Finally, I have visited all four geographical regions of Ecuador. Up until last week, I had visited la Sierra (Andes mountains), la Costa (the coast) y los Galapagos, and was only missing el Oriente (the jungle). With a final Timmy medical brigade, I was able to check el Oriente off my list.
One day after returning from Perú, I left for Chontapunta, a very small "town" within the Amazon jungle, to work on one last Timmy brigade before heading home to the states. As always, I absolutely LOVED the experience! We stayed in wood cabins in the middle of the jungle, with freezing water and electricity only between 6pm and 10pm and absolutely no wifi - it was quite the "Amazon experience". The clinics were very similar to those of my past brigades, though I did see much more acute problems and infections, rather than mainly chronic issues. While interpreting, I saw patients with a anthrax, snake bites, and lots of parasites, to name a few. Needless to say, everyday at clinic was fun and interesting.
As the brigade was 10 days long instead of 7, we had a rest day half-way through. And what better way to spend the day than to go rafting on some of the most well-known white water rapids of the world. It was amazing, enough said!
Another amazing Timmy trip is in the books. Hopefully, I have the chance to return to Ecuador on another Timmy trip in the future!
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| Welcome to the jungle! |
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| Our cabins - pretty nice for in the middle of the jungle! |
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| The river right by our cabins - after long, hot clinic days, a nice swim couldn't be more refreshing |
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| Swimming in the river! |
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| One of our clinic sites |
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