Some photos

Just 2 weeks left here in Tarapoto. Between my work with A_Rocha and frequent visits to the dentist, I haven't had time to visit many areas in the jungle outside of the city, and would like very much to see more. Still I wanted to post a few photos of the couple of short excursions I've taken since I've been here - to the towns named Lamas and Sauce (pronounced "Sowsay").

Presentation at the church

So far Jose and I have given 3 presentations in his church, attended by some of the church members and many others from the community. On Monday we have another presentation at one of the main high schools in the city. The topic of all of these talks is conservation or creation care from a biblical perspective, and the needs and opportunities for conservation that exist in Tarapoto and the surrounding areas. We've been strategizing with the local government about how A_Rocha can help motivate the high school students to become involved as volunteers in their conservation projects.

In addition I've been serving the existing conservation projects with my experience in Geographic Information Systems, providing some much appreciated free software consulting to the regional government and a couple of associated Peruvian conservation NGOs that have offices in the city.

Jose, Angela and Joel

Visiting the deforested areas

Crossing the Rio Huallaga

Parade in Tarapoto

Tarapoto, Peru