Riddles in the grass

Field methods overview.

Biological diversity across three vegetation types--experimental design.

Treasure hunt by compass, map, and riddle. GO!

"Eagle's perch", "bed of thorns", "dying lust", y "arboles de muerte".

To the spoils goes the chocolate. Sit down, gather round and share perched over the world.

Invitation to dinner with Rual, Ramon, and Liberato in the shepards hut.

Curious alpacas and winnying horses galloping over the tall grass.

Ring around the futbol kick and toss in the chilly wet mist of twilight. Exposed with a cold nose.

Smoky darkness seeping out the walls of sod. Pot of rice over open coals.

Sipping hot cocoa. Heaping plates of rice and tinned fish in the gloom.

Conversations across language and culture. Learned some new Kichwa words too....


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From left to right; Ryan, Jessie, and Hannah. Face paint grins and grimaces straight from the charcoaled ashes of the hillside.