Craig Keeland with ViaViente, Adrian Mendoza and the Children of Mollepamba Indian School in Vilcabamba

Craig, Adrian and the Children of Mollepamba Indian School.

handing out ViaViente folders and T-Shirts

Teri & Adrian handing out folders and T-Shirts to San Pedro High School students.

Vilcabamba school Girl

Just another beautiful face of one of the San Pedro Grammar school students, Maria.

Teri Tomlinson & Terry Minke among the students at Trece de Abril Middle School

Teri & Terry among the students at Trece de Abril Middle School.

Vilcabamba, students line-up to receive their gifts form Andes Childrens Foundation and ViaViente

Montalvo Grammar/Middle School Students, downtown Vilcabamba, line-up to receive their gifts form ACF

The Condor’s Nest”, 9000 ft above Vilcabamba Valley

Entire group visits “The Condor’s Nest”, 9000 ft above Vilcabamba Valley to visit the dream home/farm and final resting place of Jaime Mendoza, ACF’s First Executive Director. Jaime named his farm after having seen 3 condors circling above the farm the day he purchased the property.

Craig Keeland with centenarians in the main square in central Vilcabamba Village

Close encounters of the Centenarian Kind.” Craig encounters one of the famed centenarians in the main square in central Vilcabamba Village.

ANDES CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
4th MISSION TRIP TO VILCABAMBA, ECUADOR
MAY 2009

4TH EDUCATIONAL MISSION TRIP (DEC 2009)

Participants: Craig Keeland, Terry Minke & Teri Tomlinson

Our Hosts: Adrian Mendoza, and 2 long-time friend of Adrian & Jaime Mendoza

Duration: 4 Days

Schools visited: Trece De Abril (13th of April), Neuve Del Octubre (9th of October)-Grammar School, Montalvo Grammar/Middle School, San Pedro Grammar School, San Pedro High School, Mollepamba Indian School.

Other Places of Interest visited: Condor’s Nest – Jaime Mendoza’s dream farm 9000 ft elevation above Vilcabamba Valley and his final resting place, Industrial City of Loja and the Capital City of Quito.
Among the items be supplied the schools in Vilcabamba:

  • 2 Video Projector s
  • 2 Computer Systems
  • 1 Inkjet Printer
  • 1000 Folders & School Supply Packets
  • Teacher Training in computer skills at Loja
  • 2 Digital Cameras
  • 1000 T-Shirts