Wrapping up in Intag

The month has very quickly come to an end. Since I last wrote, we´ve done many more walks through the forest, spent hours playing Cuarenta (an Ecuadorian card game) and lying in the hammocks, and have enjoyed just going with the flow of Ecuadorian lifestyle. We spent our last night on the project camping in the Paramo at the base of Volcan Cotacachi. It was a gorgeous spot, with a full moon illuminating the volcano. I few llamas even came by to check out our camp.

We are in Quito tonight and heading to Baeza (2.5 hours east) tomorrow to take part in an event to promote the plight of the andean bear. A conservation group is organizing volunteers to construct a 2800m2 image of a bear using black and white stones. The idea is to use publicity to pressure politicians into protecting the bears. After that, we will all go our separate ways. I am going to Tena (a bit further east, into the Amazon) for a few days with another volunteer before coming back to Quito to prepare for my next volunteer stint on the Galapagos.