Today, or yesterday we visited the valley town of Grandja Porcon. It is like a traditional Amish community in the states, that everyone works and does everything for the benefit of the community and all the wealth is shared among everyone. This little community is most well known for a couple things, one thing are the woven goods that you can see above, wood furniture and their cheese. Another thing they are specifically known for is their Manjar Blanco which is like a carmel spread that you would put in pastries. We didn't end up trying this because what we really came to see was the sketchiest zoo I have ever seen in my entire life. There were all sorts of animals including birds, monkeys, bears, lions, pumas, llamas and jaguars. The paths allowed you to be very close to all of the animal cages and I got some really good bird pictures for Mrs. Raasch, but all that was dividing me and the animals was a simple chain-link fence and in the case of some of the birds some chicken wire. It was a very fun time going up there, but it was the shadiest place I have ever gone to with large animals.
This lion was in an enclosure about 30 feet by 40 feet, he had worn a path into the dirt from constantly pacing back and forth.
This jaguar was in a similar situation, all he had for a house or cover is the small hut he is laying on.
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