSc1_jvtdKs1gMBG1J5_YcRudfTOWXSQr5q_BICTxVDce0hnIeJsL6D1alN09_XeU/s400/IMG_3341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583230456645671314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Family and Friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span>There are 4 generations of girls here at the farm. Leila explained to me that she makes about 170 litres of milk a day. From that she gains $24 and after paying the two workers at her farm she makes about $5 a day. Big companies like Nestle also come in and pay half of what the milk is worth. Despite this, compared to all the farms I have been to, she asked the least of us and gave the most. I also noticed that although there are difficulties with not having a stuffed bank account she has an incredibly rich life full of family freinds and food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She also told me that a lot of the farmers here in San Isidro who grow yucca and watermelon are barely making any money. The soil is in bad shape now and the chemicals they need to buy to keep the plants gowing and the bugs away are very expensive. Without some help learning to make compost here I would think in a short time the soil will be no good at all.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgpQ40KxX1pQ8dWjzYPOSwsioCeUiJ4DX055IVLZb7EeNCL2p8hk90ITOWGIEQjjT498wL4AJdn1lJvNGjwKi7DJLSw3CFjhN_GPxw3m9na46ETxAyxj4xMyopP9pGRq4V9-oHTftUe0/s1600/IMG_3406.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgpQ40KxX1pQ8dWjzYPOSwsioCeUiJ4DX055IVLZb7EeNCL2p8hk90ITOWGIEQjjT498wL4AJdn1lJvNGjwKi7DJLSw3CFjhN_GPxw3m9na46ETxAyxj4xMyopP9pGRq4V9-oHTftUe0/s400/IMG_3406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583231595484553170" border="0" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sleep over at the finca. A few times a week at least Leila or her girls have a gathering with lots of food. </div><equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhgiPaQmehyphenhyphenpF8FuriC-eJQ5WnxZyP4G9Qo0FAfVnwb1L80QWgqPGoS5VtY8nQrrwEyUrl1LcOYV8mQkvvzTsWUl1m2wjjLWIP6bdlY1M8Yz0ZR3GrdsyqZilxvwCLHDyuSrVqvS02js/s1600/IMG_3381.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhgiPaQmehyphenhyphenpF8FuriC-eJQ5WnxZyP4G9Qo0FAfVnwb1L80QWgqPGoS5VtY8nQrrwEyUrl1LcOYV8mQkvvzTsWUl1m2wjjLWIP6bdlY1M8Yz0ZR3GrdsyqZilxvwCLHDyuSrVqvS02js/s400/IMG_3381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583230461702179522" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a drink called <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queimada">Queidmada</a> by setting fire to aguardiente and sugar. It is really really strong and good</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy6wLjJtHxDnnh6N1k_9zVQvZhL9WvalXQW78W3uoMpw6niT7tCwMP_onH_TaaZKrquVoGoAAj8SQALAzy-VrKLN8z_V7LXg-crmKBnaD0ugrtlkDnf2XZKj0Y7K8P1NJsKlFbluzRDk/s1600/IMG_3372.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy6wLjJtHxDnnh6N1k_9zVQvZhL9WvalXQW78W3uoMpw6niT7tCwMP_onH_TaaZKrquVoGoAAj8SQALAzy-VrKLN8z_V7LXg-crmKBnaD0ugrtlkDnf2XZKj0Y7K8P1NJsKlFbluzRDk/s400/IMG_3372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583239586591190834" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More freinds at the house. The town of San Isidro is pretty small. Leila can walk next door to get the milk processed, across the street to get eggs and all the stores are within 6 blocks. There are two "clubs" for dancing in town, it is really safe and I like it better than the cities here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below a freind holds Amber's son, Adriano. Amber is young and the father is too. Another girl who lives at the farm is 14 and married with a baby as well. Although some young girls do not go to college who have babies Amber does because there is a ton of family and freind support the help with the baby. Abortion is also illegal here in Ecuador although a lot of people do it illegaly and probably at great risk to thier health. Here the whole family helps take care of the baby, the young guys here also seem to adore holding and being with the baby..something I definitly don't see too much in the states.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzGedD7Pyj5XSddHNucl9CsMc9ErjmbsRcHQBUm4N721ERtLwoye-VY8-SwVW84GLQ6uGWLbrSemsvoZN_XQVN9frQGaPfTNlVM82wlwL_8vfHULGTKbcOyl2EgI08T5l8zVfR5LRrmE/s1600/IMG_3426.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzGedD7Pyj5XSddHNucl9CsMc9ErjmbsRcHQBUm4N721ERtLwoye-VY8-SwVW84GLQ6uGWLbrSemsvoZN_XQVN9frQGaPfTNlVM82wlwL_8vfHULGTKbcOyl2EgI08T5l8zVfR5LRrmE/s400/IMG_3426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583233259175268066" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRULLymOxhhXDDg1pPv_nrUTOCehEy_gwpIzAalEQzE84WeQmyXVxCV0cnYnkdzqtcoPzo4PAidIF5LeebGckqRvAqTdQTz4orQiizr8x9oGHJn6Pys8EfuZ-f6j-nRiUyQ61xQW0Ar4/s1600/IMG_3546.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRULLymOxhhXDDg1pPv_nrUTOCehEy_gwpIzAalEQzE84WeQmyXVxCV0cnYnkdzqtcoPzo4PAidIF5LeebGckqRvAqTdQTz4orQiizr8x9oGHJn6Pys8EfuZ-f6j-nRiUyQ61xQW0Ar4/s1600/IMG_3546.jpg"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The other volunteer Ariana feasting on fresh crab at Leila's house.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIdiOEER8NNfFuQcPd_CT7E807vpQkujzqCN6XipV3SvcBU6jopcCa3eAJDC1xb0A1qLKcnuc7_ODwweXLPfmzasd5OWEZc53bkPnNyAycsqj_wCD6LqVi020zpn5D_FUQl6xmDaO9m0/s1600/IMG_3427.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIdiOEER8NNfFuQcPd_CT7E807vpQkujzqCN6XipV3SvcBU6jopcCa3eAJDC1xb0A1qLKcnuc7_ODwweXLPfmzasd5OWEZc53bkPnNyAycsqj_wCD6LqVi020zpn5D_FUQl6xmDaO9m0/s400/IMG_3427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583233265464453698" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Recipies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ceviche de snail</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Coll</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ect snails and feed flour to clean them out.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then cook in bioling water for a minute de-shell and cut off the guts. Clean with lemon. Chop meat into bits and serve with onion, tomatoe and lem</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">on</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzGedD7Pyj5XSddHNucl9CsMc9ErjmbsRcHQBUm4N721ERtLwoye-VY8-SwVW84GLQ6uGWLbrSemsvoZN_XQVN9frQGaPfTNlVM82wlwL_8vfHULGTKbcOyl2EgI08T5l8zVfR5LRrmE/s1600/IMG_3426.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRULLymOxhhXDDg1pPv_nrUTOCehEy_gwpIzAalEQzE84WeQmyXVxCV0cnYnkdzqtcoPzo4PAidIF5LeebGckqRvAqTdQTz4orQiizr8x9oGHJn6Pys8EfuZ-f6j-nRiUyQ61xQW0Ar4/s1600/IMG_3546.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRULLymOxhhXDDg1pPv_nrUTOCehEy_gwpIzAalEQzE84WeQmyXVxCV0cnYnkdzqtcoPzo4PAidIF5LeebGckqRvAqTdQTz4orQiizr8x9oGHJn6Pys8EfuZ-f6j-nRiUyQ61xQW0Ar4/s400/IMG_3546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583234396763995186" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The left over guts..mmm</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZ5657Trgi0mljyDcys0_I-eZ0yAMknLnmDvK_GqU4eITGRDTxjmbsnagr84g0EDUSOSpJEiYhBGgHEXp0gMGaGr_P0_F7DyFTeYbL9gfKbgpQ846-jIh2KRGK0WWKFgJm7-sECcyEk/s1600/IMG_3547.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZ5657Trgi0mljyDcys0_I-eZ0yAMknLnmDvK_GqU4eITGRDTxjmbsnagr84g0EDUSOSpJEiYhBGgHEXp0gMGaGr_P0_F7DyFTeYbL9gfKbgpQ846-jIh2KRGK0WWKFgJm7-sECcyEk/s400/IMG_3547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583234407236013810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cheese</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheese is too easy to make. You just put a special packet of store bought bacteria in raw milk and let sit. Stir a bit and strain.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjl65jHRCHap7yupCjfXAgFcAnbaXdBfvalHfqHsDM6mu9HQhXFo2yDfQqi2Dqc1dTmp22_hDH-Vms27N2ljrbyyhK9WV5kbEYECUIM-DOSF8DpSE-2UeNdKUBSZituUszbzeJpPkNns/s1600/IMG_3386.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjl65jHRCHap7yupCjfXAgFcAnbaXdBfvalHfqHsDM6mu9HQhXFo2yDfQqi2Dqc1dTmp22_hDH-Vms27N2ljrbyyhK9WV5kbEYECUIM-DOSF8DpSE-2UeNdKUBSZituUszbzeJpPkNns/s400/IMG_3386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583230468127120994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Chocolate</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make chocholate powder (for hot chocolate) and bars first we collected the Cacoa fruit. The seeds inside are covered by a white flesh that is really sweet, you can suck it off then roast the seeds stirring them in a pan or in the oven for an hour or so. Or alternativly you can let them dry in the sun for a few days.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqny7oT-Fx0R4q1IZWWhhOKFCVp8MMuAI-9xhni8B0LHmooj6MRK87584MK_cbaMa060sCQfgvQHQRDALLH2c6oUj3_AQLiomb_X2tNjnGRq7I-VnhyqgqECtlmlVqAHOsPeJHUDqi0M/s1600/IMG_3389.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqny7oT-Fx0R4q1IZWWhhOKFCVp8MMuAI-9xhni8B0LHmooj6MRK87584MK_cbaMa060sCQfgvQHQRDALLH2c6oUj3_AQLiomb_X2tNjnGRq7I-VnhyqgqECtlmlVqAHOsPeJHUDqi0M/s400/IMG_3389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583231580667698450" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlG9o7HhGRiToh2tdRlP_NWhcj5GTlYnVV7qn2ol9WhyphenhyphenFR8XLbsdw5Unjk2ggggnGhzW-1x8UrEUwwfGNmbHhQIsV05uIpYWRkW055DOgAXv2C_YN7nRReJQDaqXgrLksF-vMqCIEuAw/s1600/IMG_3392.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlG9o7HhGRiToh2tdRlP_NWhcj5GTlYnVV7qn2ol9WhyphenhyphenFR8XLbsdw5Unjk2ggggnGhzW-1x8UrEUwwfGNmbHhQIsV05uIpYWRkW055DOgAXv2C_YN7nRReJQDaqXgrLksF-vMqCIEuAw/s400/IMG_3392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583231584136271490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Once they are evenly black you peel the shells off </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnci9t0cuG9uHfnP-MbiYH8jp2bTuN46jFh1sXNK66QbYmV9GnHqEO2bp-gEjvyDk604P_IerdwZo_LJwQQC9RQMm-vEYwK_ACPW4y0cWNEqtvrPmZ7c0YoUTQ2e1CnS8aD0yQQa6fL6s/s1600/IMG_3403.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnci9t0cuG9uHfnP-MbiYH8jp2bTuN46jFh1sXNK66QbYmV9GnHqEO2bp-gEjvyDk604P_IerdwZo_LJwQQC9RQMm-vEYwK_ACPW4y0cWNEqtvrPmZ7c0YoUTQ2e1CnS8aD0yQQa6fL6s/s400/IMG_3403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583231594677485842" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then you grind the beans with a ginder or you can use a blender or rock. Add a bit of egg, sugar and spices like cinnamon and 5 star anise.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below Kasie, a peace corps volunteer who lives at the house, is using the grinder. She teaches health to the community and helps in a juvanile garden in town as well.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLqydUktR7p148AvhXNuQXFUq7djEgtgTV3T-IyFN9NFM1dl1E_3fkl7RdnsyHXUY3bSEbDMNeAox6mVlaFbMoNf93YbuE8ppPPsjhl-ig2QpX8uvlYm0cf8QFkX37bBUpR4CSkzWVnY/s1600/IMG_3562.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLqydUktR7p148AvhXNuQXFUq7djEgtgTV3T-IyFN9NFM1dl1E_3fkl7RdnsyHXUY3bSEbDMNeAox6mVlaFbMoNf93YbuE8ppPPsjhl-ig2QpX8uvlYm0cf8QFkX37bBUpR4CSkzWVnY/s400/IMG_3562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583235160930135762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then to make the bars you rool the mixture flat and let it dry a day. You can also add milk.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR3UJJVpx99l-tUJTxPmwUluA82osNbn8eK7VNPAVo7IoDptHq_Ex4NDsajqRwZYyPhAZvlnk56z6X4m0Hc1BkzQgYbq2fAGG-JRyCZ3n2DnjkZW5IFrllmGYoSloHvhnidN1YMbnTZI/s1600/IMG_3561.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR3UJJVpx99l-tUJTxPmwUluA82osNbn8eK7VNPAVo7IoDptHq_Ex4NDsajqRwZYyPhAZvlnk56z6X4m0Hc1BkzQgYbq2fAGG-JRyCZ3n2DnjkZW5IFrllmGYoSloHvhnidN1YMbnTZI/s400/IMG_3561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583234425288005714" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Watermelon peel candy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just thinly slice the peel and cook in water and sugar...really good.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05OnNEzCqmdxIvdtdQeuVpaT5k_3gFUhfT5YDy_WSJ2QMY8ddCFAL5EgKX3psrVeELXXwnQu5pXiTHCdYEwurGsvtSaos1T7qtNT2goS6ScxZMgRznakrc1EzoDV3oMMtq_AEaPceuh8/s1600/IMG_3551.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05OnNEzCqmdxIvdtdQeuVpaT5k_3gFUhfT5YDy_WSJ2QMY8ddCFAL5EgKX3psrVeELXXwnQu5pXiTHCdYEwurGsvtSaos1T7qtNT2goS6ScxZMgRznakrc1EzoDV3oMMtq_AEaPceuh8/s400/IMG_3551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583234413137031170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">Animals at the farm</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUR09O2rgFKks80fXcfktn1s96tovRpAbqxx_2ylRSOQvSaUG2wHMmO0KzST7AqFo_DAhSEmP_8-NvSIoKqZ-MQwc7XsSze1PpQUa4MK93jSmMw5FB8cbd5pN3fK_qbB0apz7dbHz3fXQ/s1600/IMG_3553.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUR09O2rgFKks80fXcfktn1s96tovRpAbqxx_2ylRSOQvSaUG2wHMmO0KzST7AqFo_DAhSEmP_8-NvSIoKqZ-MQwc7XsSze1PpQUa4MK93jSmMw5FB8cbd5pN3fK_qbB0apz7dbHz3fXQ/s400/IMG_3553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583234417705866354" border="0" /></a>Picasso<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjUW-uEN3ZdNPE-_DTzoeyVnjOXL1_VgtFAjHiVk-WDCQYhhZjogtQVV2DPyk0fpvpeKoBjWLrp0psLEWYS55b1Q5WwJUmle4z0fXvUCOWMhvweWfVbuVJWioJbvZZ0lh0GXTRkHRHOo/s1600/IMG_3417.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjUW-uEN3ZdNPE-_DTzoeyVnjOXL1_VgtFAjHiVk-WDCQYhhZjogtQVV2DPyk0fpvpeKoBjWLrp0psLEWYS55b1Q5WwJUmle4z0fXvUCOWMhvweWfVbuVJWioJbvZZ0lh0GXTRkHRHOo/s400/IMG_3417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583233252980326994" border="0" /></a>Hatchi the ugliest cutest dog you´ll ever see<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81njGPND70A6PgLm-2eaubyRkfhFQUfEwXdwgim21E-aCEAsTKAq_x5qNpOaw-c99Xu-fAoGsyIEFQN0FubUbA6M7E5k5yAeyF9cxXNujdB5iLC9dtZGWesuQDaUK6MXV2cpzSwTR4u4/s400/IMG_3414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583233246406834178" border="0" />Minuit and Hatchi<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some things nearby</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.3malliance.org/">http://www.3malliance.org/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A reserve helping to protect the last remaining 2% of the most diverse coastal forests in Ecuador. You can volunteer here in a permaculture program for 1 or 2 months for $14/day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.riomuchacho.com/">Rio Muchacho Organic Farm</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">30 min drive from Canoa, you can book a day and night for $20 or just stop by. 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Everyone lives in the same house making it one big singing, praying, farming, vegan, warm and free-loving family.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" lang="EN-US" >When I arrived at night with 3 friends from Quito we were invited directly into a Tamascal ceremony. This would be my third experience and this time I actually liked it. Everyone was in their b-day suits, we didn't get the memo unfortunately, but at a lot of communities I have been to people are not as comfortable with this. Rhiannon is a bit different though, more relaxed. It is a very young community owned by British couple Nikki and Helen. Nikki has heaps of love and energy that is contagious throughout the community. This energy has fueled the project there since it began two years ago. I have to say they have been really successful so far being in desert climate with only 4 permanent residents and about 10-20 volunteers at a time.</span><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" lang="EN-US" ><o:p> </o:p></span>One thing that is super rare now is that they are not out to get your money. They just ask for $25 a month for food. They get up about 5 work from 6 to lunch then relax. One thing I learned , though don’t take my work for it, is if you invest 25k in property in Ecuador you get citizenship along with it, not a bad deal.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the Tamascal and prayers we had a jam session with a violin, guitar, drums and glass bottles. At this point there was no electricity but I have a hard time imagining the hosue without the charm of the candleight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qdc_XHZbnKaYFy0LtiW_uBxP154YyUuyGuXFtH5FHxd8bNo3yOD9iBZ14vE0SKEPpIXfYeqCRLbTY_A8RX6WWLvf4jsa0D5cpAQEyErgXiNthyphenhyphen8imsiKcwHKJU63BfbuVZkVFOMSrBw/s400/IMG_2871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572553006764852994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyDy_aGHsItQt2hok5-FLCQX7HBZ90Kx6lOh0YKKinJs-yeZ68wlnto6FwTsfCJcCDBEkeuh4BFgn7PANlbbh27DNmqd-TqAsTGYywT8DIrz4W8E5BvAulW8MFVNmljH9A7vTxxJh-P8/s400/IMG_2865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541548388039138" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside is warm and cozy</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcl0QYkg3Er-hZIzeTKD6P77vhz6M-7d3EIcm5W9BSWEcEnrWZbJQEBacP7rB5oskB72mwgTnB7LPCKg9mhSGd8srQAPLuBlwdQ5PKfZBA8Wc84CrgEdZ22JQzi_c0mKTifZLkAJW78g/s1600/IMG_2919.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcl0QYkg3Er-hZIzeTKD6P77vhz6M-7d3EIcm5W9BSWEcEnrWZbJQEBacP7rB5oskB72mwgTnB7LPCKg9mhSGd8srQAPLuBlwdQ5PKfZBA8Wc84CrgEdZ22JQzi_c0mKTifZLkAJW78g/s400/IMG_2919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572552993851108114" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">When I first arrived it was at night. Sitting in the pitch black, steamy warm Tamascal with my mind drifting off to the end of the universe, I did not realize that Rhiannon sits at the edge of the earth with the most fantastic view of Quito, snow topped volcano of Cotopaxi and beyond.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVyaOXjEU5vAHc5f3BYC1RxyX_aecc_LYVnw9uq_HIZjn3p7IVgK3WlYs5fgj29dkaXWmVRbd2ZxUHf3QYMZfmxv0UxslFX6RHpBRudQ6yKKgDUGmdI5IUjaRXtIvJZjZVIgDlNv-sig/s1600/IMG_2894.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVyaOXjEU5vAHc5f3BYC1RxyX_aecc_LYVnw9uq_HIZjn3p7IVgK3WlYs5fgj29dkaXWmVRbd2ZxUHf3QYMZfmxv0UxslFX6RHpBRudQ6yKKgDUGmdI5IUjaRXtIvJZjZVIgDlNv-sig/s400/IMG_2894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541560715473154" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT__amS2jyefpB2MCa3spu6KfW_BtLREhmlthrdEyIiRhyoH0fiN4hg8cRS-F6gplxSbpSHzNwEjgIq10UdQP95wzqwfnvPZdtocVO4cxEG6VBUJeCfRG3EQemUDhvoGMMrqszseCtlxs/s1600/IMG_2890.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT__amS2jyefpB2MCa3spu6KfW_BtLREhmlthrdEyIiRhyoH0fiN4hg8cRS-F6gplxSbpSHzNwEjgIq10UdQP95wzqwfnvPZdtocVO4cxEG6VBUJeCfRG3EQemUDhvoGMMrqszseCtlxs/s400/IMG_2890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541556168364034" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9H9uiU6-5MQVl8WT7cT3hxZt6wg20vVQ7GZIpMpKiFBWu3iuXbEWCoh7KMYdJAl_SsoeNTgpFswUvPuIU8hpYLYBEey-kdc6oO5IMeQjrg1c7kU45xeu-FVvcadK0oMBW9F-AAAv4LUA/s400/IMG_2953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572553001785408738" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" lang="EN-US" ><o:p> </o:p></span><b>Projects</b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" lang="EN-US" >Solar panel project made from reclaimed steel to hold large solar panels, generating enough power for the house.<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5sxhWkoNMr7LVOAFmnGLBdrAuvZx7hiGrc8jtxp7uOjEVE6CV1Fj6_X2pxLfmLIfVP5ir74o9_iHVxNh-mpDf2c2FGB0CJc9QMrnjP2Bw8WosiWumUxZfo29GNyp3IjMQAHGCtacS9U/s1600/IMG_2880.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5sxhWkoNMr7LVOAFmnGLBdrAuvZx7hiGrc8jtxp7uOjEVE6CV1Fj6_X2pxLfmLIfVP5ir74o9_iHVxNh-mpDf2c2FGB0CJc9QMrnjP2Bw8WosiWumUxZfo29GNyp3IjMQAHGCtacS9U/s400/IMG_2880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572564917891075234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"></span></div></div></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCVrbfDVkeDgYvsDGK1z0lTAReQDQ6tvnHEiEBmQ6Mku3LcoDh_AR-lVc43FmQQNIgyoHsY2n-YC8550sZ3QEgjBF41dSox9mkf2QZKBdVxqw6tZk62Ql2mUjIWRIMCW0Vp-22vPSDVY/s400/IMG_2909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572550322900291026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">They are fixing a waste water pond because it has been leaking. This pond will break down the communities waste and let<span> </span>the water at the top evaporate out just like the one at Arcosanti.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDY-0QZRi3joQiIxK_6MLqyMTGT8tyQT7CpMw673DuJUC7eYyxCjKphrUapNYjPkyKVEaXN5W_4Me4e1bGJ-lXabzUuXgo54oYWCkbIvlMpvQ7ynMImaDoIyJO5EYJ1qZ2jEDdSkwNM5I/s1600/IMG_2901.