Phew! Chachapoyas arrival = good stories to tell!

Aboriginal road blocks caused a change of plans from a 20hr bus ride through the Andes to an adventure through the jungle instead.
Monday night we took a plane to Tarapoto and arrived in what ended up being a paradise. "Los Huingos" was a amazing hostel where we stayed in beautiful rooms with hammocks on the patio, a rio running behind us, and butterflies all around. We introduced the Peruvians to Maple fudge, Maple cookies and some good old Canadian wine.
The next morning led to exploring the rio and enjoying some hot hot heat (which led to a sunburn that we discovered today, YIKES!). Shortly thereafter we said adios to paradise and all 17 of us, plus luggage plus driver, piled in to a "combi" which is slightly bigger than my old Toyota van, to say that it was crowded is putting it lightly. The best was that I am pretty sure that the interior is original so to paint a picture it was metal frame with some blue vinyl over top which does not lead to the most comfortable situation for 10 hours.
To keep ourselves occupied we shared music with each other that led to pulling into Moyobambo with Tokyo Police Club blaring from the combi and eventually to a sing-a-long to Bedouin Soundclash's "When the night feels my song" by the Peruvians. Amazing!
Today was fun-filled with an adventure to Chacha's viewpoint where we had the most amazing vista of the town as well as of the surrounding mountains then it was off to the local museum for a crashcourse on the locale. After a lunch which included a soup with chicken feet in it, we were on to business when we met our project coordinator from the municipality and we went over our game plan for tomorrow's work.
Tonight we're off to enjoy festivities that are a part of the "semana de la turista" so stay tuned!