Thank You Peru for all the Medicine.......

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.

We left peru in a strong way with the support of the community of Suoy, who hosted us and presented a staff for the first time. The elders ran with us and crossed the border to take the spirit of these journeys to the family in Ecuador.

So far Ecuador has been the most beautiful place i have ever been to. We crossed into Macara, which was very hot, and met the infamous mosquitos from the south every one told us about.... their HUGE. From there we continued to Catacocha with the >Palta community. I would like to thank that community for all there love and support during the time we stayed in their community, and for taking us to their sacred places as well.

Now we have arrived with one of the most amazing communities we have been with, the Saraguros. It is a blessing to be here and learn from the family in this place. The spirit is strong here. The community is really united and are working hard to preserve their langauge and culture. The men and women still wear their trditional clothing and their beadwork is incredible. They are fighting to attain their autonomy and be self reliant. The majority of the community is vegetarian, and say that meat is not part of their traditional diet. The teach the youth to respect and work the land, and take pride that everything they grow is organic and they work hard to grow fruits and vegetables that are native to the area. I am really impressed with how they work as a real community and hope to take that spirit back home with me.

I will keep everybody updated and send more pictures soon.

Oscar