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDY-0QZRi3joQiIxK_6MLqyMTGT8tyQT7CpMw673DuJUC7eYyxCjKphrUapNYjPkyKVEaXN5W_4Me4e1bGJ-lXabzUuXgo54oYWCkbIvlMpvQ7ynMImaDoIyJO5EYJ1qZ2jEDdSkwNM5I/s400/IMG_2901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572550318253804866" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_OxMoEjlcFny1Om5oS8iJrJeFYl_pICDDKXWZ92C_J-NUxjTdeOnTJd_f1lHvoXx3KP0SwdbyeKr-rS6mHkHCwb1WwjVmE7Kf9xPTL_kd3CXmW06fmwpHNUKJXDsJKFgNjDDErDZ7Q/s1600/IMG_2898.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_OxMoEjlcFny1Om5oS8iJrJeFYl_pICDDKXWZ92C_J-NUxjTdeOnTJd_f1lHvoXx3KP0SwdbyeKr-rS6mHkHCwb1WwjVmE7Kf9xPTL_kd3CXmW06fmwpHNUKJXDsJKFgNjDDErDZ7Q/s1600/IMG_2898.jpg"></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">greenhouse</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfZ2CO5BZl5uA-b-kyoR2NJoHsC08ItwRz1BL-4sVcXhCtNIw6E0qEMai4Zxz5fPJKTo7Ktau22a9klzpDkQ2BzxB1G_bjt-bb3lTOyq30CHeQApsuLoHc9Ej2LY4alGDxPhm7UUzv9c/s1600/IMG_2915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfZ2CO5BZl5uA-b-kyoR2NJoHsC08ItwRz1BL-4sVcXhCtNIw6E0qEMai4Zxz5fPJKTo7Ktau22a9klzpDkQ2BzxB1G_bjt-bb3lTOyq30CHeQApsuLoHc9Ej2LY4alGDxPhm7UUzv9c/s400/IMG_2915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572550339180067890" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">orno</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzQSYQLGy1viw5hK7z5XMzkZKIDYtF_o6aoV5n4-7nYOF-clxRmY33kf4qF5Z4rTGVkhVLHPS3NXgOYo5JmMOR_9KWbpAU96GltDQAo4cWwlr5CDO4mvrxoUPr0tl0cxNEklXfRLxJ8k/s1600/IMG_2914.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzQSYQLGy1viw5hK7z5XMzkZKIDYtF_o6aoV5n4-7nYOF-clxRmY33kf4qF5Z4rTGVkhVLHPS3NXgOYo5JmMOR_9KWbpAU96GltDQAo4cWwlr5CDO4mvrxoUPr0tl0cxNEklXfRLxJ8k/s400/IMG_2914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572550333401491810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBFMnoUC8oXuVo6e2gWnkRR2_UV3QAmUjnKN1V9eWkBuY9726naSkzjn48ZDesYurb3tumnbhV0AOWPM59nRFibXOvGOaFPgMau_jcpAamoePvH8-tYroakWX9qlhiSEDXz2zSkDEnSg/s1600/IMG_2910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBFMnoUC8oXuVo6e2gWnkRR2_UV3QAmUjnKN1V9eWkBuY9726naSkzjn48ZDesYurb3tumnbhV0AOWPM59nRFibXOvGOaFPgMau_jcpAamoePvH8-tYroakWX9qlhiSEDXz2zSkDEnSg/s400/IMG_2910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572550326452173986" border="0" /></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_OxMoEjlcFny1Om5oS8iJrJeFYl_pICDDKXWZ92C_J-NUxjTdeOnTJd_f1lHvoXx3KP0SwdbyeKr-rS6mHkHCwb1WwjVmE7Kf9xPTL_kd3CXmW06fmwpHNUKJXDsJKFgNjDDErDZ7Q/s400/IMG_2898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541566852017890" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVyaOXjEU5vAHc5f3BYC1RxyX_aecc_LYVnw9uq_HIZjn3p7IVgK3WlYs5fgj29dkaXWmVRbd2ZxUHf3QYMZfmxv0UxslFX6RHpBRudQ6yKKgDUGmdI5IUjaRXtIvJZjZVIgDlNv-sig/s1600/IMG_2894.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">They move the chickens and pigs around the farm to graze the land and will use the manure for a biogas generator they plan to build. There are gardens with veggies the feed the community, a greenhouse and awesome dry toilets with hot showers from solar power.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3_LEPjrYDm81a4SizN8Y1d9FtIcmN5G5QbQTg-z83bzgaqYZWzr7fTDisEIjENV-2rvnocRoCTyrlPc-a01_ArgcC8maUjKojqc32TOmyBfO0Gk9wKone5BL93UQkmVIt_fNwvV10Qo/s1600/IMG_2889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3_LEPjrYDm81a4SizN8Y1d9FtIcmN5G5QbQTg-z83bzgaqYZWzr7fTDisEIjENV-2rvnocRoCTyrlPc-a01_ArgcC8maUjKojqc32TOmyBfO0Gk9wKone5BL93UQkmVIt_fNwvV10Qo/s400/IMG_2889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572541553180628178" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">They also have about 7 dogs and a few cats :)</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrijHhhUwHFNJ6tTMyVNzNc4PvIOgTSlW5bqFsj6S4PAgoQ1EOK-VURkf3wyEpvoMQH1Ur_96BOVMiGWE7caj636MA6L42VeJhG0MzBuuzjfHmb_f7JNZ5-2rs5sTXoeaBFqSYSdaO7k/s400/IMG_2950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572552998726793282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prodigals.robormerod.co.uk/2010/12/19/the-rhiannon-community/"> Here's a link to a friend who is staying there he's got good pics and info.</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyDy_aGHsItQt2hok5-FLCQX7HBZ90Kx6lOh0YKKinJs-yeZ68wlnto6FwTsfCJcCDBEkeuh4BFgn7PANlbbh27DNmqd-TqAsTGYywT8DIrz4W8E5BvAulW8MFVNmljH9A7vTxxJh-P8/s1600/IMG_2865.jpg"></a></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-51164286920386769802011-01-05T10:28:00.000-08:002011-02-01T21:02:30.763-08:00Fundacion ViracochaI recommend Virachocha to everyone looking to do permaculture farming. It's not on the woofing sites because it's too popular already and most people stay for months. Not only is it one of the best places to work but it has a great cause and is located in one of the most interesting towns in Colombia. The work is similar to WOOFING but days are from 7 to 12 with free room, lunch and all the veggies you can pick. You can work longer if you like and earn a bit of money. It is located in San Agustin, one of the largest and most important archeological sites of pre-colombian artifacts. The vision of Viricocha is simple and clear: to grow organic food to feed local children in poverty or with familial issues.<div> </div><div>It was founded by Estephan, a German and his Colombian wife. Estephan truly has a pure heart and welcomes everyone with open arms. One thing that makes this place so successful is his attitude of respect for everyone's ideas, He allows volunteers to contribute their ideas and inspirations to the farm and sustainable building. Everyone is comfortable, everyone feels at home eveyone works hard and stays for a good time.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fundacionviracocha.org/">http://www.fundacionviracocha.org/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below Estephan is addressing the volunteers, family and friends at Christmas, thanking everyone for thier efforts in helping him realizing his dream. He says that this foundation is only one of many dreams he has.</div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWK5hQ4X2nlvHSAdGTWGWDMYGNviM_K6zIJNFkjvhXtgDPjMJX-mEG3cg4Yye5qUvQaiWMlpYpY2uysNYF5lVXai-M7FeMgXY7VQAKvL4Zivpd9vXjZn-NrK7o7-ZVsVY_bytwpykc2M/s1600/IMG_2406.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWK5hQ4X2nlvHSAdGTWGWDMYGNviM_K6zIJNFkjvhXtgDPjMJX-mEG3cg4Yye5qUvQaiWMlpYpY2uysNYF5lVXai-M7FeMgXY7VQAKvL4Zivpd9vXjZn-NrK7o7-ZVsVY_bytwpykc2M/s400/IMG_2406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192397191428850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner everyone made a dish from thier country. We has dishes from from France, Argentina, Germany, the States and Ecuador.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfruyr_3lF7xjL3cgk5l_pLE2czILdsDQSFsjsDim5wUPlfu4oKLZZ0OOFPVDknLbtrSfR3KPkLX2iMdAzcxo_YC341XoClVrVV3E5z5D3a2zbip-Z0A0AVD_R7n1c0RS8q_PwtwfnOw/s1600/IMG_2405.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfruyr_3lF7xjL3cgk5l_pLE2czILdsDQSFsjsDim5wUPlfu4oKLZZ0OOFPVDknLbtrSfR3KPkLX2iMdAzcxo_YC341XoClVrVV3E5z5D3a2zbip-Z0A0AVD_R7n1c0RS8q_PwtwfnOw/s400/IMG_2405.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192390455461394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Most rooms are nice and cozy but they were doing some remodeling and I got moved from my sunny nice room with delicious smells from the kitchen waking me in the morning into this horrible, cold damp spare room. But with a little love and help from friends we made it awesome.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU1pjQhHHGz8o6uFCPLOiivbxDiLMd6GDnKa4bI5pe2-8mRUVRWOUG-DrmmZ8Cn2WeFiBwsJt02JlGNafEj6OgojA7K2RpiIMghlA6Jt1DJEnJkB5XsChLx_jxKtY-1ULzgcwnkeLwe8/s1600/IMG_2374.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU1pjQhHHGz8o6uFCPLOiivbxDiLMd6GDnKa4bI5pe2-8mRUVRWOUG-DrmmZ8Cn2WeFiBwsJt02JlGNafEj6OgojA7K2RpiIMghlA6Jt1DJEnJkB5XsChLx_jxKtY-1ULzgcwnkeLwe8/s400/IMG_2374.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192388317290722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There are three volunteer houses this is one of em.</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42yqIpW2PH3SrHKHKT1p2_o0c0xyLr4jH9N5FalmuxdFY_Ni2XrxPBzVmjkPAdQGfOUJZH2fmTOMcPSggvVHEp31hEri-jbjgFGEUUZ-DR9MurR298nJtRCutFIPhll-DBMyVXJC6NBQ/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42yqIpW2PH3SrHKHKT1p2_o0c0xyLr4jH9N5FalmuxdFY_Ni2XrxPBzVmjkPAdQGfOUJZH2fmTOMcPSggvVHEp31hEri-jbjgFGEUUZ-DR9MurR298nJtRCutFIPhll-DBMyVXJC6NBQ/s400/IMG_2334.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559154185187360866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div><div style="text-align: center; ">The permaculture farm. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Work was hard but not too long. We spent time cleaning the teraces, planting seeds, making compost, picking coffee and constructing more of the volunteer house.</div></div></span></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42yqIpW2PH3SrHKHKT1p2_o0c0xyLr4jH9N5FalmuxdFY_Ni2XrxPBzVmjkPAdQGfOUJZH2fmTOMcPSggvVHEp31hEri-jbjgFGEUUZ-DR9MurR298nJtRCutFIPhll-DBMyVXJC6NBQ/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiJRIeMCJHps67fOIkwgQazOcqHQueNuvEruUfkva69CjTmOgpGQfhrdlrAfbAre8tlyezQmCyzHhRtjsry9Z0WDXwjmygx-lqI8wVucZ5esyZxJugJoxtjN-xmbvEWWswD6GbauuzHk/s1600/IMG_2367.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiJRIeMCJHps67fOIkwgQazOcqHQueNuvEruUfkva69CjTmOgpGQfhrdlrAfbAre8tlyezQmCyzHhRtjsry9Z0WDXwjmygx-lqI8wVucZ5esyZxJugJoxtjN-xmbvEWWswD6GbauuzHk/s400/IMG_2367.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192377439496546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The views from the farm are ridiculous</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpQJI3ynS5pGHhRXkiQo7W1QipvV4PKm1US3L-Q5LwkQ9yxp8RqJHRbXv9RayV7OebfBaorFxHfu0JmZbHsUzqq2DGymBNM3xOsMoKK9S1gWsr9h0Uu2D0tRtB_GnBwKLKADR1sjhxq8/s1600/IMG_2365.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpQJI3ynS5pGHhRXkiQo7W1QipvV4PKm1US3L-Q5LwkQ9yxp8RqJHRbXv9RayV7OebfBaorFxHfu0JmZbHsUzqq2DGymBNM3xOsMoKK9S1gWsr9h0Uu2D0tRtB_GnBwKLKADR1sjhxq8/s400/IMG_2365.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559154203688533858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz9Vga3wEkV-XxDgHXg_fN9lMRtrbU0YCBkk8wjldBOAze23Yj0ibKYRSFwVqDCPLiHpMZG5m9XYNjxc3s3bMe-mJ7ZhYcI85JcxFpBc4vbkH7ai2lGofHuSU8PHd0ptvZUMWAZIpKVo/s1600/IMG_2364.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz9Vga3wEkV-XxDgHXg_fN9lMRtrbU0YCBkk8wjldBOAze23Yj0ibKYRSFwVqDCPLiHpMZG5m9XYNjxc3s3bMe-mJ7ZhYcI85JcxFpBc4vbkH7ai2lGofHuSU8PHd0ptvZUMWAZIpKVo/s400/IMG_2364.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559154201149137090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Estephans b-day party. All above the age of 40 danced form 8 until 5 am in the morning all below 40 could not keep up.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZMSAHin22JQiu9inuGo6ZUHSodYLyzldgjohBjxJXI29Vgsx3-LSjgryW-BQlT3MjRELG584ID7Mlyh6mhXIGA_3ahEFAccbnGj1UPUOMEf5_fCNB0bAR61zauP21dt1O_IjALK2lB4/s1600/IMG_2341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZMSAHin22JQiu9inuGo6ZUHSodYLyzldgjohBjxJXI29Vgsx3-LSjgryW-BQlT3MjRELG584ID7Mlyh6mhXIGA_3ahEFAccbnGj1UPUOMEf5_fCNB0bAR61zauP21dt1O_IjALK2lB4/s400/IMG_2341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559154194516091122" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYh7Gx97cKeLOeEK2BJZAyGK8Q9CYKqptpavEj1InwoBdcONSM-IiGSfef-j8nKCOHFHV0jch43CiKX3NVumj_Cv8w5nDIEO5K6Wgi81x21wnos3MOIl4bSCe1zXQsl1QNJaMKn-9PKU/s1600/IMG_2339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYh7Gx97cKeLOeEK2BJZAyGK8Q9CYKqptpavEj1InwoBdcONSM-IiGSfef-j8nKCOHFHV0jch43CiKX3NVumj_Cv8w5nDIEO5K6Wgi81x21wnos3MOIl4bSCe1zXQsl1QNJaMKn-9PKU/s400/IMG_2339.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559154191899087762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">When I was having some issues, Estephan taught me two lessons here that I won't forget. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">First he asked me,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Do you know the law of attraction"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ".......mmm not sure." </div><div style="text-align: center;"> "It is that we receive the same energy we put out."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "And can you tell me the first rule in travel?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Nope."</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Don't panic."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYr-02erG9TDYZxdOBPiMydsQonrDrbd6nDQlhP2-U3O1VvqU-buq_cmnV1xR0VgfMiRsPbo71lZ3w5yReb9f8G7P0LYke_RbIYKMakcz-gTmL89Pee2pOLUdTfiAbo_TBLYMePmHeCY/s1600/IMG_2333.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYr-02erG9TDYZxdOBPiMydsQonrDrbd6nDQlhP2-U3O1VvqU-buq_cmnV1xR0VgfMiRsPbo71lZ3w5yReb9f8G7P0LYke_RbIYKMakcz-gTmL89Pee2pOLUdTfiAbo_TBLYMePmHeCY/s400/IMG_2333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150175902431314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nearby Virachocha is a nice hostel se llama, Casa del Sol Naciente. It has permaculture gardens and the owner will teach you if you commit a month. She designed all the sustainable architecture herself and is selling it to move closer to her mum. You can have it if you got 150k. The views are unbelievable.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gardens</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVfisDb22lbsgNeC3dRC2dYAnaHITUriDuEWyRpAqMRaLM_dQ1Uiqem5TH20TEJqeZaD_FdqQtJBqKPQQK_GNWl4QS1gqT4clRD9UhKXmra_vxxPDdUtjSma6DKplbVpTgIO4D9FAKk0/s1600/IMG_2267.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVfisDb22lbsgNeC3dRC2dYAnaHITUriDuEWyRpAqMRaLM_dQ1Uiqem5TH20TEJqeZaD_FdqQtJBqKPQQK_GNWl4QS1gqT4clRD9UhKXmra_vxxPDdUtjSma6DKplbVpTgIO4D9FAKk0/s400/IMG_2267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558806796455335362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Casa de guadua</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJO4RCf5zx_OEzNPxf0BsKmvg4Dpl0AJQENhQuz-Fex0rQjMfQwRDD8Pyg5ZSOKIMsjRh1JhOETs-s2pnWdOsIk4f14trD7MJDT69HsPcKpA0jneyXzX9V-cIxJzbs91ZJD-5cEAjEBA/s1600/IMG_2266.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJO4RCf5zx_OEzNPxf0BsKmvg4Dpl0AJQENhQuz-Fex0rQjMfQwRDD8Pyg5ZSOKIMsjRh1JhOETs-s2pnWdOsIk4f14trD7MJDT69HsPcKpA0jneyXzX9V-cIxJzbs91ZJD-5cEAjEBA/s400/IMG_2266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558806788139135138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTaTP_hkiLhtB8gNpUoW2blZoAf5E0ymYZ8EW0zlb-uNN1bNyocLGb_0B0xjyhPzasGC8Iuk0pDZkf4aWPCI4Ns8_pPlUiKI9ZzWoGShAiuw0uFoFP4UCVt3Oh5zOdJMtxzmrKl-Nx6c/s1600/IMG_2263.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTaTP_hkiLhtB8gNpUoW2blZoAf5E0ymYZ8EW0zlb-uNN1bNyocLGb_0B0xjyhPzasGC8Iuk0pDZkf4aWPCI4Ns8_pPlUiKI9ZzWoGShAiuw0uFoFP4UCVt3Oh5zOdJMtxzmrKl-Nx6c/s400/IMG_2263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558806785562062722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The view in the morning from the rooms!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoag068TkaN8-RoOwRvRWiM0pSj7Dk_DfZzqGVHl8NH25cZMV655LABJ0Cl1Sfj08aqAxaQMA7V14198NuYI-NllF9JeSwnqIjsUHi7WXj_9e8bWZP4XUGOAxnpb0tqOTuOVmaSIg6kk/s1600/IMG_2257.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoag068TkaN8-RoOwRvRWiM0pSj7Dk_DfZzqGVHl8NH25cZMV655LABJ0Cl1Sfj08aqAxaQMA7V14198NuYI-NllF9JeSwnqIjsUHi7WXj_9e8bWZP4XUGOAxnpb0tqOTuOVmaSIg6kk/s400/IMG_2257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558806773471573442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="text-align: center; "><u>The town of San Agustin itself is so great, not sure where to begin. It feels very safe here, there are a few small bars for dancing and tons of history. The neighbors are so nice. I would go on walks, get lost meet hente del campo who invited us for coffee, then lunch, then to pick all the oranges and lemons, cidra we could carry back. I had a friend I met in Armenia whose family lives here. They took me in like a daughter, stuffed me with food and even gave me a christmas present. The people of Colombia are so generous and loving.</u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u>Not to mention the history here too much to write.</u></div></span></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGgKF5_27MjVAAHD-lWG2eyLa3J1m6ADQ0JhtSXuyeOdFDndrOJ8lRor23LtCEGREYWkzJeiP1uSxFlsL2WVqdauFLDfsptOxWR8YSlK8QagHiJERZIzUTqAWBGR_G13JnMyA9ZRp9Vs/s1600/IMG_2280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGgKF5_27MjVAAHD-lWG2eyLa3J1m6ADQ0JhtSXuyeOdFDndrOJ8lRor23LtCEGREYWkzJeiP1uSxFlsL2WVqdauFLDfsptOxWR8YSlK8QagHiJERZIzUTqAWBGR_G13JnMyA9ZRp9Vs/s400/IMG_2280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150151896078386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eureko is a little buddy we friended in San Agustin. The plan is start him off on his travels and pass him to other travelers. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001962241283">Friend Eureko San Agustin on facebook</a> and follow his travels :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFjuVlqtsfmBGuGAO-apCNzjpOP7FLnlhO8vIrdd57_yjGPONrN39fNyJ0_5zEGSY6NRyHCrV8Jvv-sh1PmpxOdfHVvaPFyu3LMmlRsuPDqxQB0_3t7cAd2nZ9D0KfbskWysFEh99NuE/s1600/IMG_2279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFjuVlqtsfmBGuGAO-apCNzjpOP7FLnlhO8vIrdd57_yjGPONrN39fNyJ0_5zEGSY6NRyHCrV8Jvv-sh1PmpxOdfHVvaPFyu3LMmlRsuPDqxQB0_3t7cAd2nZ9D0KfbskWysFEh99NuE/s400/IMG_2279.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558806805164775106" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the nature here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmIJTZmi56BMhLV5v6pAh20esAwjLWRiKK27NrF0Pe-KjMYNvx6p7tHd4m6k7SmvxUYewqRTYOgsfvynXhuH4WEg31BhgI3iebt4LP8erIdMhSijrAerMTc4Gll2w9pxoUhTTlFqsKi0/s400/IMG_2310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150160303104834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">San Agustin has the third largest waterfall in South America<span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_PzkRk6QHPeOgvgvRnPzaQp5RuvEWgBhJy-0fz7c673gDg_fb4F_KPli1eFlT1zJK-4XhigPz2gwnQxwIxCItVo_bbAXGeucafaAhhOPb47j__-c-FWTHEEpzIhvlo0kcfuAIZa50Gk/s400/IMG_2322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150163688631074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIhPssh5rAIMJDZv8sJiQeS_d6rP5I0Si3vfnrdte77ZOT_7H1-dSZVaf9RIxEekOd-VQ0ij4EU4yjnbOtCgzAO4fOeDH4PsklUV36aG02soXzpepBxWAL9FhyphenhyphenYO-K-81_6WTNILkl68/s400/IMG_2328.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559150167594662866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I want to be back here.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVfisDb22lbsgNeC3dRC2dYAnaHITUriDuEWyRpAqMRaLM_dQ1Uiqem5TH20TEJqeZaD_FdqQtJBqKPQQK_GNWl4QS1gqT4clRD9UhKXmra_vxxPDdUtjSma6DKplbVpTgIO4D9FAKk0/s1600/IMG_2267.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-64525147019406184292011-01-05T07:47:00.000-08:002011-01-28T01:51:01.186-08:00Atlantida<div style="text-align: center;">Atlantida</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z9XQhSpU6-EUJzt2DDHEgZ4NKJIlcsvXjYAvI_CWeNc-vTE7VeExFLY5uebVy5-ZkFqjM_eiF7EA31qffXbzeJgnqwwcEuLTHzYE99rpj0fJNCN9A1oprmMmvBNbl-tjjsusrYVD2TU/s400/IMG_2130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558743946569730434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Atlantida is an ecoaldea near Cajibio. About 5 hours south from Cali and one north of Popayan. They have been around for 4 years and is on of the bigger communities in Colombia. They have dry toilets, rain water catchment system, a nice huerta and composting system. They also participate in many community activites such as dances of peace, temascal, and yoga. While I was here they were preparing for trip to the moutain to fast for 4 days.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The group at Atlantida</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs620.snc4/58085_477096639153_632024153_5442430_2346662_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">The huerta</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u58RMDXE2fMWQ7Yztlib1ukdDdWNqFdWnNWPOLyvpI3-iy1ce20H3hjp_3N9po9AirIDA7dfoz_K_m5w6JAzL05LqHeETdk8jDQ6iL6H4RnrYuXC5Ec1VHBiUTh113311Z-q8zd8Uu8/s1600/IMG_2254.