After breakfast, we went with a bunch of community down to the river where a bunch of the community members showed us how to cut “hierbas,” long grass, that they have to cut everyday by hand for food for their mules and cows. Paulina showed me a bunch of plants along the way and explained all the uses for each one. A bunch of the kids borrowed our cameras and went around taking crazy pictures. Jose had mine and his pictures turned out about 20 times better than any of the ones I took!


Doesn't this look like it belongs on the cover of a fantasy novel?


Katie demonstrating her superior hierba-cutting form with the machete and Paulina and I discussing sambos, a fruit similar to melon

After we had cut a decent about of hierbas, one of the men helped load them onto Pedro’s back and we headed back up the hill to the community. There we saw some weaving demonstrations and some works in progress as well as some gorgeous finished tapestries!


Walking around Huasalata and Pedro hauling the hierbas on his back


How cool is this picture? Jose, a 10-year old, took it, along with about a bunch of others


Jose, who in addition to photo-taking know how to weave, showing us his skills