Get to know the Calshi community

Accompanied by local people in traditional dress, we will set out on a guided walk around the community of Calshi. We will visit the Virgin de Peña, an image of the Virgin Mary that was painted on a cliff after her presence was revealed in a dream to a Calshi resident in the 1930s. We’ll stop to converse with shepherd women in bright shawls, their faces bronzed and lined by the sun, who spin wool as they watch their flocks. Those feeling brave will have the chance to try their hand at milking a cow and drinking the warm frothy milk. Stopping at the reservoir, we’ll marvel at the feat of engineering that allows the community to automatically irrigate its crops with water from the Carihuairazo volcano, before visiting the carrot washing and packing plant where their main crop is prepared for sale.