La pasada semana todos y cada uno de nosotros vivió su
propio documental de la 2. Comimos
gusanos, hormigas, hicimos puenting y nos adentramos en la selva amazónica.
Nuestro viaje comenzó a las 3 de la mañana en Quito, nuestro querido Hamilton
nos recogió en la casa de Amparo, la coordinadora que otra vez nos acogió en su
apartamento.
El primer día estuvimos en Baños, un pueblo turístico a unas
4 horas de la capital, olvidamos lo caótico que era Quito y nos sumergimos en
unos pueblillos tranquilos, todo hay que
decirlo, bastante turísticos. Esquivamos
todo eso del lujo, y fuimos a hoteles que costaban 5 dólares la noche. Una
gozada, la verdad, ya que tan solo aparecíamos por allí para dormir.
Al día siguiente, allí en Baños aun, hicimos todos y cada
uno de nosotros puenting, una pequeña locura que hizo a nuestra adrenalina
bailar un rato. Después de dos horas en el mini-bus de Hamilton, llegamos a
Puyo, para adentrarnos ya en selva amazónica secundaria, nos bañamos allí mismo
en una cascada de película. Antes de anochecer, y al ritmo de Red Hot Chili
Peppers , llegamos a Misahuallí, donde pasamos dos noches, junto a los curiosos
monos que vivían allí también haciendo de las suyas.
Era un pueblito muy tranquilo, turístico también, pero
seguíamos en nuestra burbuja del desconectar a nuestra manera. Finalmente
visitamos la selva amazónica primaria, rodeados de plantas y árboles enormes,
muchos insectos, y sobre todo humedad, muchísima humedad. Éramos todo un show,
parecía un buen chiste. 10 españoles, hasta el cuello de repelente para
mosquitos con botas de pescadores, adentrándonos en la selva. Lo pasamos en
grande.
El último día, tras una hora de viaje desde Misahuallí,
dormimos en Tena, visitando antes las cuevas de Jumandi. Sería nuestra última
parada antes de volver al orfanato con los niños. Bajo la luna llena, cansados
pero satisfechos, dimos fin a nuestra semana de desconexión.
Nos dimos cuenta del plato combinado que supone Ecuador,
Quito, con su desorden y su abundancia de gentes. Otavalo, con sus calles de
mercado tradicional y no tan tradicional, y sus pueblos totalmente indígenas. Y
el Oriente, con su naturaleza salvaje, sus paisajes de postal, y nos
atreveríamos a decir sus tierras aun vírgenes.
Leire, Oihane, Seila, Markel, Mercedes, Maialen, Bea, Lutxi, Irati y Jon.
Last week,
all of us lived our own documentary. We ate worms, ants, did bungee jumping,
and entered inside the Amazon Jungle. Our trip started at 3 in the morning in
Quito, our lovely Hamilton picked up us at Amparo’s house the coordinator of
the project that let us her apartment again.
The first
day we were in Baños, a small touristic village 4 hours away from the capital
city, we forgot about how chaotic was Quito and dived in the little quiet
villages, a bit touristic though. We ran away from that luxury and stayed in
the cheapest hotels, the average was 5 dollars per night. It was great, truly,
because we only appeared there to sleep.
The next
day, still in Baños, all of us did bungee jumping, a little crazy thing that
made our adrenaline dance a little bit. After two hours travelling by
Hamilton’s mini-bus, we got to Puyo, to enter in the secondary Amazon Jungle;
we enjoyed an incredible waterfall there. Before the dusk and at the rhythm of
Red Hot Chili Peppers we arrived to Misahuallí, where we spent two nights.
That village
was really quiet, also touristic, but we still were in the bubble of
disconnecting our way. Finally we visited the primary Amazon Jungle, surrounded
by plants and giant trees, lots of insects and above all a lot of moisture. We
were a great show, it looked like a good joke. 10 Spanish full of mosquito
repellent and with fisher boots, entering in the real jungle. We really enjoyed
it.
The day
before the last day, we did what is known as “tubing”. We went on boat down the
river where the strength of the water was so big; there we get carried away on
pneumatics. Before parking the boat we visited the animal rescue centre because
each only accesses was by the river. This centre is directed by some German
volunteers. They are taking care of different species until their release in
the jungle, unfortunately most of them
were exotic pets, such as monkeys, anacondas, caimans…
The last
day, after one hour travelling from Misahuallí, we slept in Tena, visiting
before Jumandi’s caves. That was our last stop before coming back to the orphan
with the children. Under a gorgeous full moon, tired but satisfied finished our
week off.
We realized
about how diverse Ecuador, Quito with his disorder and his giant aboundance of
people. Otavalo, with his streets of traditional market and also streets not
that much traditional and his villages totally indigenous. And the Oriente,
with his wilderness, his postcard landscapes, and we would say his lands still
virgins.
Leire, Oihane, Seila, Markel, Mercedes, Maialen, Bea, Lutxi, Irati and Jon
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