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u58RMDXE2fMWQ7Yztlib1ukdDdWNqFdWnNWPOLyvpI3-iy1ce20H3hjp_3N9po9AirIDA7dfoz_K_m5w6JAzL05LqHeETdk8jDQ6iL6H4RnrYuXC5Ec1VHBiUTh113311Z-q8zd8Uu8/s400/IMG_2254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558766960545270850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUBQTSK30KvjOLLgoPG-zjzlAlWMlnFKx_YG8DgxixSFMoTrSVGXnIO07POm7nClopn9K07jvtPr7jFVETKCVeGgD0R76FrjWhbui_C1P7i4XfsuMUwnns0766ovFGHVzInM0GuAV_OI/s1600/IMG_2251.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUBQTSK30KvjOLLgoPG-zjzlAlWMlnFKx_YG8DgxixSFMoTrSVGXnIO07POm7nClopn9K07jvtPr7jFVETKCVeGgD0R76FrjWhbui_C1P7i4XfsuMUwnns0766ovFGHVzInM0GuAV_OI/s400/IMG_2251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558766954125599122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_484zVE3ZKWIMiv8oE1TszrndFS7my9SJwjd2HJHuWZIAMhWwOJtqcmHkjaE1d2iRHP3aes_vzGTANb-LdKm7bhCoh_ArIBd4Q6yHGAjMgXjyaz2O2CaBhnZHBlyQ82I48f2JKUShDo/s400/IMG_2164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558756753361327218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Lulu making an orno</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLEsEXPcDvNReKN7sTHDBGhiZfdxdBB5XIC3RCBSKxWfFe2JTvSqdWgZwCtYmLEdRouY2jbwysMY5OQBWcUFg3N5XqP6FdDkw0PLf4LSLHl2X10oanhpakwPyK5GdiHLbIvdb9DIR9VU/s1600/IMG_2248.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLEsEXPcDvNReKN7sTHDBGhiZfdxdBB5XIC3RCBSKxWfFe2JTvSqdWgZwCtYmLEdRouY2jbwysMY5OQBWcUFg3N5XqP6FdDkw0PLf4LSLHl2X10oanhpakwPyK5GdiHLbIvdb9DIR9VU/s400/IMG_2248.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558766949616632994" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Dinners are all communal and we share responsibilites for cooking.<br />All is vegetarian, healthy and yummy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfbuFeLBg6rRZYGiz1zd7rjK7Iz0Sw3auIYGUtL0D-IjEX4EWZHwmnPOAarGTd9we_NZhu5YRdukgnAY3IhysjXanJ33WA2GeitOQJZMh-BQ9muhYoPIyHY-q4O63_Qyu7vxzI3a7nJA/s1600/IMG_2138.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfbuFeLBg6rRZYGiz1zd7rjK7Iz0Sw3auIYGUtL0D-IjEX4EWZHwmnPOAarGTd9we_NZhu5YRdukgnAY3IhysjXanJ33WA2GeitOQJZMh-BQ9muhYoPIyHY-q4O63_Qyu7vxzI3a7nJA/s400/IMG_2138.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558743948808351538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Making Arepas on the orno with Agata</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9hS4vaMDPjz_atfyUehw7gHmoRYsN2NUypOxYh9YZmeriVZI7KX4r5804PF9cNOvN0DtiEjdztms-F40nhJ_8UAY1mIPlzojRM6e31gwy4I2j3I0Nmt1DKS2IW0DPtqA552a0g7YSO4/s1600/IMG_2214.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WufF9v6uZnMLZn2_3Ks_EFNF-_2uteiyyflCXTKfuYw2rKme06M56kohpJV59w5lHpZOxOJLOqfFyXP7NaSAZKh6H8HDQVhPAkQdH7NDRCkROsBFMSs_9572S0xkeEmQK42yPpWbV6U/s400/IMG_2160.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558743971581074482" /><div style="text-align: center;">Gabby showing me the outdoor shower</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_hXgSpL_5HX1baal4eXml_wA0INItMeBrTsQbdbUq06RAWQom4yzFC_wV0AxnlLd5BHcGX5BxL-1lkXBPpYwqvXMeurtruWt12gdjYDmiCYNcJhlTYngEF1pPojuRXw5pCiX4S_3aBA/s1600/IMG_2159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_hXgSpL_5HX1baal4eXml_wA0INItMeBrTsQbdbUq06RAWQom4yzFC_wV0AxnlLd5BHcGX5BxL-1lkXBPpYwqvXMeurtruWt12gdjYDmiCYNcJhlTYngEF1pPojuRXw5pCiX4S_3aBA/s400/IMG_2159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558743955915287922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Most nights we stayed up talking, playing games singing etc.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHgA3uv2wsAt-wj_F9HEIk2RsxXqdZpdoVFdS0omGG_I2Is_Nd2xTVyOH1UCpAv3YrxJLzuWL0TLdojjfPJVIF0rlarjoB8OR1qqYvr5Ovmubo09S4Ihi6eqTAWD8CAQZyljKncsxfiY/s1600/IMG_2141.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHgA3uv2wsAt-wj_F9HEIk2RsxXqdZpdoVFdS0omGG_I2Is_Nd2xTVyOH1UCpAv3YrxJLzuWL0TLdojjfPJVIF0rlarjoB8OR1qqYvr5Ovmubo09S4Ihi6eqTAWD8CAQZyljKncsxfiY/s400/IMG_2141.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558743955184258034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Agata- I miss this little guy</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ26ixaruvQm8yFSgpqWxwKRqRTv2ZG8MrBVGN8VpLE0o3BvpZfUNPAx0yn36Uz_-j9rb2_d9pcXiqoqf-RjOI8aDJPfQR5_9kv_TYKEFNnmQBx2nnHlIK7RAaFX1fjHUXP9Jvm6ZIRY/s1600/IMG_2235.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ26ixaruvQm8yFSgpqWxwKRqRTv2ZG8MrBVGN8VpLE0o3BvpZfUNPAx0yn36Uz_-j9rb2_d9pcXiqoqf-RjOI8aDJPfQR5_9kv_TYKEFNnmQBx2nnHlIK7RAaFX1fjHUXP9Jvm6ZIRY/s400/IMG_2235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558766943781623618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztLxB6_FWeRfI0LYU9eeBdjtPV8X25u56-vZhRZuHjHHMrahJfVneK5gAK_IUtOwgITiZUQK9NEu6JsbpSHVFc1JLO0wBkPgJF42Ey4QlXQNUB2uPT_Vnvh0aCAj46uL3lOpeRioGi2E/s1600/IMG_2233.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztLxB6_FWeRfI0LYU9eeBdjtPV8X25u56-vZhRZuHjHHMrahJfVneK5gAK_IUtOwgITiZUQK9NEu6JsbpSHVFc1JLO0wBkPgJF42Ey4QlXQNUB2uPT_Vnvh0aCAj46uL3lOpeRioGi2E/s400/IMG_2233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558766940892389538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-53939996978865634692010-12-08T19:17:00.000-08:002011-01-28T01:42:44.032-08:00Sustianable community networks<div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" >Wealth means: a deep understanding of the natural world.</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Inuit definition of wealth</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Good sites for sustianable communties with info for volunteering and projects</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ena.ecovillage.org/">Eco Villages of the Americas</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.redlatinoamericanadeecoaldeas.org/">http://www.redlatinoamericanadeecoaldeas.org/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gen.ecovillage.org/">http://gen.ecovillage.org/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gen-europe.org/">http://www.gen-europe.org/</a></div><br /><br />I am now oficially a volunteer for the NGO Change the World. I had the pleasure if metting the President of Change the World for Colombia at Mama Lulu and she cristened me with the title Ambasador of Change the Wold around the World...ha. So My goal is simply to help connect communties and farms and support them in whatever manner I can.<br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.world-changers.org/">http://www.world-changers.org/</a></div><br /><br /><b><i><br /></i></b></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-81992354960967956682010-11-28T20:15:00.001-08:002011-01-28T01:48:47.952-08:00Being crafty at Mama Lulu<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4xI2fcjNpuZU2p5_FoKHwCrzrVQcksQZ8FMMPF9GdJhTCkYoaext9ZXvRQio4wuGaPasnridjj10p8RHHH9W-IYHp3eCN6dWEqTYvvRgKZOUoixOlukiOqNuVoqJdiZVDLC7cn8p_sY/s1600/IMG_2059%255B1%255D.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Presenting!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://granjamamalulu.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">http://GranjaMamaLulu.blogspot.com</span></a><br /><br /></div>OK, so first I am super proud of this website I made for Mama Lulu. Ok, so it´s nothing magical but I only had a few days and it is a blog, so it´s free and really easy for them to learn to update but I made it look and act more like a real website! It has sweet photos and info about Mama Lulu.<br /><div align="left">They are going through a big change and want to become more like a school and educational center where they can teach their expertise in guadua and sustainable agriculture. I helped to make the website clearer to find these things and add meta tags etc to improve their search results so that tourism sites don´t pop up first. Hopefully it works and helps to draw more of the right people to this amazing place.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">FUN FUN CRAFT TIME<br /></div><br /><br /><div>I learned to make a lot of natrual products, including, soap, toothpaste, paper, wallets, how chocolate from picked beans and pizza from an orno.<br /><br />A group called Chic Chan who helps edcuate about recycling came and taught us how to make things out of trash. They also organized concerts where the entry fee is trash for recycle..coolio<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Paper from recycled paper<br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGIRb68kMMZilvqrBA1KU8fTtGuxTScd_2sZbwHeJMLSr6sCUZCMZmF-U_ZpyIm9fitUQZ0li9P50bfrXnKez4GV3vS65KPRQ3LcJRKUBB_aUcWsr9-HueH0Yy_Rlkf0t8v2FZ2BIFXU/s1600/IMG_2096%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544826321326399682" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGIRb68kMMZilvqrBA1KU8fTtGuxTScd_2sZbwHeJMLSr6sCUZCMZmF-U_ZpyIm9fitUQZ0li9P50bfrXnKez4GV3vS65KPRQ3LcJRKUBB_aUcWsr9-HueH0Yy_Rlkf0t8v2FZ2BIFXU/s400/IMG_2096%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a>So easy... you take old paper soak overnite, add a bit of lemon and glue then blend.<br />Pour the blend over a screen and lift out of the water and voila!<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO47-UuNeBPgYDY5qtpb_DWnZFlE246aAcoVz_hhDrup3XUd6HzRuiWVpcM-6kjNQ9yLOLsfsRmKs6lVhU83bOGzxb3Mh4y5LVfoFUYHHYVmcnNc5frrUqSA7cQiO8kI7cna8_MnQB8c/s1600/IMG_2094%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544826312900582402" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXO47-UuNeBPgYDY5qtpb_DWnZFlE246aAcoVz_hhDrup3XUd6HzRuiWVpcM-6kjNQ9yLOLsfsRmKs6lVhU83bOGzxb3Mh4y5LVfoFUYHHYVmcnNc5frrUqSA7cQiO8kI7cna8_MnQB8c/s400/IMG_2094%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wallets made out ot tetra packs from old juice boxes.<br /><a href="http://ecocrafty.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/coin-purse-or-wallet-made-from-tetrapack-juicebox/">Directions here</a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcIHoi9He7VslbA-_YkETGvtR62XspFU-36xm23-dCMY_LYuwF-OTM0N9w80zMDoewtF70LPuacDWMnE8V4wX8-gvd6-Jf6tUNV3a0YuFF0rWxWbGbz-I2FVF1ODk6W0UpE2rWSPgFUc/s1600/IMG_2068%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544826307422477442" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcIHoi9He7VslbA-_YkETGvtR62XspFU-36xm23-dCMY_LYuwF-OTM0N9w80zMDoewtF70LPuacDWMnE8V4wX8-gvd6-Jf6tUNV3a0YuFF0rWxWbGbz-I2FVF1ODk6W0UpE2rWSPgFUc/s400/IMG_2068%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Natural toothpaste<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4xI2fcjNpuZU2p5_FoKHwCrzrVQcksQZ8FMMPF9GdJhTCkYoaext9ZXvRQio4wuGaPasnridjj10p8RHHH9W-IYHp3eCN6dWEqTYvvRgKZOUoixOlukiOqNuVoqJdiZVDLC7cn8p_sY/s1600/IMG_2059%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544827007601736546" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4xI2fcjNpuZU2p5_FoKHwCrzrVQcksQZ8FMMPF9GdJhTCkYoaext9ZXvRQio4wuGaPasnridjj10p8RHHH9W-IYHp3eCN6dWEqTYvvRgKZOUoixOlukiOqNuVoqJdiZVDLC7cn8p_sY/s400/IMG_2059%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a>4 tbs of sifted ash from a fire<br />1 tbs of sea salt<br />1tbs of baking soda<br /><br />I also recommend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak">Miswak</a> for the Peelu tree for brusing teeth!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Pizza from orno<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuubA0175w6mLxxmH3uz22T5iedMjT6_bwjYF3xSmc5OwqVmHbJIVmZF_MmD5fTGCB3HK-jfSnFioJ1QYQb0UNVn5oLkeYOXJbqh6NOs2wiQB8XIvGYxaF_SlgjTL_c8MaClci5QyfGOc/s1600/IMG_2109%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544826331814616610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuubA0175w6mLxxmH3uz22T5iedMjT6_bwjYF3xSmc5OwqVmHbJIVmZF_MmD5fTGCB3HK-jfSnFioJ1QYQb0UNVn5oLkeYOXJbqh6NOs2wiQB8XIvGYxaF_SlgjTL_c8MaClci5QyfGOc/s400/IMG_2109%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYq6hu3Bwya-H8vjhjW7K_vSxXko6RrRPMrAptShS4P_ubxeH33fGo8rxKMl6TQRbSPa3XyY_-mwysvqRoPstSPb7GfOFiXDzXnGvLxBA4UNp287IeKn_BLkhhJ4g0lk8V5fie7MSdnI/s1600/IMG_2105%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544826325460816594" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYq6hu3Bwya-H8vjhjW7K_vSxXko6RrRPMrAptShS4P_ubxeH33fGo8rxKMl6TQRbSPa3XyY_-mwysvqRoPstSPb7GfOFiXDzXnGvLxBA4UNp287IeKn_BLkhhJ4g0lk8V5fie7MSdnI/s400/IMG_2105%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-47465079623239887562010-11-24T18:48:00.002-08:002011-01-28T01:50:04.213-08:00Mama Lulu<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mama Lulu</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyXfMUhcT1KxAbPhvJux_k8AS2pvEH_IwWxkz5hDNT-tN8jr6nPcoyZK54EVn86opukaQX3E89k33I8IoLoFW3vmkhD_XpR2FC6emBHAQAg5FPH78Kng5A9k9A-g5JpywHcrTpCsFWhg/s1600/IMG_2113%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyXfMUhcT1KxAbPhvJux_k8AS2pvEH_IwWxkz5hDNT-tN8jr6nPcoyZK54EVn86opukaQX3E89k33I8IoLoFW3vmkhD_XpR2FC6emBHAQAg5FPH78Kng5A9k9A-g5JpywHcrTpCsFWhg/s400/IMG_2113%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546576042734955410" border="0" /></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 398px; display: block; height: 298px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiDNCkeuY5jf_faxoEPgY5lQ8nEWOHL1-5fOYnlrEoV9ZSDX4Cj1fJd6Pz2ZjXpgoRvzlc2HfVgqNLnmL59xiJrfhl6KRE0TRwQsPVNKQNAsBW18cDHeaeM94FvySBx158cjOSPKcLwd7/s640/001.JPG" border="0" /></div>One of the most amazing places I have visited. Starting with hardy any money or posessions other than a tiny piece of land, for 30 years Mama Lulu and 3 generations of the Hincampie family have become masters at Guadua construction creating an artistic, sustainable and highly inventive finca.<br /><br />Their granja embodies what I strive for and what this whole blog and journey is about. Not only is their home and finca in sync with nature using local materials, harvesting rainwater, implementing permaculture landscaping, farming animals, and composting but all is infused with the highest quality design, art, craftsmanship and creativity I have seen yet.<br /><br />BEAUTY<br />Every inch of their house is art, every piece of dirt has beautiful vegetation, even the water system Hernando Hincampie designed has steps so the water drops making music to go along with the hum of the crickets, the songs of birds, the whistle of the wind and croaking of frogs.<br />Hernado says that nature is his blackboard.<br /><br />INGENUITY<br /><div style="text-align: left;">As for inginuity they have that too. Ever heard of a bike that pumps water for a shower? Well they have it. Exercise and get clean at the same time. It also can pump it to the reserve at a rate of 20 liters per minute. They have technologies such as a solar oven cooker, biodigester for biogas, drytoilets, rain water catchment, water pumps that us the flow of water itself for energy.<br /></div>Not to mention the highest quality Guadua construction and design, they even design their own furniture.<br /><br />SUSTAINABLILTY<br />All of this art and design is all linked under one goal to perserve and protect the land and health of the animals and people here. They have reforested their backyard and take care of goats, cows and pigs.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Architecture</span><br /><br />Their House<br />they built it themselves, by hand in four years for<br />30,000,000 pesos which is 15,000 dollars!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6yJx69HK_t0Sq1nmJZOumCA579p5q9xjPTyH7ThrY_DpG86iV1PXNfAOBjPd-Jv5wEpcwSP2AjvnR8zddoCXHO-CD_FjCs7sqLnHVywqipbeoD6t1yh02jQ2sOePHztE8pDWziWoGmk/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543319591956355202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6yJx69HK_t0Sq1nmJZOumCA579p5q9xjPTyH7ThrY_DpG86iV1PXNfAOBjPd-Jv5wEpcwSP2AjvnR8zddoCXHO-CD_FjCs7sqLnHVywqipbeoD6t1yh02jQ2sOePHztE8pDWziWoGmk/s400/IMG_1920.JPG" border="0" /></a>above is also the bicidouche, that showers you as you exercise!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_aZiVL0Vh9EYO4u8YZJlsFlAQtx8mjX-5cghsJeR82XrMmppBM5vM11Q6RY3sT8L0m8xFaEwnszDrrltKQk40NuRv8liADqStUzpwbJIFBqHBNLvIL768dT8BzFpn7UEMq2AXVdH3vI/s1600/IMG_1918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543319579891454754" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_aZiVL0Vh9EYO4u8YZJlsFlAQtx8mjX-5cghsJeR82XrMmppBM5vM11Q6RY3sT8L0m8xFaEwnszDrrltKQk40NuRv8liADqStUzpwbJIFBqHBNLvIL768dT8BzFpn7UEMq2AXVdH3vI/s400/IMG_1918.JPG" border="0" /></a>The hotel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYLcr8LVhhAqH5ltdYUaMZ4ImDCaZ7x5yMrGdK40Z9OdHjqYHlEtXnLh8_JXxnW6ifnCb8oxU6hy6g7eerYrXh82LHUt2cwpUhqV-Hrk2bdjdKH1YEmjK35jK9932zqBbBiSZu4b_pn4/s1600/IMG_1911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543318073000432194" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYLcr8LVhhAqH5ltdYUaMZ4ImDCaZ7x5yMrGdK40Z9OdHjqYHlEtXnLh8_JXxnW6ifnCb8oxU6hy6g7eerYrXh82LHUt2cwpUhqV-Hrk2bdjdKH1YEmjK35jK9932zqBbBiSZu4b_pn4/s400/IMG_1911.JPG" border="0" /></a>notice the parrot plant holder made out of old tires...ingenious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMWnKB2VL9yg13zaRQn6ngwIhpntmlYhRd7LQfyfLWlkO3HwmaJJk0P6xrw-0CnA3IY00Vi7FWi2KkV_P36vz2-5Ss7u_Uw5K1WX2Cyt5ilw_KEGywIrB1wf8BXtA2G-6D-jaSSBfdNA/s1600/IMG_1912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543318083525582690" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMWnKB2VL9yg13zaRQn6ngwIhpntmlYhRd7LQfyfLWlkO3HwmaJJk0P6xrw-0CnA3IY00Vi7FWi2KkV_P36vz2-5Ss7u_Uw5K1WX2Cyt5ilw_KEGywIrB1wf8BXtA2G-6D-jaSSBfdNA/s400/IMG_1912.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">inside their house</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JfwnayDSDuqoSgkWjL_Dvkk2TGS66XGTqjlI6zjQCIykVYYL9mExM6bgoQwFcs0E1ocYjQ-sbgs3JjXZCjFozX7nebU0OGgR7DKBoGVGwsiawKsmtKbTKCeiGm610d29dICu_tOOB7U/s1600/IMG_1886%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JfwnayDSDuqoSgkWjL_Dvkk2TGS66XGTqjlI6zjQCIykVYYL9mExM6bgoQwFcs0E1ocYjQ-sbgs3JjXZCjFozX7nebU0OGgR7DKBoGVGwsiawKsmtKbTKCeiGm610d29dICu_tOOB7U/s400/IMG_1886%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546576034820471842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC3hvy8qXkqB4umePllWYTbm4AuPiG2GIGPPtrIA6vqR4kTHGBTKGMdCn8HcK9jmaE39zQZluHp2hzvcT6Dj8CGd97dt_moxaJzHlRU-0aC1ht97dCN3eCJYoqeiDnDHEXgCRu8pKOUM/s1600/IMG_1897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543317439089221266" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC3hvy8qXkqB4umePllWYTbm4AuPiG2GIGPPtrIA6vqR4kTHGBTKGMdCn8HcK9jmaE39zQZluHp2hzvcT6Dj8CGd97dt_moxaJzHlRU-0aC1ht97dCN3eCJYoqeiDnDHEXgCRu8pKOUM/s400/IMG_1897.JPG" border="0" /></a>the bathroom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yOnQ4othxGI53a2P_lDQlRwB5l5_JQn_9rfYjhyphenhyphenU4iv4V1ZYhERCvrn2YFs_VPJkpgd5z3MQm_q8SoP1HHfO5w6rpm0lxXg-ZwLF3SKztSJJqNS-ymrqSKb4QwVqqr3sNo0bdPOZslg/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543316795916573186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yOnQ4othxGI53a2P_lDQlRwB5l5_JQn_9rfYjhyphenhyphenU4iv4V1ZYhERCvrn2YFs_VPJkpgd5z3MQm_q8SoP1HHfO5w6rpm0lxXg-ZwLF3SKztSJJqNS-ymrqSKb4QwVqqr3sNo0bdPOZslg/s400/IMG_1883.JPG" border="0" /></a>Struggling to cut Guadua.<br />They only use hand tools to build all of this, except for a drill and a sander!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpkMJBJSq2Fh4ehu2BgBN3M42qiCVV9yw_Q_AOAmzdzXeaMHQ65hSS0kV71upWcnRXsjo7tyUCy1Gy1dz7HfYYJp2UZouckhpA3l8DsT2PXXOLwo0tffIFp6MyFxjj_NvDDEudloZSwg/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543324626817797730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpkMJBJSq2Fh4ehu2BgBN3M42qiCVV9yw_Q_AOAmzdzXeaMHQ65hSS0kV71upWcnRXsjo7tyUCy1Gy1dz7HfYYJp2UZouckhpA3l8DsT2PXXOLwo0tffIFp6MyFxjj_NvDDEudloZSwg/s400/IMG_1980.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jorge who has been cutting Guadua since he was 11 slices through it like butter.<br />I never thought watching wood being cut would be fun but he chips it so fast with the precision of a master sculptor.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEra24sb4-VoCqRvPUHbOttSnYJvAPCq6BKSp2WETymJlbInMbjb8DsPU0bVUYsJtdn077BJkMIi1cs3PSVQIcRb33Pr6R2iv-6psKT_AQELm1YEQmLEAHgiQBz76kBYVqq58tFSahiw/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543324611348859602" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEra24sb4-VoCqRvPUHbOttSnYJvAPCq6BKSp2WETymJlbInMbjb8DsPU0bVUYsJtdn077BJkMIi1cs3PSVQIcRb33Pr6R2iv-6psKT_AQELm1YEQmLEAHgiQBz76kBYVqq58tFSahiw/s400/IMG_1978.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some of the many funiture designs they made. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-SxOOtkyFAr2aDtrl8OJ2sOkf4cTWmeKh83V9jkPudZI0N8NwnYpQyLjg8C5pc-2T8lGj0hW-oDRGUWVTGuhcyHLVDP0zgeksU5_CuC_Mbgfp2rKoMC2mV1_fFrVYq4zuq8YUoRJ0_Q/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543317429890732530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-SxOOtkyFAr2aDtrl8OJ2sOkf4cTWmeKh83V9jkPudZI0N8NwnYpQyLjg8C5pc-2T8lGj0hW-oDRGUWVTGuhcyHLVDP0zgeksU5_CuC_Mbgfp2rKoMC2mV1_fFrVYq4zuq8YUoRJ0_Q/s400/IMG_1891.