Ayer y hoy dia

Yesterday and today were amazing. Above is the photograph of us just after exiting the Jumandi caves. This was an adventure none of us imagined until we were swimming in a cave! (The camera was in a dry bag mom, relax :-) The cave was dark and intense, we had to swim to get further in, and dove into a 15 foot deep well full of water.
It was definitely tight in places, but we all managed to squeeze through and emerged into incredible jungle with a view of the andes. Of course, there was time for a slide or two!
Back to Tena for delicious dinner and a meeting with MAP internacional, the group we are partnering with down here. An after dinner walk netted that picture, and some much needed sleep followed.


Today we drove to a small community in the jungle called Tambayacu and provided primary care exams and treatment for about 90 adults and children.

Many of the adults don´t speak spanish, but the children were friendly and beautiful and spoke much better than I.
I spent the morning taking vital signs, and even identified a child with an irregular heartbeat who, after listening to her heart again, the doctors decided needs to see a pediatric cardiologist for an arrhythmia. I´ll leave you with an amazing view of the jungle and the andes mountains; though many of these people don´t even have shoes, there is no doubt they live in one of the most beautiful places in the world.