Thursday, March 13, 2008

Photos from February


Little Diana grinding corn


Mucho maiz!


Cueva Taistado


My friend David in the Cave Taistado


A parrot at Villa de Ada (a touristy place in Gracias)


Lago de Yojoa, the only lake in Honduras (this is actually a picture from the end of January)


The national (and endangered) animal of Honduras, the white-tailed deer


Ellen and me


It was Ellen´s birthday on the 15th! We went to Villa de Ada, swimming in the river, and then had a bonfire and showed the kids what s´mores are.


Tilapia with tajaditas at Villa de Ada


We went swimming in the river
Finally, the irrigation project is over in Nueva Esperanza! These are photos of the inauguration. An eleven year project, two years of laying tubes from 12 km away on the mountain all the way to the community. Men would leave at 3 am to walk to the mountain and begin laying tubes.


Me with the Mendez family at the inauguration of the irrigation project


Selling alfareria at the inaurugation


Kids performing traditional dance for the inauguration


The performers


Me with the beautiful dancers


Making carne ensalsado for like 300 people

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