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Agriculutre</span><br /><br />One of the most amazing things they have accomplished is the restoration of the vegetation on their property.They have literally created a forest/botanical garden where there used to be a monoculture of coffee plants that ruined the soil. It´s hard to see through the thick vegetation but where thr property ends and the neighbors begins there is only short grass.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFLTfFLl2I/AAAAAAAAAI8/ZKVlPZ83qmo/s640/IMG_2033%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 404px; display: block; height: 303px;" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFLTfFLl2I/AAAAAAAAAI8/ZKVlPZ83qmo/s640/IMG_2033%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here almost every plant has a use. Below is the Cocoa plant for chocolate. They have hundereds of other vegetables, fruits, and herbs like papyrus, Mango, Papaya, banana, plantain, oregano, lemongrass and of course Guadua. They even have a plant you can smush in your hand and use as soap in a bath, plants for curing rashes, tummy aches, endangered woods way to much to list.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFOgSWqB9I/AAAAAAAAAIo/ETWxafTasxA/s640/IMG_2018%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 401px; display: block; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFOgSWqB9I/AAAAAAAAAIo/ETWxafTasxA/s640/IMG_2018%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFJtQoGh0I/AAAAAAAAAHk/DmuPl8ChsCk/s640/IMG_2002%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 607px; display: block; height: 455px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFJtQoGh0I/AAAAAAAAAHk/DmuPl8ChsCk/s640/IMG_2002%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFJtmXRV-I/AAAAAAAAAHo/-y0mi8ouEZA/s640/IMG_2005%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 403px; display: block; height: 302px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPFJtmXRV-I/AAAAAAAAAHo/-y0mi8ouEZA/s640/IMG_2005%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCXs3Etn5u9AltJgGdNI4WOUo9jsQNTFGbK5YG-zmOfmIuYObgWlx_K62KxWvN_wN-dtvynCaktkNTpN1jrQhCrFhyphenhyphenwhJdah05zMnNlPWb1Vuf4zUaYLHJarI4z08oQoPib6WRoQMiz4/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543320956786141602" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCXs3Etn5u9AltJgGdNI4WOUo9jsQNTFGbK5YG-zmOfmIuYObgWlx_K62KxWvN_wN-dtvynCaktkNTpN1jrQhCrFhyphenhyphenwhJdah05zMnNlPWb1Vuf4zUaYLHJarI4z08oQoPib6WRoQMiz4/s400/IMG_1949.JPG" border="0" /></a>piggy´s, with a heater powered by biogas from their own poopies<br /></div><div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPGBA-D_qzI/AAAAAAAAAKI/S7XE8YkI_ro/s640/IMG_2045%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 411px; display: block; height: 308px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPGBA-D_qzI/AAAAAAAAAKI/S7XE8YkI_ro/s640/IMG_2045%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Technologies</span><br /><br />These are some of the sustainable technologies they had.<br />Below is a biodigester that the cow, goat and pig poo is washed directly to. As the manure ferments it creates gas that fills up the plastic tube and then siphened to a stove for use.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUZqH-OyE7buExg7lnH2r1kAVuCu1Gq76B3q_rcC5IotZqigxHQYiJMwFP0wUifyV6fnk4VfW8IRcV2bBdhpaDlsgBt-INVpZ85SOgwnFDmOksS9-gKM7c1Cq-GmiZdY73xVGO5I_vKI/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543320908942628338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUZqH-OyE7buExg7lnH2r1kAVuCu1Gq76B3q_rcC5IotZqigxHQYiJMwFP0wUifyV6fnk4VfW8IRcV2bBdhpaDlsgBt-INVpZ85SOgwnFDmOksS9-gKM7c1Cq-GmiZdY73xVGO5I_vKI/s400/IMG_1948.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is a stove powered by biogas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSte1XVgkZWWmSNaClypiaL0FXfNXRu2B2u6WV9vAGEgeOdWkLGQ8c84QVvQdF8HmY7zfYR7aIP76HyBEJxCnID1rs2c6PMMydhBTQHMnJrP_Es5gKPlBA7izVr9K43vN-70fVdKSNC9w/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543319564103188498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSte1XVgkZWWmSNaClypiaL0FXfNXRu2B2u6WV9vAGEgeOdWkLGQ8c84QVvQdF8HmY7zfYR7aIP76HyBEJxCnID1rs2c6PMMydhBTQHMnJrP_Es5gKPlBA7izVr9K43vN-70fVdKSNC9w/s400/IMG_1917.JPG" border="0" /></a>Below is an Ariete. It uses the flow of the water from two pool above it wher ethe water bubbels up from the earth to power a pump that sends this water all the way up the hill.<br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPGBAbmxRRI/AAAAAAAAAKE/x4sF7468vTg/s640/IMG_2032%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 410px; display: block; height: 307px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPGBAbmxRRI/AAAAAAAAAKE/x4sF7468vTg/s640/IMG_2032%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is where the water from the Ariete comes to.<br />A pool that also houses fishies they grow to eat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Behind the pool you can see a solar oven cooker!<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3Y5lcCvOcnAKL0SMB28hSdWNfNb1jZJDrmUzuAWWHCqRPOt7gbHho0e5ECK8TVQpvfewDdBuvEum8PttZ07lthy0nDZJzmrkWTtuvvmSqwPQE5IjVc_3mL0Q7dH8_53jK8phYmdXWGg/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543320896901044386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3Y5lcCvOcnAKL0SMB28hSdWNfNb1jZJDrmUzuAWWHCqRPOt7gbHho0e5ECK8TVQpvfewDdBuvEum8PttZ07lthy0nDZJzmrkWTtuvvmSqwPQE5IjVc_3mL0Q7dH8_53jK8phYmdXWGg/s400/IMG_1934.JPG" border="0" /></a>The used shower and toilet water comes here to be cleaned.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPF_C3PCpEI/AAAAAAAAAJk/x11vdzeQnEg/s640/IMG_1998%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 422px; display: block; height: 316px;" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPF_C3PCpEI/AAAAAAAAAJk/x11vdzeQnEg/s640/IMG_1998%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a>After the septic it goes through a plant bank. This system gets rid of 95.9% of the soild waste.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPF_Dykh81I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s9_MVTTtVJY/s640/IMG_2011%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 426px; display: block; height: 319px;" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hUV1MJxyBgc/TPF_Dykh81I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s9_MVTTtVJY/s640/IMG_2011%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here Hernando wants to make 4 dry toilets.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLPMvbSseJRmBwNMQRnpQWLbbzoRzpdTvf0pfr5r0wSoSjiHCmDJXgqutZzQSNs_jwSGnDfJJz2nbhrg4WPmIJdjzr-JBzF6M7J9ItSgfR3gdg79SAcr9EMBwLC1R11rTLtnyhaDuiWI/s1600/IMG_1973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543324586552633250" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLPMvbSseJRmBwNMQRnpQWLbbzoRzpdTvf0pfr5r0wSoSjiHCmDJXgqutZzQSNs_jwSGnDfJJz2nbhrg4WPmIJdjzr-JBzF6M7J9ItSgfR3gdg79SAcr9EMBwLC1R11rTLtnyhaDuiWI/s400/IMG_1973.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some extras</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Jorge is here with his invention, a guitar made out of Guadua.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He let me name it a guaduatarra.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphennMn_pABbvTQ2mVrb6MjwhDbrO87aJ76lGAqANq4ooz50Cz8YPrESt6ExIqxWB6ioMR49ktv3RlE3h3LSplwRFaOsk6qo7Y7WVnlDZjXtiRg6E-DhwF7haHBTp3-yfWV05GfHiotDZY/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543318065446274386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphennMn_pABbvTQ2mVrb6MjwhDbrO87aJ76lGAqANq4ooz50Cz8YPrESt6ExIqxWB6ioMR49ktv3RlE3h3LSplwRFaOsk6qo7Y7WVnlDZjXtiRg6E-DhwF7haHBTp3-yfWV05GfHiotDZY/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" /></a>He has won 30 awards for his singing and songwriting<br />My favorite song was<br /><span style="font-style: italic;" id="result_box" lang="es"><span title="">Tengo la guadua torcida ..</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGmHKR80X29PTrXIql23S_NIQ857Iq_qaH5cCAEUCPOh-Gklg7hqQ4oh0nLIByYLpR-d8go2zI7-mwaLwW4cD6c-75LVvC5XA5VsLmeV9vUE1UKuHpKeWFaf7TSUOxXDHgHaPJ4QSpCc/s1600/IMG_1929.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543319609751269378" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGmHKR80X29PTrXIql23S_NIQ857Iq_qaH5cCAEUCPOh-Gklg7hqQ4oh0nLIByYLpR-d8go2zI7-mwaLwW4cD6c-75LVvC5XA5VsLmeV9vUE1UKuHpKeWFaf7TSUOxXDHgHaPJ4QSpCc/s400/IMG_1929.JPG" border="0" /></a>Even their cat is pretty creative and resourceful, he has been milking this dog for 4 years!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtem0B97tBNmDKis_KgwjvdMZsCk_kqrX0bF0MbR6CBLIWbnsfQC30IqcRgJO48a-ui3LifFtVV5FP1so4XvlWTL4oJ_4RKGwCuoMxfN_UH-Tv0XSnxPnNGJRUDH3RXyevYYF_5ep1BjU/s1600/IMG_1880.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543324636488542002" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtem0B97tBNmDKis_KgwjvdMZsCk_kqrX0bF0MbR6CBLIWbnsfQC30IqcRgJO48a-ui3LifFtVV5FP1so4XvlWTL4oJ_4RKGwCuoMxfN_UH-Tv0XSnxPnNGJRUDH3RXyevYYF_5ep1BjU/s400/IMG_1880.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-62701338739561415712010-11-24T18:48:00.001-08:002010-12-03T11:48:44.411-08:00Pachamama<div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm9fNqyd-AxBSqo7ZTPkFre-8lcaYFZ55OkUHb7nGuy-A8IZ-kKy4vmcaiZICgALSyA2ZgTn9rqqIwT_T4eMrDN6YuQ_J8k5btzDQRnNqUkRZa5t0zYY-WAkbPNRWTcg_lhyIyYnDSdQ-/s512/IMG_1869%5B1%5D.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Pachamama </span><br />Bridge out of Guadua<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjDkBSEwn2ki-NIbcW3z10zHU_Hr8n9AwasZ3Yjo28efgdpHcf03yk8mwx1Cj4nuPigPFx-vHfRa89LFwMbvnXbHgNBFEB0eboihiQyGU6SgGkCEM7mj2FPOSREM-pqD2EKiQtiBnORk/s1600/IMG_1863%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544813511147494578" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjDkBSEwn2ki-NIbcW3z10zHU_Hr8n9AwasZ3Yjo28efgdpHcf03yk8mwx1Cj4nuPigPFx-vHfRa89LFwMbvnXbHgNBFEB0eboihiQyGU6SgGkCEM7mj2FPOSREM-pqD2EKiQtiBnORk/s400/IMG_1863%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div>Pachamama is another ecovillage near Armenia very close to the other ecoaldeas Anthakarana and Mama Lulu. They have a Guadua factory where they treat Guadua (a type of bamboo) with a borax solution that is nontoxic and makes the wood last a long time. Guadua is an amazing building material that is local, readily available and grows so fast you can almost watch it. It is also incredibly prolific and has 3 ways of reproducing: through its roots, its stems and seeds. They cut the Guadua when the moon is at its smallest. This is when the water retreates most from the trunk so the insects won't eat it and the wood lasts longer.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They have a biodigester that takes animal waste solids and creates biogas for thier stoves. The people here are very lovely and welcoming. Molina, the head woman of the house, made wonderful home cooked meals with local organic rice and vegetabeles and fruits from thier garden.<br /></div><br /><br />The Guadua treatment factory made, of course, out of Guadua.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOCzLQQNUcHCVadrPGmdoWCkxbVc3fs77SyrGKD19XgYhhmxPnge3e53nLEdMR7l4MUrXHZNGKpcphyKKTaDjZA5CxwddhMxtA5rWlITdl3i6Ri6VDds2kMzIxrTj_JAXHFPkD72ptdQ/s1600/IMG_1708%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544813495213566354" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOCzLQQNUcHCVadrPGmdoWCkxbVc3fs77SyrGKD19XgYhhmxPnge3e53nLEdMR7l4MUrXHZNGKpcphyKKTaDjZA5CxwddhMxtA5rWlITdl3i6Ri6VDds2kMzIxrTj_JAXHFPkD72ptdQ/s400/IMG_1708%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The guadua are pushed down under a liquid solution of<br />Borax and boric acid to preserve the wood<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOCzLQQNUcHCVadrPGmdoWCkxbVc3fs77SyrGKD19XgYhhmxPnge3e53nLEdMR7l4MUrXHZNGKpcphyKKTaDjZA5CxwddhMxtA5rWlITdl3i6Ri6VDds2kMzIxrTj_JAXHFPkD72ptdQ/s1600/IMG_1708%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544813507016662882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBtvVhiXBv7CxQwafEzMUq9O3CW-jiyxmKiM7ZBSBERsUhmSuxw2BJXbf6JMN4rn9M5uHRFtfZdqIvlWrk-6EfD7AapD0XeBrbUKYH9xeK9HOrEcvNyRtmiTkXoaswI5kk-3aHJWk2Zc/s400/IMG_1712%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">A young guadua can grow 30 cm a day to its full height of in 3-4 months. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm9fNqyd-AxBSqo7ZTPkFre-8lcaYFZ55OkUHb7nGuy-A8IZ-kKy4vmcaiZICgALSyA2ZgTn9rqqIwT_T4eMrDN6YuQ_J8k5btzDQRnNqUkRZa5t0zYY-WAkbPNRWTcg_lhyIyYnDSdQ-/s512/IMG_1869%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 384px; display: block; height: 512px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm9fNqyd-AxBSqo7ZTPkFre-8lcaYFZ55OkUHb7nGuy-A8IZ-kKy4vmcaiZICgALSyA2ZgTn9rqqIwT_T4eMrDN6YuQ_J8k5btzDQRnNqUkRZa5t0zYY-WAkbPNRWTcg_lhyIyYnDSdQ-/s512/IMG_1869%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div>Rain water treatment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBqsNJz8V6gZ7o-eKp3J59VroRfSH39LlMbe__awlcbjSBKQRlDyH7qzcw0nyUIfGcBgUJs-De8MliIOSFIhHTED6uu8MaYwHHT8Rb3swQMRkvixVXp8pPUQ2c-DDTQtfPY3EoVBfstM/s1600/IMG_1864%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544814720709380370" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBqsNJz8V6gZ7o-eKp3J59VroRfSH39LlMbe__awlcbjSBKQRlDyH7qzcw0nyUIfGcBgUJs-De8MliIOSFIhHTED6uu8MaYwHHT8Rb3swQMRkvixVXp8pPUQ2c-DDTQtfPY3EoVBfstM/s400/IMG_1864%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Guadua growing near thier rainwater reserve.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8DEx94AUmX5YdK2XRueKfnd4Br_7RXPKEY5I5LNZZ0g674_WSV97RvlgysmWg5qGRcVuOkN2CSfAlKg2u8744TrFt92FEYeKMIcRTfbjrDV9zyM_VzowkESreJ6sSyIh3hCGSmC9xSM/s1600/IMG_1860%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544813493977903618" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8DEx94AUmX5YdK2XRueKfnd4Br_7RXPKEY5I5LNZZ0g674_WSV97RvlgysmWg5qGRcVuOkN2CSfAlKg2u8744TrFt92FEYeKMIcRTfbjrDV9zyM_VzowkESreJ6sSyIh3hCGSmC9xSM/s400/IMG_1860%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gardens<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBK1LWPF4zq2JNTOquHGjXamUbeRs-DInJn_J4yAk-jXVeqH9-4fNg2exi2XQJg3YL3egB4k-3OJwJH5bFIpZoT2g8G-Uo-_AVu-uHnTS4dJ4TvEGMSLUSRYCWBjuZWZP_LPZmnsLQkQ/s1600/IMG_1694%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544813489885103698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBK1LWPF4zq2JNTOquHGjXamUbeRs-DInJn_J4yAk-jXVeqH9-4fNg2exi2XQJg3YL3egB4k-3OJwJH5bFIpZoT2g8G-Uo-_AVu-uHnTS4dJ4TvEGMSLUSRYCWBjuZWZP_LPZmnsLQkQ/s400/IMG_1694%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-3450483812783391812010-11-18T16:05:00.001-08:002011-09-14T22:23:01.887-07:00Anthakarana logo<div style="text-align: left;">Anthakarana asked me to help them come up with some logo ideas. Anthakarana means a bridge under a rainbow leading from the material to the spiritual. Anthakarana to this ecoaldea also means family, life, and fertility, love.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4BFIOo3-Jn3F3p33_vAJ7BOGiRAyrFzdJehwZj1B4_QEgDWEhMheCnCWuj-onGLIOizUubwTSOavEaZcDcogD7rHkHA-Ymi5R2VBdjXag_HPbJ6AN6ccGdMxOnO9c8Rimfz5zL_aCv0/s1600/IMG_1796%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4BFIOo3-Jn3F3p33_vAJ7BOGiRAyrFzdJehwZj1B4_QEgDWEhMheCnCWuj-onGLIOizUubwTSOavEaZcDcogD7rHkHA-Ymi5R2VBdjXag_HPbJ6AN6ccGdMxOnO9c8Rimfz5zL_aCv0/s400/IMG_1796%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546554261135020210" border="0" /></a>The first is a bird with all the 4 elements: water, earth, fire and wind. Anthkarana sandskrit symbol is in the center of the bird and the colors of the rainbow corresponds with the elements.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5KiT4z6CZsbTtEfecAVbe0QO-KVUtVIQpznToB7q1u7uw5PiPU5uIRJqD2HlB1l0Yolox92wo1I9s03mtRyTgUXNSFn-AkTN_9K5c07QudVER8oYbdAnvbd0IorN53eGro3pwFrqLUQ/s1600/IMG_1806%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5KiT4z6CZsbTtEfecAVbe0QO-KVUtVIQpznToB7q1u7uw5PiPU5uIRJqD2HlB1l0Yolox92wo1I9s03mtRyTgUXNSFn-AkTN_9K5c07QudVER8oYbdAnvbd0IorN53eGro3pwFrqLUQ/s400/IMG_1806%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542479484832818098" border="0" /></a>The second concept is just the sandskrit for Anthakarana in a design that has refeerences to the sun, flowers, life and again the rainbow colors that relate to the bridge from the spiritual to the material.*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-18927029274895406472010-11-16T11:43:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:06:00.226-08:00Anthakarana near Armenia<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ANTHAKARANA</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-doCsvLV8hd5ctGAOYc1Ry5q71CRd88OAeM4bxvGR4UKAPyQYGeXjjfGc-4zJNWJ1Zfs-C-k36NHOkeWk5EOnP4Zd6oHzozoeblHUmzQx2JXkxyvNnR0ppYNiepPAJ01Mo1X1VGFBt-E/s1600/IMG_1759%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-doCsvLV8hd5ctGAOYc1Ry5q71CRd88OAeM4bxvGR4UKAPyQYGeXjjfGc-4zJNWJ1Zfs-C-k36NHOkeWk5EOnP4Zd6oHzozoeblHUmzQx2JXkxyvNnR0ppYNiepPAJ01Mo1X1VGFBt-E/s400/IMG_1759%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552988415462114" border="0" /></a>Anthakarana is a small ecovillage nesteled in the mountains of Salento near Armenia. Anthakarana means bridge under a rainbow from the material to the spiritual. Here they are going to host the annual ecovillage meeting Llamar de los Moñtanes. This is the biggest ecovillage meeting in the country, maybe I can make it back here in January for it.<br /></div><br />I spent most of the time helping prepare for this event. Lots needed to be done. They needed to construct a maloca, build tire trails, plant the garden, make signs etc to get ready.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Activites.</span><br />Building the maloca out of Guadua.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq98N3Sx2LbJ9lD33A8SL5f5YSQEx0RalyNchUlBTfdtiPUhMAN4Cwq9d3k648OyeVoh-ITP9hzT43ur0IcXrx8ilJY4koVz4HkmooAPU3AOpPeLaS5grCswGWftf1st1uWPhH6Q7W7ZU/s1600/IMG_1743%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq98N3Sx2LbJ9lD33A8SL5f5YSQEx0RalyNchUlBTfdtiPUhMAN4Cwq9d3k648OyeVoh-ITP9hzT43ur0IcXrx8ilJY4koVz4HkmooAPU3AOpPeLaS5grCswGWftf1st1uWPhH6Q7W7ZU/s400/IMG_1743%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542484988506057602" border="0" /></a>Feeding Nandi.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTxXJffvXsNJ_YQKjjK3ZiJiap2bv6t1ngRtPt0zf2ixGF9huMITowXD3WsH9HgmPX2U-2NlraUE3mwqwKTI7olzXn_oPcLxpqV4koNgcd-Tz7LB0vGYQMkmDUbqQfMgYjP0j-DQtsRI/s1600/IMG_1749%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTxXJffvXsNJ_YQKjjK3ZiJiap2bv6t1ngRtPt0zf2ixGF9huMITowXD3WsH9HgmPX2U-2NlraUE3mwqwKTI7olzXn_oPcLxpqV4koNgcd-Tz7LB0vGYQMkmDUbqQfMgYjP0j-DQtsRI/s400/IMG_1749%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552959510585730" border="0" /></a>We also spent time painting a goat shed with gasoline to protect it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkLjjf55IwdkdpAq2mFmyyZPpdBzQC7PJ76bKIC83jb5ZAeHJpb1-Rxa_7KOCyv5RnW5SPbzz5555NhGiWed_tY2j1o05e9LQW-pJm1QogxTavGkxk-Pif16WPa7M6N02DdgVeirmRK8/s1600/IMG_1817%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkLjjf55IwdkdpAq2mFmyyZPpdBzQC7PJ76bKIC83jb5ZAeHJpb1-Rxa_7KOCyv5RnW5SPbzz5555NhGiWed_tY2j1o05e9LQW-pJm1QogxTavGkxk-Pif16WPa7M6N02DdgVeirmRK8/s400/IMG_1817%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552994179665186" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">surrounding land.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvPbznYsf6qmcGs6pZdjJ35R2aDeBDzLm7saR56i-lYLgdYppe6b4Uc-XFvpxhfDVH91oVRnSdZfqoxONV9S6i0DeRL3U44pb-XE-T_j9bP91hdZLucoDQXRMtNFoZaJcCBImo5HtABw/s1600/IMG_1714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvPbznYsf6qmcGs6pZdjJ35R2aDeBDzLm7saR56i-lYLgdYppe6b4Uc-XFvpxhfDVH91oVRnSdZfqoxONV9S6i0DeRL3U44pb-XE-T_j9bP91hdZLucoDQXRMtNFoZaJcCBImo5HtABw/s400/IMG_1714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540250393121515346" border="0" /></a>the shower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysPuGc1abhnZamh0JxTXt0Gz-1ZLu6YYEnQh9_18bAXYjC4LNX4pJhw01CtaxBcbd9alsW6LdRavzRQbsUm1JLVu3-rZ3zUy-t9LL6eFFIAMEm0lLhN_WRJQUGQzrLhlnpZ8_f_jB48Y/s1600/IMG_1729%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysPuGc1abhnZamh0JxTXt0Gz-1ZLu6YYEnQh9_18bAXYjC4LNX4pJhw01CtaxBcbd9alsW6LdRavzRQbsUm1JLVu3-rZ3zUy-t9LL6eFFIAMEm0lLhN_WRJQUGQzrLhlnpZ8_f_jB48Y/s400/IMG_1729%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546559998065127122" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Lotsa Art projects</span><br /><br />We painted these sculptures 4 colors to represent the four races. They are going to make an art inatallation for Llamar de la Montaña.