Rain!
Dec 2012: It rained. A lot. Every day and almost every night. Despite all this rain, we could get work done, with the students completing their first mapping project in a deformed belt, near one of the largest faults in the northern Andes. This fault places granitoids on top of a folded belt of Oligocene conglomerate and sandstone, with a thin sliver of Cretaceous rocks to the south. The geology of the area is simply spectacular, judge from the photos and panoramics for yourself.
Panoramics:
We camped in an Hacienda, right in the center of the field area, so a few lucky groups only had to get up and walk to their field areas. Every group had to cover an area of approximately 5 km2, mapping all conglomerate beds and all the contacts, including the fault.
