A risky yet adventurous day at Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo. Today was filled with crazy adventures that we would’ve never experienced in Chicago. Our day started with a bumpy ride up the mountains to get to Aguas Blancas, which is the name of the waterfall we visited. The view from the top of the waterfall was amazing.
The trail up to the waterfall was very narrow, so we were lucky we didn’t fall. When we got to the bottom of the waterfall, we took a dip into the ICE-COLD FREEZING water.
After, we took a trip to Divino Nino, a religious monument where locals and tourist visit to pray and seek help. Divino Nino provides a breathtaking view down into the valley below, where the city of Constanza lies surrounded by mountains.
We also learned the history behind the monument from the creator himself, Antonio Camilo. Mr. Camilo created this monument after he had a vision of his deceased mother telling him to believe in the Divine Child. With the belief of the Divine Child, he battled and conquered colon cancer twice.
Later, we had English Tutoring, where we were getting our students prepared for their talent show for graduation. Overall, the day lived up to its namesake, Adventure & Fun Day. We enjoyed ourselves very much and the spectacular views.
Wow, what a great experience.
The view of Constanza is breathtaking.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful and challenging adventures each day.
Love and kindness to everyone
Teresa & Mark Wetmore
Hey Tylin!
I see you Petunia!!! The waterfall & mountains look so amazing. What an adventurous day for you at Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo. What a phenomenal experience so good to see all of you smiling & having fun in the sun. Work hard, play hard. Time is winding up. The family miss & love you so much Ty. See you soon my love.
Love, Ma
Great photos, especially like the view of you all arm in arm looking into the beautiful mountain view. We are glad that you were able to hike on such a beautiful day too.
Cubs fans—Lester hit his first home run and had his 2,000 career strike out! Go Cubbies!
The Hausers
Hello, Everyone!
It is pretty cool that you got to see a waterfall.
Eryn, now that I have had orientation the school doesn’t seem so big. They had us try to open a combination lock but I couldn’t get it LOL! Selah is in my Advisory!
I hope that you enjoy the rest of the trip and I can’t wait to see you next week.
~Ryann (Eryn’s sister)
I can’t believe almost 2 weeks have gone by. It feels awfully quiet without you here. I pray this experience provides you a better view of the world and how God is all around us. Beautiful and breathtaking views. Can’t wait to hear all about it. We miss you.
See you soon,
All of us