Everyone busy in the house of Luis. Preparing lunch.

This is the Cafe Cultura Hotel. I shall be here until Monday then I am off to Otovalo. Great place, super friendly, great hospitality and the best place for meeting interesting people.

The Babylon Bus

 Bananas for sale.

Good words on the garbage truck. !

In the jungle with Natemamu Crew. !!

 Going out to the jungle

 The ceremony site

 Here´s a familiar face !

 And more of the "usual suspects". !

 Getting ready for the 5 hour walk to "the sacred waterfall" where the team will open the Natemamu with an ancient tobacco ceremony.

 For me, back in Gualaquiza to take the night bus to Quito. !

From Christmas in El Rio to January in Ecuador fom Quito to Gualaquiza and in between.!

Dashinka suffers a deep cut.

That's quite a cut.

 We took her to Eduardo in Sorbas and I helped Eduardo in stitching her up. Internal and external stitches. She woke up after 20 mins, for most dogs 1 hour. ! We put her back to sleep. !

Quality waistcoat designed by Peter.

Looking good. Yeahman !!

In action with Blondina.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Too much information.  Taking a break !!

We had duck for lunch. !

Bubbles. !!!

The "split level" bathroom. Poco a poco. Test bathing. !

Honsa is doing "a proper job" !

 A Big Hole. !

 Front Balcony

Back room level.

Hello All. ! I have been having a "busy time" with lots of action on the "Shuar" front and "The Rights of Nature", however, now some pics of what's happening here in El Rio:

 Pepa is drilling into solid rock at the back of Honsa's new house Casa De La Aire.

 Honsa and Lucas with Harley Donkinson. !

 Said looking at the roof of the cave storage facility. !

 Kes is "yellowing" us up. !

 Robert working at sub-titling a video from the Shuar leader, Domingo.

 Robert is teaching Stefan how to gut and skin a Hare. The dogs caught and delivered us two Hares this week. !

 Stefan is varnishing the Pagoda beams.

 Lucas on "chill out".