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaJ6I79PaHojYamq_9Mq9hdjR97N3V2pZQJR80Kg-cywD1mUkCIHFyCvop5lSsLpS8mXQnfrqAn0neJkUYkwoSKKOm71XorJ5O04ycj9uErOWbUd0k4yl8MEmSKMp5vQu2YWc08nyp08/s1600/IMG_1793%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaJ6I79PaHojYamq_9Mq9hdjR97N3V2pZQJR80Kg-cywD1mUkCIHFyCvop5lSsLpS8mXQnfrqAn0neJkUYkwoSKKOm71XorJ5O04ycj9uErOWbUd0k4yl8MEmSKMp5vQu2YWc08nyp08/s400/IMG_1793%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552965828677986" border="0" /></a>Painted signs to show people how to wash dishes using less<br />water and how to use the dry bathrooms.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZfMMtJCEbbMgn-jor9gR16gUP495hZ9gaHPzz6TtEWjVaOYL6X-UxKETgYrMaQsFridXqUKGD-ICiSWx4b6hZJbTQFd1MhvqxHRMaWSx2mrD45Z2GfEQ0DeVKxFqgK4iL7Qux5p_DY4/s1600/IMG_1859%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZfMMtJCEbbMgn-jor9gR16gUP495hZ9gaHPzz6TtEWjVaOYL6X-UxKETgYrMaQsFridXqUKGD-ICiSWx4b6hZJbTQFd1MhvqxHRMaWSx2mrD45Z2GfEQ0DeVKxFqgK4iL7Qux5p_DY4/s400/IMG_1859%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552982419181170" border="0" /></a>I made some logo concepts for them<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4BFIOo3-Jn3F3p33_vAJ7BOGiRAyrFzdJehwZj1B4_QEgDWEhMheCnCWuj-onGLIOizUubwTSOavEaZcDcogD7rHkHA-Ymi5R2VBdjXag_HPbJ6AN6ccGdMxOnO9c8Rimfz5zL_aCv0/s1600/IMG_1796%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4BFIOo3-Jn3F3p33_vAJ7BOGiRAyrFzdJehwZj1B4_QEgDWEhMheCnCWuj-onGLIOizUubwTSOavEaZcDcogD7rHkHA-Ymi5R2VBdjXag_HPbJ6AN6ccGdMxOnO9c8Rimfz5zL_aCv0/s400/IMG_1796%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546554261135020210" border="0" /></a>We also made lots of dreams catchers:)<br /></div><br /><br />We played bored games or talked most nights. Below I am with a young couple from Colombia who stared a Trueque (trade) store in thier hometown near Bogota. They lived without money for 2 years by simply hosting a Trueque where people came to trade goods, services and knowledge. I asked what she did if she needed to go to the dentist or doctor. She said she needed her wisdom teeth out so she went to the local dentist and asked what she needed. The dentist needed a bike. So Natalia returned with a bike and got her wisdom teeth out! If only life was that simle for all of us...but really, it should be.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFosDd7ql3jzkPD6T93qlzGMjsnBxW_zfRfEcHBSTPX9KETefXlOKiWmYVd1lXw1tDyBphUmcv_FJmDqkeX08hpIgPBA4sZ2I7GTRLMtSRDjBs47y8upx31CZ8BSwm-W2rLSXcMtLboZA/s1600/IMG_1768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFosDd7ql3jzkPD6T93qlzGMjsnBxW_zfRfEcHBSTPX9KETefXlOKiWmYVd1lXw1tDyBphUmcv_FJmDqkeX08hpIgPBA4sZ2I7GTRLMtSRDjBs47y8upx31CZ8BSwm-W2rLSXcMtLboZA/s400/IMG_1768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542484959935461634" border="0" /></a>This same couple, Natalia nd Juan Carlos, spent a lot of time with the Kogi Indians in Santa Marta. The Kogis are a fully sustainable indiginous tribe that live totally isolated and virtually unchanged for centuries. The way they live is facinating and the pictures Natalie showed me were unbelievable<br /><br />Oriana and Osiris the young couple (21years) below who live here descided at age 15 that they wanted an alternative life. They were the ones who told Orianas parents Deyanira and Bahmar about this way of life. They now also have a beautiful baby on the way :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cn6AzQmyt64D63vXH-kl1huz2El-ZeFNr7jqPcYvU-RRiCftv6SykLiMmUeF5dTLBzSaADWVbrbOYE_GKyk2-nELPvy4tEDScuxaT-fHxH1QU2VPH8wBD6MdHyKHpOZixcKnJc0-tFE/s1600/IMG_1770%255B1%255D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cn6AzQmyt64D63vXH-kl1huz2El-ZeFNr7jqPcYvU-RRiCftv6SykLiMmUeF5dTLBzSaADWVbrbOYE_GKyk2-nELPvy4tEDScuxaT-fHxH1QU2VPH8wBD6MdHyKHpOZixcKnJc0-tFE/s400/IMG_1770%255B1%255D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546560002674662626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LbBq1YtCueZEyQlEMuhfo4fQHSTH2YKbbLtsouLhty7oeMNHeUyzC30fQ9D5ZsHwNsZi6d58q24QCn9c-2yccag369PsyWMm5aFJQaq13G95GQ_BI3v0G0KxuJ3VZOLHihZai6_PJuc/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LbBq1YtCueZEyQlEMuhfo4fQHSTH2YKbbLtsouLhty7oeMNHeUyzC30fQ9D5ZsHwNsZi6d58q24QCn9c-2yccag369PsyWMm5aFJQaq13G95GQ_BI3v0G0KxuJ3VZOLHihZai6_PJuc/s400/IMG_1732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540250407852268754" border="0" /></a>Delicious home-cooked meals with things like arepas, arroz, patacon, and many veggie burgers and hotdogs. We got to make cheese, marmalades, and coffee which is all so easy why do we bother buying these things??<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_B9WX8zQIgACeP8tP0SXVc5sVIEyIfbPSFuorkQbzzquVcb0FYWEiweakdPXEQNNLVfGXrzDVM0TSHKkQrX4RPtWAsvjD2Ho-1N18YONqUGng_6rLsrlSzlPMFTbNlyMG1cHnVv4fUs/s1600/IMG_1857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_B9WX8zQIgACeP8tP0SXVc5sVIEyIfbPSFuorkQbzzquVcb0FYWEiweakdPXEQNNLVfGXrzDVM0TSHKkQrX4RPtWAsvjD2Ho-1N18YONqUGng_6rLsrlSzlPMFTbNlyMG1cHnVv4fUs/s400/IMG_1857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542484940877747042" border="0" /></a>Grinding coffee<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru06FaDMdgBQbXSrPeB7cZ9oXT-sl4fEllmjPEjK3I3QTqBrmXhPZ2T6eIjwvPzTtdDeQETnTJL-6_bl5ciFUaFHeaOtbY84cL8oPRWXgC2wuIM-RWBWnEJJOqqfVJa_u8Tshh5GIcrc/s1600/IMG_1854.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbq5vQLyCCd3Op9Q5dM17FXNE0zI1mdxHyv3ba3zyf0yfBuCctsXtYTZbdg722CIB6UptMGng9dAV_ffj0R9QzJaQKW9VfiMVkjZWCYDuMBUphhvtlwxJvg9Gi-bxZ01EaXiWlJe-ULA/s400/IMG_1828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542480744098184194" border="0" /></a>This last little guy kept landing on us all day as we worked planting pasto (grass) seeds to replenish the rolling hills with food for the goats.<br /></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-66789263464544133042010-11-03T17:12:00.001-07:002011-01-28T01:50:30.003-08:00El Arca verde<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">El Arca Verde...</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">and the mysterious origins of the biodynamic calandar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7z5xNz9AHfWjx3eoySSXbdhkvw6WWHjv0V1c4wOSMjDmwiu169U1dnCMTJc7SRMbynhVmJ3jpHqvzSGqhBqKwhK4KrULY2eSxBrbWcleHAR3PJ8GOSBe_hPcClE6OLvixBluCCUWwLs/s1600/IMG_1569%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7z5xNz9AHfWjx3eoySSXbdhkvw6WWHjv0V1c4wOSMjDmwiu169U1dnCMTJc7SRMbynhVmJ3jpHqvzSGqhBqKwhK4KrULY2eSxBrbWcleHAR3PJ8GOSBe_hPcClE6OLvixBluCCUWwLs/s400/IMG_1569%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796433248622994" border="0" /></a>In the valleys near Villa De Leyva is El Arca Verde, owned by a sprightly frenchman, Pierre Lacour.<br /></div><br />He lived in the mountains of France for many years and came to Colombia about 20 years ago creating a few biodynamic farms. This one is only four years old with a two year old garden. Already the trees are bearing fruits.<br /><br />Here you can volunteer for room and board. Pierre is open and has the spirit of a child. I had heard about him from friends in Villa de Leyva. I wasn´t able to get a hold of him so my Colombian companion and I just showed up not knowing what to expect. There were a few Germans and a Chilean staying there when we arrived. He got us all to go on a hike to one of his four waterfalls in the valley. On the way we stopped by his tree playground and he climbed through it like a monkey. We followed. Then we literally skied down a vertical path of loose rocks to his waterfall and river. Pierre did a few spins. He got us all to pick up the boulders and throw them down to help slow the flow of the river. It wasn't for a while until I realized he had gotten us to do work for him. Somehow it was too fun.<br /><br />He built his houses mainly from the ground where he lives.<br /><br />The main reason I wanted to visit was because I had heard he writes the biodynamic farming calender for all of Colombia, the same one we used at Gabeno too. He and a team use astronomical programs by NASA to figure out the positions of the stars and their energies and interpret how that affects the plant world.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">His house<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPzNdgfhz0MxLAFxb1NB03Cq9FvVyxWC-eJDhFqcYDeFSPRMOyC5meRrCLLqDTZEroMMuWjnueqluTY6jN4pMBsGp0EAJlhjiWp-gZIWmlLmdb2niYxT5svd9gs9Oj4a56uE1rE7jjWo/s1600/IMG_1551%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPzNdgfhz0MxLAFxb1NB03Cq9FvVyxWC-eJDhFqcYDeFSPRMOyC5meRrCLLqDTZEroMMuWjnueqluTY6jN4pMBsGp0EAJlhjiWp-gZIWmlLmdb2niYxT5svd9gs9Oj4a56uE1rE7jjWo/s400/IMG_1551%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796417762756930" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO69wd6acBjGM_9sBeGclqEcyEBTN_DGAIuEdDdrQDt29_oxTwGsRCW_VhK5CE401kqso02cFj9oMdbJc0EZYac3zHxAPUz-rnsLW4cyxcrv1X860YNhEvqWK2Htds2sTF9J2bcfdlxs/s1600/IMG_1546%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO69wd6acBjGM_9sBeGclqEcyEBTN_DGAIuEdDdrQDt29_oxTwGsRCW_VhK5CE401kqso02cFj9oMdbJc0EZYac3zHxAPUz-rnsLW4cyxcrv1X860YNhEvqWK2Htds2sTF9J2bcfdlxs/s400/IMG_1546%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796409929834114" border="0" /></a>waiting for lunch mmmm...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DTru6Pd1zf6w6wgQwXBX0MXkslNoLpnQcW9WIH2imsU6Z6eIJS5bzewV97yb1xNwlG6WogsL3U-OpGcqxBzQklsPpJ7Guu0WTGCJbeI93udODAdkaLQhOfmHOlxrnwEMmwBVChTbq4M/s1600/IMG_1602%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DTru6Pd1zf6w6wgQwXBX0MXkslNoLpnQcW9WIH2imsU6Z6eIJS5bzewV97yb1xNwlG6WogsL3U-OpGcqxBzQklsPpJ7Guu0WTGCJbeI93udODAdkaLQhOfmHOlxrnwEMmwBVChTbq4M/s400/IMG_1602%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535799017722904866" border="0" /></a>another guest house he build from the earth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK30a2vvNry9k42sIuO4wiBhL8_5Qw_ETbqplzqq8FfxkwTuLXTmu4K0cKLysOVs1EbVZ_K6SLQXIwHZDfnTxiIOPNBIzkb1S8HPvfK9XBHy_uw8gwcMNGDiebrDIO6-rbxSu_u1T8Ads/s1600/IMG_1560%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK30a2vvNry9k42sIuO4wiBhL8_5Qw_ETbqplzqq8FfxkwTuLXTmu4K0cKLysOVs1EbVZ_K6SLQXIwHZDfnTxiIOPNBIzkb1S8HPvfK9XBHy_uw8gwcMNGDiebrDIO6-rbxSu_u1T8Ads/s400/IMG_1560%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796425203236994" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPrbF2O38BlOL3lQz5uGdHYHXKBBs5K7VhKFiEZlUQEZLjcNB9hXahCS0IcsydLjGsK4EyHoERWwaPLvRmUC8JmKgGzeht0rwY60ecnKk_pV9okX2uNPXgx7-Stl__tFcToqFGI7kPYA/s1600/IMG_1561%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPrbF2O38BlOL3lQz5uGdHYHXKBBs5K7VhKFiEZlUQEZLjcNB9hXahCS0IcsydLjGsK4EyHoERWwaPLvRmUC8JmKgGzeht0rwY60ecnKk_pV9okX2uNPXgx7-Stl__tFcToqFGI7kPYA/s400/IMG_1561%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796426477587538" border="0" /></a>Pierre´s playground<br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3B-vnBguhIBngVu1PJJgRMtTWUS_ctmhJfiuZr1CyZvUlSDw_e8sLlNop48mhEQYCOihh14KT95rGNW4ByVkYswyOfbkOiPONH6wnp5gGIg0SaT7IHbZk7Tq7oWpeUz3tnRwVsTlWPE/s1600/IMG_1576%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3B-vnBguhIBngVu1PJJgRMtTWUS_ctmhJfiuZr1CyZvUlSDw_e8sLlNop48mhEQYCOihh14KT95rGNW4ByVkYswyOfbkOiPONH6wnp5gGIg0SaT7IHbZk7Tq7oWpeUz3tnRwVsTlWPE/s400/IMG_1576%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535799009942924050" border="0" /></a>His biodynamic calandar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdO6Y0nWA3gHt3uv_FMKZWfyOdCetZWdbzrb4kdOsL6mWTE4cDNJjdMjPDhstyr3ayxQuAd4l1BF4PFoj7ijRdSZjn3rrOjcPDOf2w1G-9HF4q3Vw-zEfUNPhXuMLdWI6znrnfCrBEu2E/s1600/IMG_1614%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdO6Y0nWA3gHt3uv_FMKZWfyOdCetZWdbzrb4kdOsL6mWTE4cDNJjdMjPDhstyr3ayxQuAd4l1BF4PFoj7ijRdSZjn3rrOjcPDOf2w1G-9HF4q3Vw-zEfUNPhXuMLdWI6znrnfCrBEu2E/s400/IMG_1614%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535799027822143410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">El Arca Verde Links</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.elarcaverde.com">www.elarcaverde.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elarcaverde/">Flicker Pics Here</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47762364602">Facebook</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Villa De Leyva</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Villa de Leyva is a quaint national monument with warm weather, museums, fossils and natural surprises if you know where to look. I went with a friend I met at Aldea Feliz and Villa de Leyva was a place that he connected with very much so he knew all the secret spots.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is the home we stayed at outside of the town. An American Bonnie and her Colombian partner William were very knowlegeable about the town.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyhm5LqI2E7YoO0xuvkkuPL_wSiQhvYH-_c9Sa9gKtuGqY34Q5JCzmNfm17DPWUHeJvD986s3zBqBZKdRWbuB44QbnX1ULvsALylXOUWKONP5AWBeH5VqrBGmNaTBO-7x7p62qsZYHL4/s1600/IMG_1380%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyhm5LqI2E7YoO0xuvkkuPL_wSiQhvYH-_c9Sa9gKtuGqY34Q5JCzmNfm17DPWUHeJvD986s3zBqBZKdRWbuB44QbnX1ULvsALylXOUWKONP5AWBeH5VqrBGmNaTBO-7x7p62qsZYHL4/s400/IMG_1380%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535788324326964098" border="0" /></a>They build thier home out of straw bale and my favorite was the bathroom made of rocks and an outside shower facing the mountians.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoVMmCzOawdTDXzhhbBXUWvDN0o1eQjCCSG2ww0VRvjWqo_SjF0GgrQasWiDpMm8EASilsV7QAYpEuLMuZZlHkbzZx4mMR7onsNSuJpFVStDbI2ouLAuWxi9y8fAHVOq5Vy8MOFRgc1Y/s1600/IMG_1394%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoVMmCzOawdTDXzhhbBXUWvDN0o1eQjCCSG2ww0VRvjWqo_SjF0GgrQasWiDpMm8EASilsV7QAYpEuLMuZZlHkbzZx4mMR7onsNSuJpFVStDbI2ouLAuWxi9y8fAHVOq5Vy8MOFRgc1Y/s400/IMG_1394%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535794639596622610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Around Villa de Leyva</span><br />We went swimming in the Blue waters.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoidqL4Qluab1hKM4CGyTnlKcdaH6yRoAdxNRf0YUI7WY4lt6SczVGcdyQmN-7wU8dGQi71wLWprecUpZ3erfkJCE2tyj0zmS9YAQB7t7yYRBICWmHTlWF_8lRdA25sXdsLEs6B4INAc/s1600/IMG_1402%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoidqL4Qluab1hKM4CGyTnlKcdaH6yRoAdxNRf0YUI7WY4lt6SczVGcdyQmN-7wU8dGQi71wLWprecUpZ3erfkJCE2tyj0zmS9YAQB7t7yYRBICWmHTlWF_8lRdA25sXdsLEs6B4INAc/s400/IMG_1402%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535794651063100226" border="0" /></a>A really strangely beautiful garden outside of the church. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi239FnkV4fZPMFuB15vkcW4QfGDURdom0pMd7YZqPJieQ2-JvVe4rLtJDTIFm4r1YcelCYamYm_dxGEB3kSZQEuhQA5WXXlkXJhMME63LQmblkFfoOEL9PcKcN6VWPyyjmomGObfoGc7E/s1600/IMG_1460%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi239FnkV4fZPMFuB15vkcW4QfGDURdom0pMd7YZqPJieQ2-JvVe4rLtJDTIFm4r1YcelCYamYm_dxGEB3kSZQEuhQA5WXXlkXJhMME63LQmblkFfoOEL9PcKcN6VWPyyjmomGObfoGc7E/s400/IMG_1460%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535794656758484322" border="0" /></a>We sat here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ElWiNtVPOhB6jDnPmENb_Dw5xKXl2uYj3L5g-gaVrqg-XIheTOqLHHAJuOuE6-_L4js08R5uZsnCKcwPk8D5Ip-umCdvFWSOgNibxnMmMQrKBUs2cHLD555iRUwYSEb3FjduZQcXi8/s1600/IMG_1479%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ElWiNtVPOhB6jDnPmENb_Dw5xKXl2uYj3L5g-gaVrqg-XIheTOqLHHAJuOuE6-_L4js08R5uZsnCKcwPk8D5Ip-umCdvFWSOgNibxnMmMQrKBUs2cHLD555iRUwYSEb3FjduZQcXi8/s400/IMG_1479%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535814461676694626" border="0" /></a><br />Below is a hike with two rivers on either side.<br />I think I saw the Garden of Eden but I forgot to take a pic...oops<br />We sat here too until it was dark.<br />and I sang a song...<br />-For so many years I have been a pup but now I´m fully grown..<br />and If going away is a part of growing up well it´s now my time to roam..-<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qcbc8Hmm9RQ7HFgcWXMkA2C5g3Dz2eRPrcKZc-su-Xe4tI2x_4tigoX78R7mk6II6NrV5w7Og9_kYq_iy1wpmQ51uZrri6tQchlhpuqJpVtv7HiPNAkpcbGAp32CbnXsK7WVLqbcvC0/s1600/IMG_1498.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qcbc8Hmm9RQ7HFgcWXMkA2C5g3Dz2eRPrcKZc-su-Xe4tI2x_4tigoX78R7mk6II6NrV5w7Og9_kYq_iy1wpmQ51uZrri6tQchlhpuqJpVtv7HiPNAkpcbGAp32CbnXsK7WVLqbcvC0/s400/IMG_1498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535794670805335074" border="0" /></a>The next morning water falls, then rain storm, then I was cranky.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ1eS7yImfUIBHdhYZxtE2NRLXAWz0UyBvBILfwVAGgDl6CbaUQBBBPFStMdTb8I1Oi3wQ6DBY7mgo2KsXJKY6J5D7WyV83CHIwTvRvnShJXerR24IvklxbMD_rQHBUK5kdU6Z642NFw/s1600/IMG_1521.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ1eS7yImfUIBHdhYZxtE2NRLXAWz0UyBvBILfwVAGgDl6CbaUQBBBPFStMdTb8I1Oi3wQ6DBY7mgo2KsXJKY6J5D7WyV83CHIwTvRvnShJXerR24IvklxbMD_rQHBUK5kdU6Z642NFw/s400/IMG_1521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535794679736844018" border="0" /></a>We sat in another field and talked about what love means.<br />How when you know what you are looking for and nothing else on the way really suffices.<br />How we will know them when we see them.<br />How they will come the moment we are enlightened.<br />Maybe we are naive but I would rather everyone believed it is this way<br />sometimes I doubt that I even do.<br /><br />He told me Love is only happiness and wanting happiness for the other no matter what that is.<br />I struggle with this and don´t know if it is possible to attain trapped in a physical body that is needy in so many ways. But I hope some day I can be more enlightened and love this way. I get sad when I think of the times I have tried not been able to. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis59KtQkhyphenhyphenTx7J8JOD-CpC_blOMQqNUu6TMWIjPHUofqBpXDHoxjxsMNVgtwyxzW21iIKrU9Lmg66CI3P_cxgcvIL5tJBI5PGvNViYnI-g7rkL21zUN9mAm4gVlrF-XVMDzvF2ySslWls/s1600/IMG_1525%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis59KtQkhyphenhyphenTx7J8JOD-CpC_blOMQqNUu6TMWIjPHUofqBpXDHoxjxsMNVgtwyxzW21iIKrU9Lmg66CI3P_cxgcvIL5tJBI5PGvNViYnI-g7rkL21zUN9mAm4gVlrF-XVMDzvF2ySslWls/s400/IMG_1525%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535814466796537938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNXAyrJnCG_vkhMgBazBMmvp1klogqwid9Bz9FF-zhHqPO-OCPQFsbUz5Rk7O9h9o5ErsaDiiFlr3bC5xtUg4iOFMavN1aewggszHoW6Zzu4lOUYv4_jwtb7j1N9fyqTLgfWGa7vl_30/s1600/IMG_1620%5B1%5D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNXAyrJnCG_vkhMgBazBMmvp1klogqwid9Bz9FF-zhHqPO-OCPQFsbUz5Rk7O9h9o5ErsaDiiFlr3bC5xtUg4iOFMavN1aewggszHoW6Zzu4lOUYv4_jwtb7j1N9fyqTLgfWGa7vl_30/s400/IMG_1620%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535799036323296434" border="0" /></a>Hidden hot springs on the way back to Bogota.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>There is another place here I forgot to look for, Auromira. The architect Jose Vallejo, works with earthbag walls and has done a yoga temple in Villa de Leyva....oh well, for next time...<br /></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-9896754820318350822010-10-18T19:18:00.000-07:002011-01-28T01:49:37.879-08:00Altamira farm<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;">Granja Altamira</span> </span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN2bvH3FhgUrtU79-Zstzd-U2dYL72_ArMhy0hMoPYZ8NZb9w0sc8tbmSQ4OYnVbhnllT8776lM-Xtnm3YfiTRbeMkDSvvHaGbqOD-JGZqZXrTMqYKMe_6UD0U5bDM9svSovw9_Q3_SE/s1600/IMG_1237.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531399098400596610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN2bvH3FhgUrtU79-Zstzd-U2dYL72_ArMhy0hMoPYZ8NZb9w0sc8tbmSQ4OYnVbhnllT8776lM-Xtnm3YfiTRbeMkDSvvHaGbqOD-JGZqZXrTMqYKMe_6UD0U5bDM9svSovw9_Q3_SE/s400/IMG_1237.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/granja-altamira-cco/63921449033">Altamira</a> is a farm in San Francisco that has been around for 130 years as a coffee farm. Owner Hernando Nino for the last ten years has transformed it into an organic farm using a very interesting system called <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiestesia">Radiestecia</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiesthesia">Radiesthesia.