Archive for July, 2016

The path to vega grande

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

…..involves walking up a hill through fields of corn and beans and coffee plants

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Over the footbridge…..watching carefully for rotten boards

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And then the reward of finally getting up there is to go down again. They assure me that for the inauguration they will footholds of some sort along the path

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Carizalito School

Friday, July 8th, 2016

Our main task in coming here was to fulfil the promise to give the kids of Carizalito their reward for perfect attendance………. ZAPATOS!

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When each child had chosen and been fitted with their choice of shoes we fed them……

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the ultimate treat….fried chicken and as many tortillas as they
wanted. We thought they might even eat the bones.

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