The First Days of Work

Dawn over the mountains of El Salvador.

Working on breaking up the ground.

Carl knows how to rock.

Then I got in on the act.

It was rock solid.

The sun setting into the Pacific Ocean and the fog rolling in below us.

It was a sea of clouds below us.

Another day, more work!  This is looking out across the ridge tops.

An old water tank that has long been abandoned.

On top of Trembladore (or something like that), the tallest mountain in the community.  The Guatemalan border is somewhere behind me.  The hills in the distance are in Guatemala.

Hard at work on gutters.

Sifting sand for concrete production.

Some flowers on a nearby house.

Another sunset.

Hiking up the road to where we were staying.

The Main Group Arrives

The main group arrived at San Salvador a few days after Evan and I came into the country.  We picked them up and took them to the community.  The ride up to the community required that we all pile onto the top of a truck with our supplies and equipment.

A better piece of road leading to the community.

We passed a guy on a horse partway up the mountain.

The radio antenna is near the community.

After a long bumpy journey, we all made it to the community in one piece.

A Quick Visit to Las Mercedes and El Naranjito

In Tacuba with some initial tools needed for the work ahead.

Food and such that we will need up in the communities.

Looking out over the mountains toward the ocean.

The school where we installed a water catchment system.

Where the teachers live.

The roof line where we hung a gutter to collect rainwater.

The road to El Imposible National Park goes over that narrow ridge.

It was hot and wet.

The old road to El Imposible.  This used to be the main road.  After the national park was designated, this road was shut down.  Now it’s a walking path.

Relaxing in Aaron’s house.

This is Aaron’s house.

Tacuba below us.

Two geese that were living in the yard at the house we were renting.