</a><br /><br /><div align="left">I do not fully understand all the facets of this system but he explained that like a person has a rhythm or heartbeat that should fall within a normal range so too do plants. He measures this beat or electromagnetic pulse with different instruments then tries to correct it to a healthy level using copper wires wrapped around the plant to draw energy to the roots and increases produciton.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Below is an avocado tree that produces 1,400 avacados<br />(an normal tree produces only 200-300).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3-SIcQU6JlCkbYZhj2358AT6p8JKcDfXePNuTTXY7ywIaAFbC-YCaIu7UkcUSKJxUzw__bLmr591WEuJuDdFN0chcRdqpL0qOJVIoF1jMfLmGQ_vp8fJ9JoQu6bK_8Da5M4QqcXcSYM/s1600/IMG_1251.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531383879358246338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3-SIcQU6JlCkbYZhj2358AT6p8JKcDfXePNuTTXY7ywIaAFbC-YCaIu7UkcUSKJxUzw__bLmr591WEuJuDdFN0chcRdqpL0qOJVIoF1jMfLmGQ_vp8fJ9JoQu6bK_8Da5M4QqcXcSYM/s400/IMG_1251.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here in his Maloca he energizes the seeds then stores them in a capsule designed by NASA to keep the elements out.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKGnmFpYsJ9kPhluNY3YsDs9w-hUgGsHCZu6p4hFBX2mB-xt10weMPF-O3b2pj7RWqem3vZMvYhB5PhTbuDjUZQenfAh-xP5VyprPxUJJ7SlUKzOy9STPVdqM83b8ZIlZ1M2-yRM04Nk/s1600/IMG_1240.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531383870555006210" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKGnmFpYsJ9kPhluNY3YsDs9w-hUgGsHCZu6p4hFBX2mB-xt10weMPF-O3b2pj7RWqem3vZMvYhB5PhTbuDjUZQenfAh-xP5VyprPxUJJ7SlUKzOy9STPVdqM83b8ZIlZ1M2-yRM04Nk/s400/IMG_1240.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hernando believes that illnesses such as cancer are caused by increasing levels of radioactivity caused by issues such as depletion of the ozone. He claims that these issues can also be healed by correcting the radiation in the body. Around his maloca he has rocks from all over Colombia that contain the 37 Chemical Elements of the human body. Such as gold, potassium,and iron. As I walked on the stones I could feel that they are very different temperatures and Hernando knew each stones content and temperature by heart. He believes these rocks can correct this radioactivity.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQeb7L-6_ubiOU0OuRLQuTqZ_U3WBr56hF76FPC10RLUfoQCbWdc8IY3eH9a1-En1TCmYfdCvhTxGRFLXDaPpJsftKZvKJRwZ8WdnXqPM0zxLQJ3eiNOzv4PzAEfGAyyW4T1TGaFG1cs/s1600/IMG_1246.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531383871155800786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQeb7L-6_ubiOU0OuRLQuTqZ_U3WBr56hF76FPC10RLUfoQCbWdc8IY3eH9a1-En1TCmYfdCvhTxGRFLXDaPpJsftKZvKJRwZ8WdnXqPM0zxLQJ3eiNOzv4PzAEfGAyyW4T1TGaFG1cs/s400/IMG_1246.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><p></p><p href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LmPyDUspnV4hTMo4Jgc0XR0n9BaTpI89AtAbUFBnZmtw2SzHebOIi56PRIaM3sSujBkWLPqvhNpZQJK8FEKSYLT639-2Xavyv38TFIGp9JouPs3zToA8qYK-8ec2WCMYUzocNnxlu0A/s1600/IMG_1274.JPG" align="center">His gardens are a huge yard of various plants such as a permaculturist would do. He also has metal wires around the garden to correct the electrostatic energy.<img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531388443890318002" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LmPyDUspnV4hTMo4Jgc0XR0n9BaTpI89AtAbUFBnZmtw2SzHebOIi56PRIaM3sSujBkWLPqvhNpZQJK8FEKSYLT639-2Xavyv38TFIGp9JouPs3zToA8qYK-8ec2WCMYUzocNnxlu0A/s400/IMG_1274.JPG" border="0" /> This is a tool to measure radioactivity in the soil. He also has a pendulum that was given to him by a russian professor. With this pendulum he claims to have the ability to detect illness, and find metals or water in the ground.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CJ4dY-CIzUTt9tCgcWRkdtCfPicZPWWGvD08Yz61REJDzYjpDhKAArarqRtjnwgVskjQ84V_Q8lNYRsSuR00mbi0OXDz4GDuxNxAZlZ6hgqoH7tOOo6VWj16IPSyEUwfBZV13muTeb4/s1600/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531393922836629794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CJ4dY-CIzUTt9tCgcWRkdtCfPicZPWWGvD08Yz61REJDzYjpDhKAArarqRtjnwgVskjQ84V_Q8lNYRsSuR00mbi0OXDz4GDuxNxAZlZ6hgqoH7tOOo6VWj16IPSyEUwfBZV13muTeb4/s400/IMG_1282.JPG" border="0" /> </a></p><p align="center">This is his lab with a table of natural products he creates as well.<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIsnw8NJBgV_VcIT3ktQ5a3CpQNit84epFSADR3yfXkAvgx80e2f1eanSpkhtUmJWSoIC3_jEEgHgaipmUMcktnZ1kaKQQZfeYvI-ZyNszH1YMDazKSsneisXV2RavhK-hmrAgfZDbfU/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531393920771580338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIsnw8NJBgV_VcIT3ktQ5a3CpQNit84epFSADR3yfXkAvgx80e2f1eanSpkhtUmJWSoIC3_jEEgHgaipmUMcktnZ1kaKQQZfeYvI-ZyNszH1YMDazKSsneisXV2RavhK-hmrAgfZDbfU/s400/IMG_1278.JPG" border="0" /></a> Altamira also has remants of an Indigenous healing place.<br />Below is a carving in the rock of a circle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWOIsHl8I0_o8EibVXvnkY1Y8G69akiZoEzFrfmeMjEbohvQ4fex4l9mtdDwN_P4aman1vPQI7fFk_uCbPIflgEeaq3yIqoRimorU9Nnqv7GriRPttWoA9TcOmzDb0sCECkXEdz5EAfs/s1600/IMG_1266.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531388435649390994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWOIsHl8I0_o8EibVXvnkY1Y8G69akiZoEzFrfmeMjEbohvQ4fex4l9mtdDwN_P4aman1vPQI7fFk_uCbPIflgEeaq3yIqoRimorU9Nnqv7GriRPttWoA9TcOmzDb0sCECkXEdz5EAfs/s400/IMG_1266.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DJk0M1EW3PNRTIoRJrUXikQnzo2tUxEgRyeXRvlkXVii_oXP35NWpOW9Hq8HbT10Oa6_Z3_p88VBj3Bz_COWk40iY33VF8PFCXyKiHK72uVydglSovTI4Y2D-pUxatdhOirVsISmCRU/s1600/IMG_1262.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531388429992839810" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DJk0M1EW3PNRTIoRJrUXikQnzo2tUxEgRyeXRvlkXVii_oXP35NWpOW9Hq8HbT10Oa6_Z3_p88VBj3Bz_COWk40iY33VF8PFCXyKiHK72uVydglSovTI4Y2D-pUxatdhOirVsISmCRU/s400/IMG_1262.JPG" border="0" /></a>I love these amazing air plants.<br /><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531388446367182386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvzP3HV2ImB_xblMX0r516aS-TYk1RI5-ZauBwP2O7xLhq_3XzFXSfMNsn5hHtOjw4hYotTvFhFxrREfBpwXp3Haw5k8GAmCIFE-v4iSgW3IX-hzVXdZQy9s87tcAxxnu-gmZO7MRrkY/s400/IMG_1275.JPG" border="0" />tires!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jKivpSwV8tvdmqlMZ5Uk8FGsyNMRAdHUL33HUUbaWNlwYEYRP-bismuLfcCIK7TOibLKoesMdbh8Bh7vP6L3GAi5Tvk72A53qEbY_CVvg4_92Cyy6kh-B3YWClISSNNuvTcXPZ74HPA/s1600/IMG_1276.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531393908888264482" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jKivpSwV8tvdmqlMZ5Uk8FGsyNMRAdHUL33HUUbaWNlwYEYRP-bismuLfcCIK7TOibLKoesMdbh8Bh7vP6L3GAi5Tvk72A53qEbY_CVvg4_92Cyy6kh-B3YWClISSNNuvTcXPZ74HPA/s400/IMG_1276.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-41108418952075643452010-10-18T12:27:00.001-07:002010-11-06T10:52:19.836-07:00Aldea Feliz<div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" >ALDEA FELIZ</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span></div><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs470.ash2/74319_452688493790_571773790_5710508_3891257_n.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 475px; display: block; height: 339px;" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs470.ash2/74319_452688493790_571773790_5710508_3891257_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <a href="http://www.aldeafeliz.org/">Aldea Feliz</a> is an ecoaldea located in the forests of the Andes in San Francisco, Colombia. Founded 4 years ago by a dozen people looking to find a place to start a sustainable community. <div align="left"><br />The Ecovillage has 35,000 m2 of land, with coffee, orange, banana, fruit trees, herbs, bamboos, medicinal plants, vegetables and native trees. The boundary of the ecovillage is the San Miguel river with waterfalls and beautiful tropical landscapes.<br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">I spent my time here camping, enjoying the river, doing yoga and working on various projects. I got to pick coffee beans, collect oranges, lemons, and bananas, learn about making wine from oranges, along with daily tasks. I also helped set up for a big event by macheting the paths clear and setting up dry bathrooms. I helped in the garden where the system of agriculture they follow similar to the biodynamic method it follows a calandar: V<a href="http://www.fundacionviracocha.org/%3C/a">irachocha</a>. They sell natural products here made from orange wine, massage oils, granola and, soaps.<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Related sites<br /><a href="http://www.ecoaldeasdecolombia.org/">http://www.ecoaldeasdecolombia.org/</a><br /><a href="http://www.colombiaenhechos.com/">http://www.colombiaenhechos.com/</a> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ARCHITECTURE</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAvRtcglEBD3NUtNbl1wRZ7D7SscFz8tMIacAAuT9mORvQcDz4sc20Usmt0POjfXhwD9vmKYlqQqWGjptaFvrzgukVb39yhkKmCacK-eb8OoTSya5-voEbXq3jVvuku4LOcWn4LNE5QA/s1600/IMG_1097.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529573969867149218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAvRtcglEBD3NUtNbl1wRZ7D7SscFz8tMIacAAuT9mORvQcDz4sc20Usmt0POjfXhwD9vmKYlqQqWGjptaFvrzgukVb39yhkKmCacK-eb8OoTSya5-voEbXq3jVvuku4LOcWn4LNE5QA/s400/IMG_1097.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">I happened to arrive the same day as one of the architects Juan Carlos. He showed us his elegant minimalist bamboo construction. Bamboo is a more fragile wood so a diagonal beam needs to be placed in each square wall. Instead of covering this Juan Carlos chose to emphasize the triangle and make it a unique design feature.<em> </em>I think it´s really beautiful. The construction is not done and many neat features remain including two types of toilets, a dry toilet and one connected to a three chambered cistern that helps convert waste to water for plants. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pK7KrV5gErYE9R5_5SZ8iaWctNNBVsVZjlC7vgujs_kkMAPQxRk5wgFcne94ULc-wBhMyQzojvjVKaSdfVKEYU93FuOW9NFuuPv-wbbPkLLnRj0WiZd8JrDO1RFlw7h-Lc6XLW8-RFM/s1600/IMG_1092.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529573960388577954" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pK7KrV5gErYE9R5_5SZ8iaWctNNBVsVZjlC7vgujs_kkMAPQxRk5wgFcne94ULc-wBhMyQzojvjVKaSdfVKEYU93FuOW9NFuuPv-wbbPkLLnRj0WiZd8JrDO1RFlw7h-Lc6XLW8-RFM/s400/IMG_1092.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">The bamboo ceiling is made by scoring the bamboo so it can be rolled flat to make panels.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVQY6pVcOGN3_BPXQVCfN8vlyWtFmJyDBdWFYv1bpRIqFVPgYUOwtKE30smbLm1huQwZU650Dx4DcRMe0pXY2NUaEIRwEyG_Tyb2LNr-_Muk1xv9d5DAMD05N7ocOSuIvfIEZGdTVmUA/s1600/IMG_1102.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529573974266352418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVQY6pVcOGN3_BPXQVCfN8vlyWtFmJyDBdWFYv1bpRIqFVPgYUOwtKE30smbLm1huQwZU650Dx4DcRMe0pXY2NUaEIRwEyG_Tyb2LNr-_Muk1xv9d5DAMD05N7ocOSuIvfIEZGdTVmUA/s400/IMG_1102.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVQY6pVcOGN3_BPXQVCfN8vlyWtFmJyDBdWFYv1bpRIqFVPgYUOwtKE30smbLm1huQwZU650Dx4DcRMe0pXY2NUaEIRwEyG_Tyb2LNr-_Muk1xv9d5DAMD05N7ocOSuIvfIEZGdTVmUA/s1600/IMG_1102.JPG"></a>This is the house of another architect <a href="http://www.carlosrojasarquitecto.blogspot.com/">Carlos Rojas</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs238.snc1/8533_139872806215_700391215_3151181_8111362_n.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 397px; display: block; height: 319px;" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs238.snc1/8533_139872806215_700391215_3151181_8111362_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 406px; display: block; height: 312px; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs218.snc1/8533_139872176215_700391215_3151166_7982265_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="" class="Apple-style-span">Outdoor bathroom with dry composting toilets and outdoor tub.<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530485896087449234" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykpcfYG-dqDHEc04emyuR7a4XE3NOHg-etGnDGogawYrttWXGc3rr8H2jBh5p9Ikhjtpf3efLuCRqW4yBWfhIhsw7ju_TCWmOoczDKvmDwzDTMOI4IcJlBwnQV37izHX-5WRCrZzoN3I/s400/IMG_1120.JPG" border="0" /></span></span></span></p><p align="center"></p><div style="text-align: center;">San Miguel Rio</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqJxOFmzmp1sIzKp5n5xP0OnZMcMMhooaatIANaqamjTNP5YT42Px-GHYn6ZA7-PxMHTMC1Nez8kAFqkj5xQnXPlWPubn3oBwnn0a1CACqxtaY3g8hi12EzgyHDeXEK_ijcZcCzZx88I/s1600/IMG_1156%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530485890459299042" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqJxOFmzmp1sIzKp5n5xP0OnZMcMMhooaatIANaqamjTNP5YT42Px-GHYn6ZA7-PxMHTMC1Nez8kAFqkj5xQnXPlWPubn3oBwnn0a1CACqxtaY3g8hi12EzgyHDeXEK_ijcZcCzZx88I/s400/IMG_1156%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">Helping in the cocina<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaTBYTz-gEY1ImzUPF0qtAM8i4yK2wYNuApIOajieNch2cljTt6pIFxWmd7YyhnGDg1jeHMK18-hJmSbr10VJsbgL-QaIzqbEjFRRoeg4bPKoH4NjRp9SLEp3XVOKQnwnXdPhTbnwank/s1600/IMG_1160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530501573061583778" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaTBYTz-gEY1ImzUPF0qtAM8i4yK2wYNuApIOajieNch2cljTt6pIFxWmd7YyhnGDg1jeHMK18-hJmSbr10VJsbgL-QaIzqbEjFRRoeg4bPKoH4NjRp9SLEp3XVOKQnwnXdPhTbnwank/s400/IMG_1160.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p></p>I was lucky enough to be there for the first annual <a href="http://www.nazcua.com/">NazCua</a> event held to raise money for Aldea Feliz and the <a href="http://www.tamborafoundation.org/">Tambora Foundation</a> , a foundation that is dedicated to preserving the art and ancient wisdom to the children in the Colombian Atlantic.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">NazCua is a Sacred Wisdom gathering with elders from different indiginous tribes in Colombia, artists, singers, OSHO and Tatanka mediation, afro-Ethnica dance, drum cirles, Mayan calendar readings, ancient indiginous ceremonies and arts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This event was very special to me and I learned so much about ancient traditions as well as just being open to the generosity and warmth of other people that here was of a quality especialy rare in most places. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Maloca: Cusmuy<br />Maloca is an ancestral house used by the natives of the Amazon esp in Brazil and Colombia<br /><img style="width: 414px; height: 350px;" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs430.snc4/47351_1433360266419_1005285904_30997946_3947917_n.jpg" width="720" height="540" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 15px;font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;" class="Apple-style-span" >A traditional indiginous ceremony following the Mayan calendar making prayers and giving offerings to the gods.</span></span></div><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs464.ash2/73770_452884758790_571773790_5713927_1194880_n.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 427px; display: block; height: 307px;" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs464.ash2/73770_452884758790_571773790_5713927_1194880_n.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div style="text-align: center;">A lot of time around the fire playing instruments and singing hindu hymns</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RsvMt_uCo-C81IBv1Hyew7n3aI53iHUlckr3r2VGTCIUZMHZnAQZdS7VoXUG0vNlbVyB90-k11bzUipRx0nNai9si9mRuatXce1ombTMLrR2JFkQElDZswMxYvhs-qGnYnsXQ0MVfes/s1600/IMG_1316.JPG"></a><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs927.snc4/74051_452688683790_571773790_5710517_7026156_n.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 419px; display: block; height: 303px; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs927.snc4/74051_452688683790_571773790_5710517_7026156_n.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">A lot of dancing<br /><img style="width: 436px; height: 357px;" id="myphoto" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs918.snc4/73135_452688448790_571773790_5710506_8210096_n.jpg" width="640" height="480" /><br />Art time!<br />A mural for the kids to participate in</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RsvMt_uCo-C81IBv1Hyew7n3aI53iHUlckr3r2VGTCIUZMHZnAQZdS7VoXUG0vNlbVyB90-k11bzUipRx0nNai9si9mRuatXce1ombTMLrR2JFkQElDZswMxYvhs-qGnYnsXQ0MVfes/s1600/IMG_1316.JPG"><img style="text-align: left; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532902985338058994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RsvMt_uCo-C81IBv1Hyew7n3aI53iHUlckr3r2VGTCIUZMHZnAQZdS7VoXUG0vNlbVyB90-k11bzUipRx0nNai9si9mRuatXce1ombTMLrR2JFkQElDZswMxYvhs-qGnYnsXQ0MVfes/s400/IMG_1316.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Making the Ojo de Dios, a ritualistic symbol of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unkown and unknowable.<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 19px;font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;" class="Apple-style-span" > Thought to have originated with the Huichol Indians of Jalisco, Mexico.</span></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532902977475480994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Js2Cq0BGi9C5KrCc80BYzFnBTao5-QDn2__l8hv5cq8kxE9fNRYBqFaEsuH5B9YXBtS20B1r1JEzilloUjweRTdXS0xeser5m3UD350WNP6cxuvT_wjqBL14I7je04fArrHLkalJdc0/s400/IMG_1229.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></p></span>Melted candels after a singing workshop with Colombian singer, Mariposa.<br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Comx3zVDykxLyMWyt9Nmaqpv2R0eSo9mxCtJkzyPKO768Pv2E2N90CWqcuQAWHTDuqwY7quVTxXGRUh_H9hYYyOkai2d8YXCvFO3F58WHQJCikoUmhJ0zSZSkYoEyedOs0xFHuddZvk/s1600/IMG_1224.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 340px; display: block; height: 433px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532902974472771218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Comx3zVDykxLyMWyt9Nmaqpv2R0eSo9mxCtJkzyPKO768Pv2E2N90CWqcuQAWHTDuqwY7quVTxXGRUh_H9hYYyOkai2d8YXCvFO3F58WHQJCikoUmhJ0zSZSkYoEyedOs0xFHuddZvk/s400/IMG_1224.JPG" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">And the best for last ..<br />The first Colombian boy I fell in love with,<br />Matteus.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWbaCpxB6p6X51zn7BOWPXwxIu3rAOhzM3_AbXNy_wDK3QWIx5y0eE9PPLhTPAL8rXGIptVhrr27efPX3NjCPwgz871Dy6k7PEUF8eOcV7z7FmY3Xn3JSKHGcM-z-HxpeR6hfdXOYHDY/s1600/IMG_1183.JPG"></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWbaCpxB6p6X51zn7BOWPXwxIu3rAOhzM3_AbXNy_wDK3QWIx5y0eE9PPLhTPAL8rXGIptVhrr27efPX3NjCPwgz871Dy6k7PEUF8eOcV7z7FmY3Xn3JSKHGcM-z-HxpeR6hfdXOYHDY/s1600/IMG_1183.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532902962847407890" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWbaCpxB6p6X51zn7BOWPXwxIu3rAOhzM3_AbXNy_wDK3QWIx5y0eE9PPLhTPAL8rXGIptVhrr27efPX3NjCPwgz871Dy6k7PEUF8eOcV7z7FmY3Xn3JSKHGcM-z-HxpeR6hfdXOYHDY/s400/IMG_1183.JPG" border="0" /></a>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-46262468120546303972010-10-10T17:49:00.000-07:002012-02-11T03:03:20.750-08:00WWOOFing at Gabeno<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWkOrF02uFfd-JeAtHTPanXCejePNrlMsDcclwDpcN-jAkrZKSmHe1l9cpkLCJ-JYtIIwv9Ct2gNkSEblwrkc-KNsu03bEatz-iBcCPMVSyVof6nJxpMrdXYKJPKmzBQetBWsgxIP2gY/s1600/IMG_0934%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529562220264834434" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWkOrF02uFfd-JeAtHTPanXCejePNrlMsDcclwDpcN-jAkrZKSmHe1l9cpkLCJ-JYtIIwv9Ct2gNkSEblwrkc-KNsu03bEatz-iBcCPMVSyVof6nJxpMrdXYKJPKmzBQetBWsgxIP2gY/s400/IMG_0934%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> THE GABENO GANG!