8 kids, 4 leopards, 2 lions, 7 monkeys, a few thousand fish and 1 great day!
We had the opportunity to take a group of kids from El Bichito to Granja Porcon, a successful evangelical cooperative a couple hours outside of Cajamarca. We had a pretty crazy bus ride up the mountains with all those kids and we had the great opportunity to just sit and talk (or sing or play peak a boo in the curtain
Once we arrived at Porcon, the first thing we noticed were all the pine trees! Something of an irregularity- the mountains of Porcon are covered with millions of pine trees, an entirely man made forest. The surprises didn't stop there though, Porcon was a beautiful and clean place with plenty to see. We started off our trip walking through some of the artesian shops where we saw carpenters and other craftsman hard at work. 
We then hiked to the zoo and saw lions, bears and ostriches. Alvierri said his favorite part of the trip was the monkeys because they were so "cute". Junior liked all the different types of birds and Ana Maria liked "everything"! 
These kids were so full of energy the whole day and the only time we stopped running was to play on the slide. 
We ate our lunch in an open grassy area and the kids got some of their energy out playing soccer.
Next we visited the trout farm and some even tried their hand at fishing. It was so interesting to see the progression of the baby trout in the tank to full grown fish in the lake. The kids were sad when it was time to leave and it took a little convincing to get back on the bus. It was fun to ask what they all enjoyed most and we are sure they will remember this trip in days to come.
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