Hello from Eco Inn on the beautiful banks of Lake Titikaka. This morning we got on the road at 5am with an alpaca in my pocket and an Angél in the front of the bus. We got to the airport just in time for an aggitated woman to tell us we were late and that our bags would not be loaded. She told us all of this while she was tagging and checking our bags. We were not late, and as it pretty much always is on this trip, everything turned out ok.
We got to the hotel, drank some coca tea and took a nap. We lost a few soldiers to altitude sickness today. I cannot attest to the severity of the pain, nausea and headache, but anyone else from the trip who felt the effects, please feel free to comment.
The hotel is very nice, with the lake across the street and a steady stream of locals walking along the train tracks. It makes for some lovely pictures, good project interviews and interesting people watching.
After the nap we had a lecture about the more than 2000 types of potatoes cultivated in Puno and all of the types of quinua and kañiwa. They taught us of the healthy benefits to these foods and we are all believers. (Erin, I hope you are ready to hunt down some quinua with me in Canton, Ohio.) After the lecture we met with women from a handicrafts cooperative. Their clothes were so soft and so pretty.
Then we went for dinner and a cultural show on the Ccolla Steamship. A grounded ship. We ate some quinua, had a crazy pisco drink and enjoyed the live Andean music and dancing. Hopefully all of our troops who fell ill will rejoin the ranks tomorrow.
Emily
Canton, Ohio
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