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCrDlJzFsFVF6bKsrFwQt0pDkzEZ9ev5UvBU21hjpS7fOVjS8qjB4OzUzlF4EPYlVfWzV3JtoE3y14NBoHAyxinvp9ATehGfPnXWGKEWD7AyKF15pmcCs03bSDQ1C_UzxUMAbDR9BnjI/s1600/IMG_1078%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528440615719341106" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCrDlJzFsFVF6bKsrFwQt0pDkzEZ9ev5UvBU21hjpS7fOVjS8qjB4OzUzlF4EPYlVfWzV3JtoE3y14NBoHAyxinvp9ATehGfPnXWGKEWD7AyKF15pmcCs03bSDQ1C_UzxUMAbDR9BnjI/s400/IMG_1078%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left">Gabeno, a 6.4 hectares biodynamic farm located in Tenjo an hour north of Bogota<br /><br />Gabeno was a good start for my first <a href="http://www.wwooflatinamerica.com/page/colombia-1">wwoofing experience</a>. I looked forward to the work which was a fairly strenuous 6:30 am to 4:30 pm 6 days a week. <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="es"><span title="">Estoy muy cansada</span></span>! I also learned a lot of spanish here as no one spoke english.<br /><br />Gabeno is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture">biodynamic</a> farm, which means it treats the entire farm holistically in a closed loop cycle (as much as possible since the produce is exported some nutrients need to be imported). Biodynamics, which was crea<span style="font-family:georgia;">ted by </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Rudolf Steiner in the early 1920s,</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">i</span>s also known for different uses of natural fertalizers and observing the cyles of the moon as an influence for harvest and planting of crops.<br /><br />In addition to many vegetables, Gabeno has cows for milk, cheese and yogurt production, horses to eat the grass and produce more manure, a donkey for hauling stuff, rabbits and a few dogs and cats.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cycle of the Moon</span><br />There are four phases of the moon each month that correspond to different astrological symbols and the four elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire. When the position of the moon is in one of these signs the corresponding element tells them what to plant.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Air</span> = F<span style="font-weight: bold;">lower</span> ( i.e. potatoes, plants that flower)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Water</span> = <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leafs</span> (i.e. spinach, lettuce, cabbage)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earth = Roots</span> (i.e carrots etc)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fire = Fruit</span> (i.e. tomatoes)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K3Iimsi_BPAfBMY3LNrNcZIug3ZjSXQkogjVaZvnSa7_rDMSbR2-wXxCrucFJACegGJf39K_Gk_EgY9MrEZHE-4N7m6V2oV_kRnLVZa0S6lVzVWsdwfSDqkuMYc1lU6_me0t0kkU2RU/s1600/IMG_1012%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528435276027187938" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K3Iimsi_BPAfBMY3LNrNcZIug3ZjSXQkogjVaZvnSa7_rDMSbR2-wXxCrucFJACegGJf39K_Gk_EgY9MrEZHE-4N7m6V2oV_kRnLVZa0S6lVzVWsdwfSDqkuMYc1lU6_me0t0kkU2RU/s400/IMG_1012%5B1%5D" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">The calandar<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0UxuRccOPVZH085XFgL3dQuriUD10yMF6f-DQ7yDvY-yepn9nkFrOlgM4c1BQ3fctpP45lL93jszfJt0W9YAjKRYg4v2rjF-aUWXcJVrxxFDEy8OrfHH4EZ4fQD5eAGKaUBONWiDzvk/s1600/IMG_1015%5B2%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528444586031083586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0UxuRccOPVZH085XFgL3dQuriUD10yMF6f-DQ7yDvY-yepn9nkFrOlgM4c1BQ3fctpP45lL93jszfJt0W9YAjKRYg4v2rjF-aUWXcJVrxxFDEy8OrfHH4EZ4fQD5eAGKaUBONWiDzvk/s400/IMG_1015%5B2%5D" border="0" /></a><br />I believe you also rotate the crops based on these four catagories so the soil stays balanced.<br />The calandar gets really specific to the day when you should prune, compost, plant transplant and even cut your own hair since we are beings of the earth effected by the energies of the cosmos too. I don´t know if I believe all of this precisness is necssieairy but it is interesting nontheless and the holisitc approach is undeniably better.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preparations for fertalizers</span><br />At Gabeno I observed 4 different methods of fertalizations regulary used.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Compost</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EZwi3LFeVCeeNzjEzWxaYGJNqyO8fb49LRIqs92kFwU8WA4WuqI62SJkgDZMgpc7r61Up3tIkVpkoBBXdcPlREHocxEC9xGxdy05hBZhZXudkDkdEYd0GlH8ATEgqLtI4Ktid3fgJ5M/s1600/IMG_1007%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528444595896533362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EZwi3LFeVCeeNzjEzWxaYGJNqyO8fb49LRIqs92kFwU8WA4WuqI62SJkgDZMgpc7r61Up3tIkVpkoBBXdcPlREHocxEC9xGxdy05hBZhZXudkDkdEYd0GlH8ATEgqLtI4Ktid3fgJ5M/s400/IMG_1007%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><u>Ingredients<br /></u>cow and horse manure<br />plant cuttings (grass, leaves, weeds etc)<br />cal dolomita and roca fosforica (powder of minerals of )<br />Molasis<br />reed or bamboo sticks (for air)<br /><br /><u>Directions<br /></u>layer ingredients in a pile for 6-8 months and turn every so often for air<br /><br /><p align="left"><u>Use<br /></u>This is the dirt for all the plants placed in the rows of plants before each new planting<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Humus</span><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe7d-dt2Zlej1BUGE3X2WqCbiHuHFNwatJ-2QCFF8jw5hg5c14b3T_tj8ohSwoI4sytOmY2XE2k82Nnnkjhh-lYoaJAOhZ11pMfsqXeT5ntR0HmmU5zYLJgbMhskzotWlN20McI-GV9E/s1600/IMG_1002%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528444588185219250" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe7d-dt2Zlej1BUGE3X2WqCbiHuHFNwatJ-2QCFF8jw5hg5c14b3T_tj8ohSwoI4sytOmY2XE2k82Nnnkjhh-lYoaJAOhZ11pMfsqXeT5ntR0HmmU5zYLJgbMhskzotWlN20McI-GV9E/s400/IMG_1002%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><u>Ingredients<br /></u>cow and horse manure<br /><u><br />Directions<br /></u>Place in a trough for 4-6 month. Poke holes for air.<br />They had two experiments going on. One was manure out in the sun and the other was in the shade. The troughs are tilted and the liquid is collecetd underneth them for the 3rd kind of fertalizer<br /><u><br />Use</u><br />The humus was placed around the plants every so often and also over rows or holes for seeds planted directly the ground.<br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Humus liquid or worm tea.</span> ( lescebea or orena de lambrise)<br />The worm juice from under the humus troughs. This is watered down 5water/1 worm tea and used on the baby plants</p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><p align="left">4. Beol liquido</p></span><p></p><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528440617104033586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6Tz_7vxEn2oJWX7lkvE8xwba_g9A4lrogXAMyncW82Sd2fhzGckJH3AZjtG3oHbrXxBHlK5AMHcS949Jjl2Ep6GTUB3HCUdgWgMGcRQfJovkTF1VzjXnai-WLbpFaSd0Jsjd0awvYNc/s400/IMG_1018%5B1%5D" border="0" /> <p align="center">Natalie and Yolanda filtering the beol liquido<br /><u></u></p><p align="left"><u>Ingredients<br /></u>liquid manure<br />cut greens<br />ash from burned trees (ceniza)<br />packet of store bought nutrients magnesium phosphorus etc.<br />molases</p><p><u>Method<br /></u>put in a bucket for a month and strain and mix with 80% water before use<br /><br /><u>Use<br /></u>To water the ground before planting and once in while during the life of the plant.</p><br /><p><strong>About biodynamic preparations</strong><br />Rudolf Steiner created 9 different preparations to enhance the humus and compost. 5 of these were made at Gabeno last year and include stuffing cow intestines and horns with medicinal herbs. Studies comparing this to other organic methods have found that preparations have influence on soil structure and micro-organisms enhancing soil fertility and increasing biodiversity.<br /><br />I helped plant these trees called Sauco or Elder trees. They are nutricious for the cows. William observes the cycles of the moon to know when to cut a branch for propogation. During a certain moon cycle energy is in the roots and in another the energy is in the branches and that´s when he cuts them so they will grow well. He puts them in water for 15 days then plants them. Last year he planted 3,000 trees. The flower elderberry can be used to make jam too! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzt0jQ8_YXnAx8xvZhoeBjwhxEDptViNhp5m3CHDQEQmWBjH_D6tL7jiSa4hxbIX0dmWafJn1Neeu1LgDm_T0atLA2eq0ra3nQSSgNGiSTdsIw9zIdfubNzvqMvMItfoHjDoTUa5t8XE/s1600/IMG_0951%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529423419270624066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzt0jQ8_YXnAx8xvZhoeBjwhxEDptViNhp5m3CHDQEQmWBjH_D6tL7jiSa4hxbIX0dmWafJn1Neeu1LgDm_T0atLA2eq0ra3nQSSgNGiSTdsIw9zIdfubNzvqMvMItfoHjDoTUa5t8XE/s400/IMG_0951%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD9ujMLA470dgW3hKGYEzVwOovKEaoIxPcwZY7J39IlvWvDvvoS8Vl27y2NR2GZ0gXcNqqQYHo3JEF8Vs0oiVKdnjsj2HW4Nywp-YkXucQxwLgKDEEJcClcKjZzirc3eoFxRxNSM2zsk/s1600/IMG_0948%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529423430444239714" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD9ujMLA470dgW3hKGYEzVwOovKEaoIxPcwZY7J39IlvWvDvvoS8Vl27y2NR2GZ0gXcNqqQYHo3JEF8Vs0oiVKdnjsj2HW4Nywp-YkXucQxwLgKDEEJcClcKjZzirc3eoFxRxNSM2zsk/s400/IMG_0948%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Planting carrots by hand. Most of the plants are started in nurseries because this way you get 4 times the harvest. Also, most seeds are bought. Only a few, like the potatoes, are local and therefore get enough sunlight to create viable seeds. Other vegetables that are imported do not get enough sunlight in this region of the hemisphere to create good seeds. Que interesante.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528440633492511490" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM_weUXZnB-6kVkdAwUE9FAfiBtbyLDBHgTzTrvD3p4zJnJ-tzw0wBNbLGgN4VZMM7ugofM1y8u2pNwX4pGGU6ueoshT26VEvFAk4UppQ6QUzfKd77MbXqqmNv99Hr7KIhB_g0QDRMRc/s400/IMG_1050%5B1%5D" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528440630655173730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEMeNC9mJY1Duipc9S8W-h90mLTCk32YCDpDGnZpf0cYLzOKbcBJyIsmjkaCRfvjUTwlNRqPm1Haph0DTrDhia-GYqfIz-v0d1TjHn5TR3g9YEBltbcgjyzSJo4YsxA_Oz4qTFOThhCg/s400/IMG_0749%5B1%5D" border="0" /> They have a system down for preparing each of the beds. 1. they cut weeds and rake into piles for the compost. 2.they add compost and a mix of Cal Dolomita and Roca Fosforica depending on what each plant took from the soil before. 3. They till the soil and comb it into neat piles. 4. they add some beol liquido 5. cover the soil in grass to keep weeds out. 6. make holes for seeds. 7. plant seeds or plantulas. 8. cover in humus 9. Let it grow, weed and fertalize until harvest.<br /><div align="center"><br />Luis Carlos making holes for the seeds<br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528438089908418402" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLUduCuJvutgHPcuNflKD5CYSCSquOIijEP-bnYsnl3FFLOIrxWPnYFjass0dkDrRgGl-AOyTbt2_HbMpRP7iIeBZttuXleYGkzGDaiqGu5Mc14WMnar_SN3Q46pCI9mYWg99fhOocJ4/s400/IMG_0741%5B1%5D" border="0" /> There are only two mechanized tools on the farm. The grass cutter and a tiller. Everything else is done by hand. Here Jalisca the donkey helps Lucillo move manure to the compost pile<br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbp2m83EGXuT9gf0PilBx-7Xw-ugDZLc13C5HvlxFBtMF5vlMh0UXGU5CIxLWjptkmAOSq0zRvylcjyIZV6vG09_rGC3yVTIjiuCu9dNtweHQ8_4MFPdTZZUZ3b8nrYGPH3FHo7G8CCM/s1600/IMG_1039%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528438081237386978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbp2m83EGXuT9gf0PilBx-7Xw-ugDZLc13C5HvlxFBtMF5vlMh0UXGU5CIxLWjptkmAOSq0zRvylcjyIZV6vG09_rGC3yVTIjiuCu9dNtweHQ8_4MFPdTZZUZ3b8nrYGPH3FHo7G8CCM/s400/IMG_1039%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">I climbed Mnt. Mahuy. Indiginous people here observed a man and a woman laying head to head in the profile of the mountains. Above you can see the chest of the man and the head of the woman. In the view from the top you can see all the way to Bogota!<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528440620375626706" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPar1Rx2ZO4GeOgW2GOsX1OmKLOS24IwtBO94AIMA4vYN-gLJlkIsFBQwj9fEywtmk01iQ3nm8XSNOMZwe9w926GqbuuMcYUfWqBX1ucj-3qljMohCCBG1LlHC99E0T6RNS3-OUPIY-k/s400/IMG_0952%5B1%5D" border="0" /> at the top<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECfSL11d_oTgZNybTTlztKt5gXN6DcbQC4FHRMswJZm9lwY51xEwpp5zyjQu9v_grWex2rsSrgual4oZq_vdR8h5hcKT9YAMvZzDSaV-O6OVGvt9SbUKMgSWmmz2uK57FitVXyJKxOM4/s1600/IMG_0983%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528438070668642162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECfSL11d_oTgZNybTTlztKt5gXN6DcbQC4FHRMswJZm9lwY51xEwpp5zyjQu9v_grWex2rsSrgual4oZq_vdR8h5hcKT9YAMvZzDSaV-O6OVGvt9SbUKMgSWmmz2uK57FitVXyJKxOM4/s400/IMG_0983%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a>Hat I made out of local wool for Angelica<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529423422579512850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKLtAPmpIQysqwkIY8XHJ44GydGNBckrC7yUnPO7PTZfLZAg3m_hnYA6aFx_ezwqprc5OOUncj8plczj7-jmLKip99a_UIfKv2gBBxULzyoKst4Y6iI1CRPGOJzS7AIXD5SCF2Dc0j4s/s400/IMG_1069%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /> My room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJybc9BRVZvO_EBe2ucl40VKKkAX9RI0MRgrcp1mubzMwDqGbC1KxyQ0VTKNpCTXjvK0zoxbrPQHo07711YUowhguNgK33r3u1FZBJo8F7VJrd11hXdRVGFjZE5wpmdq8DD33EIu9DbU/s1600/IMG_0784%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529423399777387762" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJybc9BRVZvO_EBe2ucl40VKKkAX9RI0MRgrcp1mubzMwDqGbC1KxyQ0VTKNpCTXjvK0zoxbrPQHo07711YUowhguNgK33r3u1FZBJo8F7VJrd11hXdRVGFjZE5wpmdq8DD33EIu9DbU/s400/IMG_0784%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Salsa Party!<br />with the english couple Natalie and Jack who came my last week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7wrtwN8xomKZQWxOEjO-N7KxjM8YzNU_YIMrzF1Uw9I5ahH7phRmkrtZTwZglYxyw-6So4eEmHSbb4yJ8zVo3FrZMrF69in8PdlQ2ueM02k0QqfiZyL0jWSkVuLGS6NfiNUFxA-k0Kc/s1600/IMG_1053%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528444614785326066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7wrtwN8xomKZQWxOEjO-N7KxjM8YzNU_YIMrzF1Uw9I5ahH7phRmkrtZTwZglYxyw-6So4eEmHSbb4yJ8zVo3FrZMrF69in8PdlQ2ueM02k0QqfiZyL0jWSkVuLGS6NfiNUFxA-k0Kc/s400/IMG_1053%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a> I also took my first Tango lessons with the guys in town Que Chevery!</p><p align="center"><br /><br /></p>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-88617915469327876792010-09-29T01:38:00.000-07:002011-09-15T03:54:14.371-07:00Map of sustainable farms and communities in South America<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.es/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=es&msa=0&msid=113909517469192839518.0004914bdfa4066f86ac9&ll=-13.957073,-61.426492&spn=46.415242,38.008833&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small>Ver <a href="http://maps.google.es/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=es&msa=0&msid=113909517469192839518.0004914bdfa4066f86ac9&ll=-13.957073,-61.426492&spn=46.415242,38.008833&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">Sustainable Farms and Communities in South America</a> en un mapa más grande<br /><br /><br /></small><span style="font-size:100%;">I am slightly obsessed and disorganized so to solve these two problems I have made a map of all the sustainable related projects and communities I have been to or researched. </span><br /><small><br /></small>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-83086270843329735922010-09-25T19:08:00.000-07:002010-10-28T20:19:47.008-07:00Varsana<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://ecological-farms.blogspot.com/2001/03/eco-park-varsana.html">Varsana</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NEmDVVaTmcHUK6CLBWkilmR71QVkcoLF7rnQ-QOcuUA5spDwyF0LZ7BnbeMrX8kNF7EbHH-EGtctrpfXJ2BAPj_YG9Q9Jv6A_BV8nSSFrDmgZJPQzQveUXq0bud8rCf3L9tvYeRydvo/s1600/IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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They believed it cleanses the body of infection, illness and toxins as well as ridding the mind and spirit of negative energy and evil spirits.<br /><br />I also drank from this river it has pure water bubbling up from and underground spring. For some reason this was such a big deal to me, it was the first time I felt safe drinking straight from a river which is a wonderful feeling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAamEZP2QhYJBc9A_VG_U0PK9A1DlSFX1wbrZ1o6p_mwUvd5-WuxRrZicx_3nH8Wz0qHhzZpdECIKgrl8pJSWC1PlVjCyYVO2aohh1s-Sv-lydRQW5b0RDh8b_SfjhsrtPgZLOg3RPaY/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521069753616701634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAamEZP2QhYJBc9A_VG_U0PK9A1DlSFX1wbrZ1o6p_mwUvd5-WuxRrZicx_3nH8Wz0qHhzZpdECIKgrl8pJSWC1PlVjCyYVO2aohh1s-Sv-lydRQW5b0RDh8b_SfjhsrtPgZLOg3RPaY/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" /></a>The sweat lodge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczJEXspPNqX0D25tO3XZWas9RFstHtqfHIA2QQnfU7qxHjjLdWBz04bJ8AxMKC80ecNS-n1nFMCJQPnKcupU2XJafwU6KN1Z-XMFfK5CF-F7vU3OOvR9LPNM0sKGatMywbWnvqW-PuVQ/s1600/IMG_0580%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521119169276757218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczJEXspPNqX0D25tO3XZWas9RFstHtqfHIA2QQnfU7qxHjjLdWBz04bJ8AxMKC80ecNS-n1nFMCJQPnKcupU2XJafwU6KN1Z-XMFfK5CF-F7vU3OOvR9LPNM0sKGatMywbWnvqW-PuVQ/s400/IMG_0580%5B1%5D" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecZWSHP-2SsQY1xabK56A_Q6FjgPANj936qiPp2aTJJCuhCRf4_TC47DexnjjROX4_t-4TZ2pe1tdRCyJjsiqlpk5NcETsCbzYhUfVq5V_f-qMrELwVaCQpqN-A13xzu1cGZYx60gFeo/s1600/IMG_0573%5B1%5D"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521119163240431170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecZWSHP-2SsQY1xabK56A_Q6FjgPANj936qiPp2aTJJCuhCRf4_TC47DexnjjROX4_t-4TZ2pe1tdRCyJjsiqlpk5NcETsCbzYhUfVq5V_f-qMrELwVaCQpqN-A13xzu1cGZYx60gFeo/s400/IMG_0573%5B1%5D" /></a>Varsana is an amazing ecological retreat, with yoga, sustainable gardens, building and art. It is run by the Hare Krishna who in my experience were very welcoming but not pushy about their religion at all. They mainly wanted to share respect for nature and man through yoga, meditation, vegetarian diet, sustainable building and agriculture.<br /></div><br /><div><div><div></div></div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-76774149889849701222010-09-22T17:57:00.000-07:002010-10-28T20:20:13.644-07:00More farms in Tenjo, Bogota, Colombia<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">4 Vientos</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW39gKHEAuzZS8ihT1kj09S2YKF5L_nH7oJQ-1-GQHdzVoVhyphenhyphenVM3BziIMkbsO8R2Bp-VeHyG-x1dBj-OBWxMLk5U8BBKDpVGM-BHiB3r42qmB23mNMWhYHtra6b3sWNMIKJCcqIZt1JE/s1600/IMG_0422%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519932442449132050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW39gKHEAuzZS8ihT1kj09S2YKF5L_nH7oJQ-1-GQHdzVoVhyphenhyphenVM3BziIMkbsO8R2Bp-VeHyG-x1dBj-OBWxMLk5U8BBKDpVGM-BHiB3r42qmB23mNMWhYHtra6b3sWNMIKJCcqIZt1JE/s400/IMG_0422%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a>Constanca owns this certified organic farm for 5 years and<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">practiced on another for 15 years.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKedF-nCBYuTm4BNjlx65TTYgrxLHsz2iFiynA62W-SJrXVHSEQaANu8uAGrvhM6SRUt-0vz1FadA6PfxkeS7_a1UZf3Qf3-aNX8srY-Jeuy81FHfuj7JjStGOEAVo7MUjwkfHIC1Qu54/s1600/IMG_0425%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519924717385966834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKedF-nCBYuTm4BNjlx65TTYgrxLHsz2iFiynA62W-SJrXVHSEQaANu8uAGrvhM6SRUt-0vz1FadA6PfxkeS7_a1UZf3Qf3-aNX8srY-Jeuy81FHfuj7JjStGOEAVo7MUjwkfHIC1Qu54/s400/IMG_0425%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a>She is an expert at water flow and her garden patches are built in rows on small mounds where all the excess water flows between perfectly design to drain excess into the river. She uses only this rain water over and over no other water.