Susan with Marcelina and Bicenta in Canelos. These are the young girls who asked me to buy them a pair of shoes.

Marcelina and Bicenta took me by the cemetery. They are showing me the grave of their father. How
sad it was to see this place; people so poor they can't even buy cement for the graves or name markers.
Many graves were a pile of dirt like this one, and some were covered with a piece of tin.

Bicenta, Susan, and Marcelina at the grave of the children's grandmother.

A beautiful view of Canelos.

Yes, we did take Marcelina and Bicenta shopping in Puyo, and we bought them shoes and clothes!! They were so happy!!!

Shopping with the people from Canelos in Puyo. Notice, Bicenta came to town in bare feet. She really didn't have ANY shoes!!

The Canelos children trying on shoes.

Patricio was so thrilled to get a new pair of shoes, he held on to them tightly!!

The two families from Canelos that we took shopping in Puyo.
Bicenta, Gladis, Dolores with Patricio, Jorge, and Marcelina.