PALUZ WATERFALL

To Start, I can say that my Canton has a lot of beautiful

natural places to visit and have fun.

One of them is Paluz waterfall, it is wonderful place, and

some montufareños have written poems about it. It is

located in Chutàn Bajo, 4Km. from San Gabriel, it is

about 25metres high, moreover if you like to go to Paluz,

you can walk with friends; also you can swim in the pool,

other wise, you can enjoy its natural landscape.

Finally, I believe that you should go to Paluz, because it

is a great experience, the waterfall is very attractive, and

you will be surprised with its beauty.

By: Pamela Cadena Mafla.

Class: 6th. F &.M. “A”.

THE ARRAYANES FOREST

The Arrayan is a tree very special which grows in

the highland , this tree is beautiful and it has a

delicious fruit . There are a few arrayan forests in

the world, so a lot of people want to save this

special tree, .

One of these forests is located in Montúfar; it is

about 8 kms to the south of San Gabriel, near

Monteverde town. The Montufareños conserve this

forest like a natural reservation.

You can go to this place by car, on bicycle , also

riding a horse and sometimes the people go jogging

to the forest, but if you like, you can walk with

the family, go for a picnic to relax in the nature and

breathe in clean air.

By: Josue Morillo: 6th

.F.& M. “B”

THE GROTTO of peace

There are many tourist places in Montufar, these places

make up our canton very attractive; my canton is perfect

to know the nature and enjoy its beautiful sceneries.

The Paz grotto is one of these tourist places, it is located

16 Kms from San Gabriel.

To continue, I can say that to visit the Paz grotto, you

should travel by car, which you take on central park of

San Gabriel, but if you like you can go walking. When

you are in the grotto you can listen to the mass, moreover

pray to the virgin, and the tourists can enjoy in the

swimming pool.

In addition the people can see and buy souvenirs with the

virgin image printed of them, things as pencils, cards, etc.

you can also see the chapel, convent and the more

attractive the grotto, where is the Virgin, there is also a

river under to the statue of the Virgin, finally I can say

that the grotto is a place where you’ll find tranquility,

piece and fee in God.

By Oscar Escobar

Class 6th. F & M “A”

SALADO LAKE

It is a small lake located near San Gabriel.; according to a

legend this place is an artificial lake created by the owner

of a farm called “el Salado”,

You can go there walking or by car, having a walk it

takes approximately 2 hours and by car 20 minutes.

Once in the lake, ducks can be observed, but remember it

is banned to hunt them or other animals there, however

you may try fishing. Around the lake there is a plant

called totora which is used to make handicrafts or the

traditional mats. In addition, for its natural charm and the

exotic vegetation the “Salado” lake is one of the most

attractive tourist places of our Canton.

At present time the municipality of Montufar is investing

on this place in order to have one of the greatest

sightseeing attractions in the province.

By Juan Ágreda. Class 6th

. F & M

THE DEVIL’S CAR

One day that I went to visit my grandfather, he told me

that when he was a young, on Holly Week Days, he used

to go to the main church of San Gabriel to adore the

Christ’s crucify and after the ceremony he had to return

to his house for a dark and narrow road.

One night, when he was going back to his house, it was

around 11 pm., when suddenly he looked lights of

different colours and he watched a strange black car, it

threw flames for its windows, so he remembered that

some people used to say that in the night of Holly

Thursday, while the procession of The Virgin In Solitude

walking into the church, the procession of the other life,

with a strange creatures and a horrible car used to pass

too; and if somebody crossed on their road they usually

disappeared, so my father started to walk quickly to get

his house before 12 pm.

THE GOBLIN

When I was a child, my father told us, that in his child hood,

once upon a time when he returned with his friends from

gather blackberries, in a curve of the San Luis river, where

there were trees that covered a big place of the water, it

seemed that somebody was playing, running and jumping,

happily, then they listened noises of drums, guitars and

others, so they walked toward the noises, and they looked a

group of short children whit hats. Those children were

dancing and playing the drums, and they walked on the

water.

My father and his friends, cried with surprise and suddenly

those children disappeared in the water. After that he

returned to the house and told the adventure to my

grandfather, who advised him: “ don’t play on this place

because the children that you looked were goblins, and in

that occasion you weren’t bewitched because you first

looked goblins”.

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SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP

PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

1. All students should help people with special

needs.

2. Share your things with them

3. Cooperate with the Centers that look after people

with special needs.

4. Help people who suffer any kind of illness

5. Don’t discriminate people with special needs

6. Organize campaigns to help them

7. Older people should have time to play with their

children.

8. Children with special needs have right to study

9. Practice the friendship forever, everybody are

brothers and friends.

10 Remember they are waiting for your help.

CLAS 5th

. Physic and Math and Social Science

Lic. Ivan Fuertes

Katty Trejo: Class sixth F.& M

Chicango Diego

Clas 6th. F. & M. “A”

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66tthh.. FF && MM ““AA””

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