Today is Wednesday and we had our day off. We took a boat across the lake to Samtiago de Atitlan and then to Panajachel. The weather was beautiful. Eat your heart out those of you that did this trip last year in the pouring rain. It´s just gloriuos here. I vote that all work trips to Guatemala be done in the dry season.
Well finally, as promised here are some pictures.
This picture is from Sunday, our second full day. We toured Pampojila where our groups build stoves last year. Picture are our fearless organizer Luis (far right), Rosa, the woman that got this project going and acts as the community health advisor, and me. This was taken in area Noventa y Siete (97). Those of you that work this area last year will note that we are walking on a real live road not the muddy. trecherous trail you all remember. The road´s not quite finished as the major of San Lucus who got the mony to do the road has been temporairy (?) run out of office.
We took a tour of Felipe´s coffee plot. In this image you see Felipe at the far right, Luis center and Goyo on the left. Both Felipe and Goyo are engaged in sustainable agriculure and are officers in a small coffee growers assocaition that proctices organic, susainable techniques.
This is our first look at the project in Pachitulul. You can see the start of the foundation to the pileta. A pileta is a community wash staion.
We are hanging out in front of our posada Volcanes
Here are the kids we have been sponsoring through the San Lucas Tolimon Scholars program.
We are building the wall to the pieta.
The town turned out to help. Here are two guys from the pueblo hauling a rock out of the banana pit (see previous for discription of banana pit) It didn´t take too much digging before these guys realized we were in over our heads. (pun intented).
Even the kids jumped in to help.
At the weaver´s house on Tuesday evening.Gots ta go..... I hear a glass of wine calling my name....
Roy
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