Cultural day at Inti Pakari school and in Zamora

Emmett and Annalise's school celebrated "Dia de la Tierra", a Saraguro and Shuar festival celebrating the earth.    Emmett and John went to Zamora on Saturday for the festival and our friend, Jimmy, gave us a tour.  

Emmett teaching Angeles how to play chess

Emmett grinding fresh corn to make tamales

Teacher Berta explaining how to prepare the leaves to make tamales

A bowl of tamales ready to be cooked at school 

Javier preparing the fire to cook tamales

Everyone is enjoying tamales 

one of the fathers, Fernando, is cooking the tamales 

tamales just served 

Emmett and John went on a short canoe trip on the Zamora River

Jimmy and Emmett in the canoe 

a large stone face carved along the Zamora River bank 

Jimmy's friend let Emmett wear the traditional costume