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Tarqui

There are little pigs and.....
There are little pigs and.....
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This is the owner Francisco who lives here with his wife, three young children and grandmother. The monkey come to the farm about three months ago and runs wild through the farm.
big pigs.
big pigs.
The two remaining ostriches eat out of your hand
The two remaining ostriches eat out of your hand
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There are beautiful deer, some whom have no fear of humans and followed us around all day
like this one.....
like this one.....
and this one.
and this one.
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There were lots of monkeys of different sorts but I didn't write down any of the names.
And this possum-looking fella that was a sort of marsupial I think.
And this possum-looking fella that was a sort of marsupial I think.
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And monkeys that had been rescued from the city from people who had brought them there from the jungle.
And to help pay the bills, they raised and sold Guinea Pigs
And to help pay the bills, they raised and sold Guinea Pigs
She just wanted the salt from my hand
She just wanted the salt from my hand
The sign says “we are not mascots”
The sign says “we are not mascots”
Wild chickens everywhere
Wild chickens everywhere
and beautiful birds
and beautiful birds
and a peacock
and a peacock
and some sort of falcon or eagle
and some sort of falcon or eagle
prancing chickens
prancing chickens
A beauty
A beauty
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The farm is about an hour's ride by bus from Cuenca into the countryside. It started out as an ostrich farm.
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The little monkey was a bit jealous of his master's attention and decided that Christine was too close and took two big bites on her arm. Here she is being treated with Ecuadorian sugar cane drink which is 80 proof.
This is Grandma who is about 80
This is Grandma who is about 80
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