El Carmen

Mode of transportation in "El Campo"

This is BEFORE we got incredibly dusty!

 

This is the community center that functions as a school, church, clinic,

and meeting hall for all of the El Carmen residents and guests

This is the INCREDIBLY steep (and dusty) trail that leads from the community

that lives up on the ridge down to their water source... a river.

 

 

Here are our gracious hosts, most of whom are leaders in the community

and/or members of the water committee

(that is taking responsibility for maintenance and management of the water supply)

 

 

 

Here we are inspecting the gravitational pump that is somewhat functional at this time.

 

As soon as we entered the cool water to remove the dust, a herd of thirsty bovine joined us

for a drink and a pee in these refreshing waters.

 

 

 

Pure heaven for our hot and sweaty bodies.... too bad it floods in the wet season!

 

 

 

Kai Perschbacher, Will Sladdich and friend after a vertical trek up the ravine

to rest atop the water storage tank

 

 



 Grace Hill and our interpreter Olivia getting the inside scoop

on the chicken cooperative in El Carmen