On Saturday I returned to Cajamarca having spent 5 days in a mountain community called Cadmalca near Chota. The bus journey the previous Sunday lasted 7 hours and we survived a rather perilous, 1-hour taxi ride up into the mountains before arriving finally at the Blue Poncho Lodge where we were welcomed by Celia, our wonderful provider for the week! The medical experience I gained was priceless! Having heard somewhat underwhelming reports from students who had already completed their stint in the remote mountain clinic my initial high expectations had been sadly lowered. After a quiet first day, during which I settled into the routine tasks of weighing and measuring babies and practising my Spanish numbers by filing away patient records(!), the village seemed to go crazy overnight and on the second day I dealt with
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