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSsI4galLtXiFSy472U43joEuxiFv0Mgb6lar9wBtCCP3yREuGLUWZr5psqdSP-iVhbYOhxmq0jeaOQmFpdStf6gFFg5rqI2_Ho1n00nARZEuGNlQ2ifSTexlWTQ_yjCkCd_q-W_n6uk/s1600/IMG_0448%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519924724199963522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSsI4galLtXiFSy472U43joEuxiFv0Mgb6lar9wBtCCP3yREuGLUWZr5psqdSP-iVhbYOhxmq0jeaOQmFpdStf6gFFg5rqI2_Ho1n00nARZEuGNlQ2ifSTexlWTQ_yjCkCd_q-W_n6uk/s400/IMG_0448%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcniXzvWpo98hdbGcRMYxHVHAPkrd4uyKjSlq9A8p4ZrjN_Gi4NIM8xqi3mQ3O9AY9rE3iHu4S7NNEG4LL7RyNZXigREXU3OWtYnl379NrJH3ajAVT6bdxx6KzNoVP9RDxJc8mHoBInkM/s1600/IMG_0454%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519924731372559026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcniXzvWpo98hdbGcRMYxHVHAPkrd4uyKjSlq9A8p4ZrjN_Gi4NIM8xqi3mQ3O9AY9rE3iHu4S7NNEG4LL7RyNZXigREXU3OWtYnl379NrJH3ajAVT6bdxx6KzNoVP9RDxJc8mHoBInkM/s400/IMG_0454%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj713mo1KxBJjlOBGVIKIBJ5j4HEf5s6X0zHmFNnDGMZ9VKVqI-A33QYJUlbb0mdaBdkejS4-9XCY_K4lc_2lFWQfF1eeuQNLyJWEyBvT-6-_E8PAXPlhYxqsQFabaWJt-NcErQmtnpStk/s1600/IMG_0468%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519932426761941938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj713mo1KxBJjlOBGVIKIBJ5j4HEf5s6X0zHmFNnDGMZ9VKVqI-A33QYJUlbb0mdaBdkejS4-9XCY_K4lc_2lFWQfF1eeuQNLyJWEyBvT-6-_E8PAXPlhYxqsQFabaWJt-NcErQmtnpStk/s400/IMG_0468%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a>Cut your grass an leave it to provide nutrient back to the earth.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ8tNAe9EmEu_F6oomsbExuGqE9Gp5xjqaa3lx7zp5HFuO76G6Tq8p_Yc0XkG3RuO9pmjTlkkF4vx_qfAOBSWRg8WQ4-jBhiY9Ot1vH1QljOYeaqjA6Tb0dXkIBaU7Z0GJMxrWXHkep8/s1600/IMG_0467%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519932421099187730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ8tNAe9EmEu_F6oomsbExuGqE9Gp5xjqaa3lx7zp5HFuO76G6Tq8p_Yc0XkG3RuO9pmjTlkkF4vx_qfAOBSWRg8WQ4-jBhiY9Ot1vH1QljOYeaqjA6Tb0dXkIBaU7Z0GJMxrWXHkep8/s400/IMG_0467%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gabeno</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A woofing organic farm with horses, cows, donkey, and chickens.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweu0tFB_2hBa5QOnKF7k-G0al6gx3-C4IbehoUaMA4W-nFs-pUHTNjPmE_ngzxREoHsroTnDbRDE55fXHrBUDojbPXIDfKxgp18Toiba-v8sjPN95LpVc0HzduDhDaUIC67WQJmUWnbk/s1600/IMG_0388%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519920228198120754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweu0tFB_2hBa5QOnKF7k-G0al6gx3-C4IbehoUaMA4W-nFs-pUHTNjPmE_ngzxREoHsroTnDbRDE55fXHrBUDojbPXIDfKxgp18Toiba-v8sjPN95LpVc0HzduDhDaUIC67WQJmUWnbk/s400/IMG_0388%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzxVoG1XHIkRUB3xkWzMyNP5-5jYPJ_drxCAX4AXHobDAQEJJG2zfMxj6n8zP6D6NfyJhSeCQO1UMdwdsU5TPfxDNLyn4An76VHrmXFnu0m1UyGDZ4jscP49t3Da8kWBrXJUIpTL3g4Y/s1600/IMG_0397%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519924712460175666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzxVoG1XHIkRUB3xkWzMyNP5-5jYPJ_drxCAX4AXHobDAQEJJG2zfMxj6n8zP6D6NfyJhSeCQO1UMdwdsU5TPfxDNLyn4An76VHrmXFnu0m1UyGDZ4jscP49t3Da8kWBrXJUIpTL3g4Y/s400/IMG_0397%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a>Natalia's little house in Tenjo where she will start a garden and harvest bee honey from a hive she moved from her house safely to outside.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ful-fS1N_k-k2Tp9pf2OEVz5F6FFVXjKBLaB4CvTwv71lsePfNmRVarPZ2hJQTLcHnj-FuPdrcwjiSsvWxRWpGQl65mqQmymwX7_AIGHzgZjPv23Zt_55E__0OEKTpDkb0j8QCRqU7o/s1600/IMG_0488%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519932436912988418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ful-fS1N_k-k2Tp9pf2OEVz5F6FFVXjKBLaB4CvTwv71lsePfNmRVarPZ2hJQTLcHnj-FuPdrcwjiSsvWxRWpGQl65mqQmymwX7_AIGHzgZjPv23Zt_55E__0OEKTpDkb0j8QCRqU7o/s400/IMG_0488%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Natalia was nice enough to show me around these farms where she gathers vegetables and hand delivers them the same day to people in Bogota through her business <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Bogota-Colombia/PURA-VIDA-Green-Store/116797805038735?ref=ts">Pura Vida Green Store. </a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">She is a symbol of Colombia's rich natural resources and organic produce, However I noticed a lot of people were having trouble finding where to get organic produce in the cit. Her Business helps to support local organic agriculture and preserve Colombia's roots that she feels are becoming lost in new generations. </div></div>*********************http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707375845565623781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2581077393298512301.post-8651618496868240282010-09-19T18:42:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:13:49.875-07:00Organizmo<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eWg9Gr3Bba5sdgzNGahMWl3sZPx9gdXAaEN5SDzV1HQCZhvyqzr8YikQyxDJO5MVV93_iaSK6PwFtLU3MPafidhlp2nArwnlXwO-x-Epu_xPIyuypOvT_Oe1Pg0TjBjDoHLFyiUjPJ0/s1600/52932_456373566757_682511757_5895844_2724647_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8y3huGq1YF1ksRZadfonavfr56KY9S2vWQ2Rw_6bB0knnVVronTDvOB-z3Oph04-AmvLBAl0LQYyRtRUerur0TYPQRbW1e7DSCFAuPajgNGmS-z-bb4qBFMCqdm437iLrj4s1udK6N0/s1600/IMG_0283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="http://www.organizmo.org/">Organizmo</a> is a beautiful sustainable finca (farm), retreat and education center owned by Ana Maria Gutierrez and Itamar Sela in Tenjo, Colombia. Ana studied architecture and Itamar horticulture and landscape design, his business is <a href="http://www.itamarsela.com/">TERRENODiseño.</a> They are a perfect compliment to each other in creating this eco–finca.<br /><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span>Together they live in a 200–year–old house made of Tapia (condensed earth). They have fertile land that they have adorned with amazing landscaping, a couple Vivero<span style="VISIBILITY: visible" id="search">'</span>s ( greenhouses), green walls, corn, sheep, goats (for delicious goat cheese), and a few examples of sustainable building using different techniques they teach in workshops. Below is pictures from Organizmo and some of what they have accomplished in only 2 years.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The front yard.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbqk4SY1QvY75h7o5gvNUH6ClD2wfCkQU1bKyMjTyRMi1hpqE7zVeIi6Mq_kBSKAYkk_49QjyyM0qAs5mtZIxRyzDl05z3kcSFkYNozCP34Omlfhvb3HewVoapMLX-9dkMtxnSmWEu-o/s1600/IMG_0226.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518870881393896946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbqk4SY1QvY75h7o5gvNUH6ClD2wfCkQU1bKyMjTyRMi1hpqE7zVeIi6Mq_kBSKAYkk_49QjyyM0qAs5mtZIxRyzDl05z3kcSFkYNozCP34Omlfhvb3HewVoapMLX-9dkMtxnSmWEu-o/s400/IMG_0226.JPG" /></a>A viviero<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4O_ez5VdYfN9jMszYtNHfhHIMqsD2dphDtUG1txWEtmyh3Lpn2lW9q35J8VJUc1h-pD73eK34HcDv0_gKu-EqwodAHA8VUQvkGiRIeyJIs_TSeud1xCvOoD7CsiMi_3A7GRTnFiKK5o/s1600/IMG_0229%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518808341059783714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4O_ez5VdYfN9jMszYtNHfhHIMqsD2dphDtUG1txWEtmyh3Lpn2lW9q35J8VJUc1h-pD73eK34HcDv0_gKu-EqwodAHA8VUQvkGiRIeyJIs_TSeud1xCvOoD7CsiMi_3A7GRTnFiKK5o/s400/IMG_0229%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a>Itamar<span style="VISIBILITY: visible" id="search">'</span>s glass terrarium creation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH_SnhyphenhyphenZ8QC5HUcMk1MzMeeqpZKMJV5nl5a2P6QfbKH2hd0eVpISIcFZ-b9FEaXiGRGBRZlClK9Rbxt7SAHD7rRQY__GXG53LGyIS2kpiSz_epBnvWh1beqJ7rKckOQGPoM_BTgtng48/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518853583298289202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH_SnhyphenhyphenZ8QC5HUcMk1MzMeeqpZKMJV5nl5a2P6QfbKH2hd0eVpISIcFZ-b9FEaXiGRGBRZlClK9Rbxt7SAHD7rRQY__GXG53LGyIS2kpiSz_epBnvWh1beqJ7rKckOQGPoM_BTgtng48/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" /></a>An easy instant Green wall made of prefab pouches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHhSNl95a5pn-FX6Eocp76GTG6NJMFEFfI-UAkw6cQWlzhaevkuFYUgvbYuoa805MkxI3lxzwot0hBHVPGXsxevd83slVNebFcfNn2yl1hcw0K6Fi8kFq992muV6_nLPVQr1Yi3TmIfo/s1600/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518857877468177650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHhSNl95a5pn-FX6Eocp76GTG6NJMFEFfI-UAkw6cQWlzhaevkuFYUgvbYuoa805MkxI3lxzwot0hBHVPGXsxevd83slVNebFcfNn2yl1hcw0K6Fi8kFq992muV6_nLPVQr1Yi3TmIfo/s400/IMG_0233.JPG" /></a>More green walls waiting to be hung<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiRVUJpG6HOWUSVvpFCV_7RkbAX9ckoEMZAQmDWT2kakWFiO6jerVa_xwSglaHugui8E3NTElYAQs6661-tuWBUkDaKB93T7zqojfgjtBe678wdjKsXS0Fw7ea7R1ZJ7lVIcDccF74dU/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518860447380184754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiRVUJpG6HOWUSVvpFCV_7RkbAX9ckoEMZAQmDWT2kakWFiO6jerVa_xwSglaHugui8E3NTElYAQs6661-tuWBUkDaKB93T7zqojfgjtBe678wdjKsXS0Fw7ea7R1ZJ7lVIcDccF74dU/s400/IMG_0236.JPG" /></a>This used to be an old cow milking barn converted to a lovely vivero with many succulents.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogLDFg6yUEkw2UitbXQWwmeDuam_0XH28cPR61ZGzN4EpglAzP38iawfYKuLhqomfWsQuLa_SeE5ZsTppFHyoeEIRFDm31ciWgQ52dtHdSFMeWfilmqTBiaCMfQFukcQ1qxg984pIFk8/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 411px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518857885030387890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogLDFg6yUEkw2UitbXQWwmeDuam_0XH28cPR61ZGzN4EpglAzP38iawfYKuLhqomfWsQuLa_SeE5ZsTppFHyoeEIRFDm31ciWgQ52dtHdSFMeWfilmqTBiaCMfQFukcQ1qxg984pIFk8/s400/IMG_0238.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXOeG7KQi9H0LTasBOZl4CzBCObuKtReBkD8_l0VICKB_pQfilbO8AJ3J9MV2zVqdQNYJvPR4NOFZcUVTA7nDcVdCAe8Mhm5uKSvw-9kWCX1JEn5qwYyyylMD-lWxoTsvvY7rXs7Q8v8/s1600/IMG_0243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518857891882450146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXOeG7KQi9H0LTasBOZl4CzBCObuKtReBkD8_l0VICKB_pQfilbO8AJ3J9MV2zVqdQNYJvPR4NOFZcUVTA7nDcVdCAe8Mhm5uKSvw-9kWCX1JEn5qwYyyylMD-lWxoTsvvY7rXs7Q8v8/s400/IMG_0243.JPG" /></a>Movable mini greenhouses over rows of plants Itamar is growing for landscaping at an airport.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">When it rains they move each on to the side and cover when the sun comes out again.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQba_aRIj8TfYoylh7q4xEEaZ7wubPHOP8CTUD64MbM2hUSuP4yRfM2Q6BG8dH-u813lAlWYRe4Ue3w1JVTt3WHzziV_W6x9d3uIhRm7dTpC2dmT61vjbN0p232-xoXsViYhn1dJ9TcKc/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518860456601258114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQba_aRIj8TfYoylh7q4xEEaZ7wubPHOP8CTUD64MbM2hUSuP4yRfM2Q6BG8dH-u813lAlWYRe4Ue3w1JVTt3WHzziV_W6x9d3uIhRm7dTpC2dmT61vjbN0p232-xoXsViYhn1dJ9TcKc/s400/IMG_0248.JPG" /></a>A green wall made by cementing these bricks at an angle. Their are drain holes in theback of each one. They made one for a Crepes & Waffles restaurant in Bogota.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9PVLv39pilxw3WEK-bFCHk8PPpihQdXd5wpJJgbtgeEnjV8UdX-nbgWtweXoygrZFHxZlhjtZWyKdstZXMcb-yQdGafNZXS7zhT0qXFQspANi9xhwrz9P4CITMxgLWi2wyWJ09ZAUCM/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518860461755389234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9PVLv39pilxw3WEK-bFCHk8PPpihQdXd5wpJJgbtgeEnjV8UdX-nbgWtweXoygrZFHxZlhjtZWyKdstZXMcb-yQdGafNZXS7zhT0qXFQspANi9xhwrz9P4CITMxgLWi2wyWJ09ZAUCM/s400/IMG_0251.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-h7mybJgf5PLx9alZDGUiHUd4wnab90yYlEi3XWj0bCKcHX1eMjLpefDmBUWrKq0ncMQLaM3aZC4Nq_6zDLwVp24_HwEug9kGT3Dkk_gs4PtEeGLAZHsa2X9bY_BYi-Brg4E7RGzDjU/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG"> </a>A bottle house made for a workshop with <a href="http://www.eco-techindia.com/main.htm">Andreas Froese</a>, the method is called ECO–TECH<img alt="" src="file:///C:/Users/USUARIO/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" /><img alt="" src="file:///C:/Users/USUARIO/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" />.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-h7mybJgf5PLx9alZDGUiHUd4wnab90yYlEi3XWj0bCKcHX1eMjLpefDmBUWrKq0ncMQLaM3aZC4Nq_6zDLwVp24_HwEug9kGT3Dkk_gs4PtEeGLAZHsa2X9bY_BYi-Brg4E7RGzDjU/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518860473767581682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-h7mybJgf5PLx9alZDGUiHUd4wnab90yYlEi3XWj0bCKcHX1eMjLpefDmBUWrKq0ncMQLaM3aZC4Nq_6zDLwVp24_HwEug9kGT3Dkk_gs4PtEeGLAZHsa2X9bY_BYi-Brg4E7RGzDjU/s400/IMG_0258.JPG" /></a>Bottle house <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=es%7Cen&u=http://www.organizmo.org/">more about this project</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDvLPoRLJ0oI_1q2Z3VG_Yi5mWN_xWKnj5vUpK50lG21A9dgTQpNVSG-eDX750Q9kcx_9auJTl64hIyIqWZzbMcZSO7GHWwHI-W4uccRJdtiHQwwKVw_7mVQPxpO5m7HqcLbAuwguZZ0/s1600/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518860484562596674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDvLPoRLJ0oI_1q2Z3VG_Yi5mWN_xWKnj5vUpK50lG21A9dgTQpNVSG-eDX750Q9kcx_9auJTl64hIyIqWZzbMcZSO7GHWwHI-W4uccRJdtiHQwwKVw_7mVQPxpO5m7HqcLbAuwguZZ0/s400/IMG_0260.JPG" /></a>Itamar and Ana show us the interior. Ana was flying to LA this afternoon to take a course at <a href="http://calearth.org/">Cal</a><a href="http://calearth.org/">–Earth</a> to build and eco–dome out of superadobe and add on to this structure in a future workshop.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DffLmNwFpOUbdxC4n_leVIcA_8eoQ-FfVRVQAboPVs_9Iqs3wh7l8NU1VOuhBkgb6dDiIrfNINXVGHOFZ0t97FrakOqMvcO1KEcsEdrDjQrMvVGN2slwooCuBtsCc5o33F5KYSiE2L8/s1600/IMG_0264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518875359210776802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DffLmNwFpOUbdxC4n_leVIcA_8eoQ-FfVRVQAboPVs_9Iqs3wh7l8NU1VOuhBkgb6dDiIrfNINXVGHOFZ0t97FrakOqMvcO1KEcsEdrDjQrMvVGN2slwooCuBtsCc5o33F5KYSiE2L8/s400/IMG_0264.JPG" /></a>For the eco–tech technique bottles are stuffed with sand making them <ul style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Low cost</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Absorbs shock loads</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Bio climatic</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Can be re used</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Easy to make</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Less construction material</span></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCoP2t7WrCW0lbzM5b4H4b1RzlMqLuThKURsFyxSHA2Uoyd6L00ULCU35VUsa3Oq_6bqqAzLSiVdhFOsOV0_RanIrFPV8o3meCM5ePRnaWNhTR-MEyg4VHMoSuL16qnogGYZrSyIscrQ/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518875364729418082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCoP2t7WrCW0lbzM5b4H4b1RzlMqLuThKURsFyxSHA2Uoyd6L00ULCU35VUsa3Oq_6bqqAzLSiVdhFOsOV0_RanIrFPV8o3meCM5ePRnaWNhTR-MEyg4VHMoSuL16qnogGYZrSyIscrQ/s400/IMG_0269.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpG8ry-8KHP8oxR-dov7_iWjlU2NUdaVtiw7K47iXiwfraddHLLDBB6FJlgWl1Y0n8sOtFx2gAi9sricAB6YQ5EkI4a5te-busRovHydZ4FeWha78O0VouHL5Pt6_Z0edCNHsWFfXyKmQ/s1600/IMG_0291.JPG"> </a>Below is another Straw Bale course they gave with the architect Gernot Minke.<br />It has 13% slope which they found is best for green roofs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpG8ry-8KHP8oxR-dov7_iWjlU2NUdaVtiw7K47iXiwfraddHLLDBB6FJlgWl1Y0n8sOtFx2gAi9sricAB6YQ5EkI4a5te-busRovHydZ4FeWha78O0VouHL5Pt6_Z0edCNHsWFfXyKmQ/s1600/IMG_0291.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518875374377290898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpG8ry-8KHP8oxR-dov7_iWjlU2NUdaVtiw7K47iXiwfraddHLLDBB6FJlgWl1Y0n8sOtFx2gAi9sricAB6YQ5EkI4a5te-busRovHydZ4FeWha78O0VouHL5Pt6_Z0edCNHsWFfXyKmQ/s400/IMG_0291.JPG" /></a>Inside was a technique to make a wall I had never seen before using orthopedic bandages filled with adobe and steel rods every foot or so.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv8CceaEPOuDixIimhkBLybKD6je-BslPkDmf3PTwHoiWoSUqUtLpTioM3O1iboV_xaH99sUOKl5A9438yDan1xcVWsR0jfk2ydLJ5k179FyxKCsiSB8lRBt2T15s7tZ_PIOP52iuI_o/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518887761018512626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv8CceaEPOuDixIimhkBLybKD6je-BslPkDmf3PTwHoiWoSUqUtLpTioM3O1iboV_xaH99sUOKl5A9438yDan1xcVWsR0jfk2ydLJ5k179FyxKCsiSB8lRBt2T15s7tZ_PIOP52iuI_o/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" /></a>The strawbale house also uses manure and several layers of plaster. The outside is colored with natural minerals.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8y3huGq1YF1ksRZadfonavfr56KY9S2vWQ2Rw_6bB0knnVVronTDvOB-z3Oph04-AmvLBAl0LQYyRtRUerur0TYPQRbW1e7DSCFAuPajgNGmS-z-bb4qBFMCqdm437iLrj4s1udK6N0/s1600/IMG_0283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518887770804144050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8y3huGq1YF1ksRZadfonavfr56KY9S2vWQ2Rw_6bB0knnVVronTDvOB-z3Oph04-AmvLBAl0LQYyRtRUerur0TYPQRbW1e7DSCFAuPajgNGmS-z-bb4qBFMCqdm437iLrj4s1udK6N0/s400/IMG_0283.JPG" /></a>The back yard near the local <a href="http://www.organizmo.org/rio.html">river Ana plans to clean</a> when they get permission<a href="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/South%20America/Organizmo/IMG_0295.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/South%20America/Organizmo/IMG_0295.jpg" /></a>Ana and Itamar invited us for lunch to wait out the rain that had come overhead.<br />And oh my goodness their homemade goat cheese was sooo good.<a href="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/South%20America/Organizmo/IMG_0313.jpg"><br /></a></div><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=es%7Cen&u=http://www.organizmo.org/"></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mLCIEJnQMSm_dZk5AMtoK6szLjvl25Wcd4jgc3hnSm9WvNj5rb-SK0S-1D9vdnvcv0VQ_z2FnPpDPtQir_qwpDc8b5qI9k1J8m4tP4XivIWCHtrhCCgSZHp8INp3d5IJOLe-MVMRcQY/s1600/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518868257565144786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mLCIEJnQMSm_dZk5AMtoK6szLjvl25Wcd4jgc3hnSm9WvNj5rb-SK0S-1D9vdnvcv0VQ_z2FnPpDPtQir_qwpDc8b5qI9k1J8m4tP4XivIWCHtrhCCgSZHp8INp3d5IJOLe-MVMRcQY/s400/IMG_0310.JPG" /></a>Bye friends hope to see you soon.<br /></div><a href="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/South%20America/Organizmo/IMG_0299.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 528px; CURSOR: pointer" border="0" alt="" src="http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac310/greendesigner/South%20America/Organizmo/IMG_0299.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ana y Itamar also recommend visiting<br /></div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">In Brazil</span><br /><span style="VISIBILITY: visible" id="search"><a href="http://www.tibarose.com/"><em style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">TIBA</em></a> <em></em></span>built by author of Barefoot architects,<span style="VISIBILITY: visible" id="search"> Lucio Ventanilla</span><br /><a href="http://www.integria.com.br/"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Integria</span></a> where they met Gernot Minke.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Argentina</span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.gaia.org.ar/english/index.html"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gaia</span></a> cob house and alternative energies<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Colombia</span> more sustainable communities<br /><a href="http://www.ecoaldeasdecolombia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ecoaldeasdecolombia.org/</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecoaldeasdecolombia.org/" target="_blank"></a>NEW PICS FROM ORGANIZMO </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Ana</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eWg9Gr3Bba5sdgzNGahMWl3sZPx9gdXAaEN5SDzV1HQCZhvyqzr8YikQyxDJO5MVV93_iaSK6PwFtLU3MPafidhlp2nArwnlXwO-x-Epu_xPIyuypOvT_Oe1Pg0TjBjDoHLFyiUjPJ0/s1600/52932_456373566757_682511757_5895844_2724647_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eWg9Gr3Bba5sdgzNGahMWl3sZPx9gdXAaEN5SDzV1HQCZhvyqzr8YikQyxDJO5MVV93_iaSK6PwFtLU3MPafidhlp2nArwnlXwO-x-Epu_xPIyuypOvT_Oe1Pg0TjBjDoHLFyiUjPJ0/s400/52932_456373566757_682511757_5895844_2724647_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622606656860816802" style="display: block; 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