Travel day to our host communities!! ✈️ 🚌
8 of us flew to Jauja, Perú (https://goo.gl/maps/WVfEN2mU93Cgft34A).
2 of us flew to Moquegua, Perú (https://goo.gl/maps/DJujMyMV66vQ8jMNA)
6 of us stayed in Lima.
Myself and 2 other educators (Peggy from Virginia, Kristin from Florida) had a 50 minute flight from Lima to Jauja, and then we had a 5 hour drive to the town of Chontabamba (https://goo.gl/maps/XiDsoAXn2wFJ68b27).
We arrived around 3:30PM and checked in our cabin hotel!
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| Elfen Hospedaje |
There's a bigger town about 15 minutes from Chontabamba called Oxapampa. The difference with these towns to other places in Perú is that there was a large German/ Austrian population here back in the mid 1800s. It is said that they came to settle here because they were not allowed to marry in their home countries, so they came to Perú. The climate here is an "eternal spring." The lowest temperatures in the 50s and the highest temperatures in the 70s. It is beautiful here!!
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| Plaza Chontabamba |
Luckily our host teacher is very flexible!! She gave us some time to rest and get settled before coming to meet us and take us to a welcome ceremony. I tried to make a short video collage of their wonderful performances. The students performed various songs and dances for us. 🧡
I feel so lucky to be here!!
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