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Greetings to all my relations,

A few weeks have passed since my last blog entry, and we are feeling closer and closer to Panama. I hope the run is doing well in the north and in hope someone can post something so we can know where thye run is in Mexico. We are very good, and have recently left Ecuador and have now entered Colombia. It was hard to leave Ecuador because of everything we experienced and the way the communities received the spirit of the journeys.

Greetings to all my relations, Blessings and love to my family in San Diego and my fellow runners who are in Mexico right now.

The southern route is still running hard through Ecuador, and in a few days we will cross into Columbia. I think most of us are still in awe from everything we have had the honor to experience here in this country. I would like to thank all the communities and people who have helped us to this point. Mama Julia, Mama Rosa, Taita Manuel, the Canaries, the Purwas, and all the Kichwa people. Who everyday have prayed for us and trusted us to enter their communities. Everyday we are visiting volcanoes, or beautiful lakes, and mountains.

What has amazed me the most of this country is how incredibly organized the indigenous communities are and how much they have been able to accomplish, and the organizations they have established like the Ecuarunari, and Conai. Most impressive is the way that each community works the land and fights hard to preserve and teach their traditional medicine, using what mother earth has to cure their ailments and keep their communities healthy.

Greeting to all my relations,

I hope my family is doing well and all the runners are staying strong in the North through there journey in Mexico. The Southern route has recently left Peru aND ARE NOW IN eCUADOR. pERU WAS GOOD, AND WE LEFT WITH MANY TEACHINGS FROM all the medicine that that land has.

We were blessed enough to meet some amazing people and visitsome really sacred sites. Cermonial places such as Chan Chan, La Huaca del sol y luna, Sipan, and Tucume. All these places that most visit and see ruins, but that we see as places that our ancestors built for a reason and we will continue going to these sites and putting down prayers and connecting with creator. I just wish that one day soon these places will return to the people. And no one will have to pay admission to visit what our grandfathers left us. That these sites stop being used as turist attractions and continue to be utilized by our communities the way they were intended to be.

saludos a toda mi familia

perdon por no aver mandado un correo en desde ase un tiempo, pero espero que toda mi familia este bien a casa. ya supe que la ruta central paso por san diego, y fue una felizidad enorme en mi corazon que nuestra comunidad fuera de tan fuerte apoyea a nuestros hermanos y hermanas que pasaron atraves de esta ruta. gracias a my familia y a todos los que corrieron en la paz y dignidad familia devuelta a casa, joe, lara, bran, estela, C.A.F.E., makeda y "the worldbeat center," "tim red bird" y "the red warrior drumers", todos los Calpullis que participaron y a mi comunidad. Espero que sepan que estamos rezando por todos ustedes todos los dias, y cada paso que tomamos, lo tomamos por ustedes.

Nosotros hemos estado bien aqui en Peru, desde mi ultimo blog hemos podido visitar con la comunidad Uros. Son una comunidad nativa que viven en islas que flotan en medio del sagrado Lago Titicaca. Es una experiencia surrealista estando en medio del lago y tomando el espiritu del Condor para rezar con ellos.

Greeting to all my relations,

sorry for not posting a blog in a while, but i hope that all my family is well back home. I know that the run passed through San Diego, and it was such a blessing for me to hear that our community came out strong to support our brothers and sisters that came through on that route. Thank you to my family who ran and participated, and all the peace and dignity family back home, Joe Lara, Brad, Estela, C.A.F.E. en la C.A.L.L.E, Makeda & the WorldBeat Center, Tim Red Bird and The Red Warrior Drummers, all the Calpullis who came out and to my community. I hope you all know that we are prayering for all you everyday, and every step we take we take for you.

We have been doing very well here in Peru, since my last blog we were able to visit with the Uros community. They are a native community who live on flaoting islands in the middle of sacred lake Titicaca. It was a surreal experience being in the middle of the lake and taking the spirit of the Condor to pray with them.

Saludos a todos mis Relaciones,

Quisiera mandar toda mi fortaleza a mi mama y mi familia en casa, todos mis hermanos y hermanas rezando en el norte, mi mano derecha en worldbeat center,
Uncle Red Bird y a toda la communidad de San Diego. Todos estamos asiendo bien en el Sur. Bolivia fue increíble. Llegar en La Paz fue como pisar tierra en la Ciudad de Mexico. Es la ciudad mas grande que hemos estado, las calles estaban tan llenas que apenas si podiamos correr. Era una vista loca, cuando llegamos porque esta bien abajo de una henorme valle que esta rodeado por henormes montañas llenas de nieve.

Greetings to All My Relations,

I would like to send all my strength to my mother and my family back home, all my brothers and sisters praying in the north, my backbone at the worldbeat center, Uncle Red Bird and all the community in San Diego. We are all doing well here in the South. Bolivia was amazing. Arriving in La Paz was like stepping foot in Mexico City. It has been the biggest city we have been to, the streets were almost too packed to run through. It was a crazy sight, when we arrived because it is at the bottom of a huge valley surrounded by huge white snow covered mountains.

Greeting to all my relations,

We are continuing strong here in the south. We have finally crossed into Bolivia, and in no time will be in Peru. Everything is beautiful here. It has been a little cold, but we have been able to deal with it. The only struggle so far has been running in the altitude, there has been days where we have reached 5000 feet above sea level, and we have to take it a little slower, but the mountains are always filled with llamas, and thew landscapes stay with me even in my dreams.

Saludos a todos mis relaciones,

Continuamos fuertes aqui en el sur. Finalmente cruzamos a Bolivia, y en cualquier tiempo estaremos en Peru. Todo es hermoso aqui. Es un poco frio, pero hemos podido soportarlo. La unica lucha que nos hemos enfrentado a sido corriendo el la altitud, unos dias hemos corrido en altitud de 5000 pies sobre el nivel del mar, y hemos tenido que ir mas despacio, pero las montañas siempre llenas de llamas y los panoramas se quedan comigo hasta en mis sueños.

Saludos a todas mis relaciones,

Espero que todo este bien con mi familia en la isla de tortuga, no más quisiera tomar este tiempo para poner todos al tanto de la situación aquí en la ruta del sur. Cada día parece que se pone más hermoso y las comunidades han sido increíbles.

Esta semana pasada fuimos parte de una de las más hermosas ceremonias que eh participado desde el comienzo de la Jornada. En el 20 de Junio corrimos al pueblo de Tilcara donde fuimos recibidos en una manera muy grande. La comunidad se junto y nos dio la bienvenida a su celebración de Inti Raymi que apenas empezaba. Inti Raymi es el nuevo año Andino y marca el comienzo del invierno. Nos juntamos alrededor de la fogata y compartimos un círculo bien bonito.