Peruvian Eutopia

April 22, 2011

We arrived in Inahuaya about 10:30 that morning after sleeping another night on the lancha at port. The Doctor had arranged for a smaller boat to come pick us up from Contamana, the port where we had slept at. As we pulled into the dock at Inahuaya it looked like a quaint little town. Thatched roof huts greeted us as we unloaded our stuff. The Doc showed up as we were taking bags off the boat, we hadn’t seen him for awhile and quite frankly were frustrated with his lack of organization and communication at the beginning of this trip.

With all our belongings strapped onto motokars we were whisked away to the municipal building. The town was really cute. The road was basically a slightly wide sidewalk, but the town was quite clean and organized. A few minutes later we were all gathered in the municipal building to waiting to be given our next instructions. We were told that we needed to meet at the food house for lunch at 12:00 after settling into our hostels and showering. Then we would be starting clinic. By the time we gathered our stuff and arrived at our hostels it was 11:50 am. 10 minutes to settle and shower.

Lunch was tasty, unfortunately I couldn’t eat much because I was still suffering from whatever parasites decided to camp out in my stomach and intestines. With everyones tummies full we made our way to set up clinic. The municipal building was really nice. Tile floors, concrete walls, windows, a second story. It was quite impressive. I was beginning to like the town more and more. And what’s more, when we started registration and triage, people were clawing and yelling and trying to get their names on the list. They patiently waited in line. They never complained or asked why they had to wait for the person ahead of them to finish triage. It was beautiful. I officially decided I loved the town.