I´ve begun assimilating into my new home, hiking trails to visit homes and other vilñages, and am preparing to build my house. I´m beginning to fall in love with this place!

timber!
I´m building my house here in my village out of wood, luckliy I won´t have to carry it too far! Unfortunately he wouldn´t let me touch his beautiful Stihl 381 chainsaw....I´ll convince him one of these days...

A typical nieghborhood

A typical house

A typical kitchen complete with a 3 stone stove

Before cutting wood, needed to get a permit in the township vilage a few hours away. This shot is of my valley where you can barely see the Rio San Juan. My host dad Ignacio trots in front of me, he´s like a native Arnold Schwartenegger, good to have on my side.

 Despite my best efforts, the bugs got me. Mosquitos, chiggers, gnats...it´s a warzone!

Hiking down the high trail to go swim in the river

Sunset from the porch, my host mom thought the bright colors meant trouble.

A nice cliff for potential climbing development, roughly 200 ft vertical basalt, alls I needs a partner!