Travel with idiomART to Oña, Azuay – the oldest Spanish settlement in Ecuador! You will enjoy a guided tour of the traditional architecture of the adobe homes in the barrio San Francisco as well as the museum, La Bella de Paris – guided by experts in Cultural Heritage. You will also learn how to make paint out of earth and even paint a wall in the village. You will eat a traditional meal in a renovated adobe building in the barrio as well.
May 22. 9:00 am (day trip); costs $60
*includes transportation, food, guided tours. A portion of the money will go to the La Comuna Marcos Perez Nature Reserve, which is a group of people from Oña who own over 7,000 hectares of forest, which they are preserving.
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The trip is being co-organized with idiomART, local Co-op Centerline and idiomART’s CCC Spanish! Centerline works directly with the Nature Preserve and is dedicated to designing and implementing eco-tecnias, which are holistic and sustainable solutions that meet the needs of nature and humans. CCC Spanish is idiomART’s language program led by Martha and Fausto.
The tour will be held in Spanish, however, there are bilingual people on the tour who can help clear up confusions if necessary.
This trip is full of historic information, beautiful scenery and interesting sites to see. Learn more about this incredible country we’ve decided to call home or visit. We have limited space, so please contact me right away to reserve your spot!