Modification to the plans:
As an archaeologist, I’m definitely learning how to be flexible on things. Rarely do any plans stay the same from one week to the next. It can be frustrating, but as long as something worthwhile actually gets done, I don’t care too much.
1st off, we’re not going to be living in Sayan at all. It’s quite a small town and very cute. The problem is that no tourists ever go there, unlike the bigger beach towns of Barranca and Huacho. The Huaura valley in general is also known for being a little more insular and rebellious back from the 80s (during the guerilla wars with Sendero Luminoso aka the Shining Path). And finally, the Huaura valley is one of the best direct routes to the highlands from the central coast, with lots of campesinos passing through to other parts back and forth from market seasons. So as gringos, we’d really stand out, uncomfortably so. We’d be the talk of the town (region, really) for certain and it’d might attract some unwanted forms of attention. Thus, we’re going to stay in Huacho the whole time; it may mean a bit more driving time to a couple sites, but it’s safer.
2nd, we’re still waiting for the permits. The INC didn’t review it like they were supposed to on Thursday, so Dr. Ruiz (Peruvian co-director for the project) is going to the INC office on Monday with a few lawyers to gently remind them that they’re illegally past the time limit for doing the review. The meeting to give approval occurs every Thursday, so they’ll hopefully get the papers stamped then and we’ll be ready to dig by Monday. And if we have the permits we’ll start some mapping on Sunday.
There’s been a few other minor changes here and there to plans, but those are the two center issues. Things look like they’re falling into place and the undergraduate students that have arrived ( 2 boys, 2 girls) seem like they’ll work out well. Lori’s (Tulane phys anthro grad student) also with us this summer to finish collecting cemetery data for her dissertation. Once things get going, I think it will be fabulous.
There’s the update for now. And you see below a picture of the 2 pets for the PANC project house: Waira (meaning "wind") is the rat-looking thing. She’s a Peruvian hairless dog, well suited for living in the desert. The black color is actually a tan-- when she wears that little coat too much, she loses her tan and is pink instead. Weird little thing, she’s so ugly it’s almost cute. The gi-normous black dog is Cuto (meaning "without tail"), and he’s only a year old. He’s such a bad puppy, he needs to go to school. We jokingly cll him "wiggle-butt" because that’s what he does when he walks. Adorable.
As an archaeologist, I’m definitely learning how to be flexible on things. Rarely do any plans stay the same from one week to the next. It can be frustrating, but as long as something worthwhile actually gets done, I don’t care too much.
1st off, we’re not going to be living in Sayan at all. It’s quite a small town and very cute. The problem is that no tourists ever go there, unlike the bigger beach towns of Barranca and Huacho. The Huaura valley in general is also known for being a little more insular and rebellious back from the 80s (during the guerilla wars with Sendero Luminoso aka the Shining Path). And finally, the Huaura valley is one of the best direct routes to the highlands from the central coast, with lots of campesinos passing through to other parts back and forth from market seasons. So as gringos, we’d really stand out, uncomfortably so. We’d be the talk of the town (region, really) for certain and it’d might attract some unwanted forms of attention. Thus, we’re going to stay in Huacho the whole time; it may mean a bit more driving time to a couple sites, but it’s safer.
2nd, we’re still waiting for the permits. The INC didn’t review it like they were supposed to on Thursday, so Dr. Ruiz (Peruvian co-director for the project) is going to the INC office on Monday with a few lawyers to gently remind them that they’re illegally past the time limit for doing the review. The meeting to give approval occurs every Thursday, so they’ll hopefully get the papers stamped then and we’ll be ready to dig by Monday. And if we have the permits we’ll start some mapping on Sunday.
There’s been a few other minor changes here and there to plans, but those are the two center issues. Things look like they’re falling into place and the undergraduate students that have arrived ( 2 boys, 2 girls) seem like they’ll work out well. Lori’s (Tulane phys anthro grad student) also with us this summer to finish collecting cemetery data for her dissertation. Once things get going, I think it will be fabulous.
There’s the update for now. And you see below a picture of the 2 pets for the PANC project house: Waira (meaning "wind") is the rat-looking thing. She’s a Peruvian hairless dog, well suited for living in the desert. The black color is actually a tan-- when she wears that little coat too much, she loses her tan and is pink instead. Weird little thing, she’s so ugly it’s almost cute. The gi-normous black dog is Cuto (meaning "without tail"), and he’s only a year old. He’s such a bad puppy, he needs to go to school. We jokingly cll him "wiggle-butt" because that’s what he does when he walks. Adorable.
posted by archaesmd at 4:33 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Sweetie:
Sounds like you're doing well. Your kitties are adorable and love attention. I'm having fun with them. I didn't see the picture of the puppies but your description is very colorful.
Take care - Love - Mom
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