CITTI Project Ecuador Tour 2006

Today we left Ambato and traveled to the small city of Baños where we will be staying during the time we are working with the people of Huambalo.

We had a wonderful stop along the way in the the town of Salasaca where we visited an atisan cooperative that not only had a wide variety beautiful handmade articles for us to peruse, but also served us a delicious and abundant lunch of grilled chicken, choclo (a type of corn), salad, and soup, all prepared by the artists. The young man sitting next to me at lunch was the weaver of the rug that will soon rest at the top of our stairs in Lake Jackson!

The rest of the trip was very scenic, especially as we neared Baños. There are beautiful big green mountains all around and, above them all, the active volcano, Tangurahua, topped by clouds and a plume of smoke. We checked into our Baños hotel late this afternoon and met to discuss what our first day in Huambalo will be like tomorrow. We are all very excited to be here and look forward to our days up close and personal with the families in Huambalo. More soon.