"In January 2005 four student SAIWI members and a
faculty advisor traveled in Plantanilla, Panama. Two former members of
SAIWI who are now Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama hosted the group and
organized activities in Plantanilla (on the eastern frontier, in the Darien
province). Group members worked in separate teams to construct composting
latrines. The latrines represent a substantial improvement in hygiene and
sanitation. In this region water tables are very close to the land
surface. In some low-lying areas raw sewage can be carried to the
surface when water tables rise. One of the goals of the trip was to
establish a working relationship that could become the foundation for
future SAIWI efforts. This visit led to several good possibilities for
continuing collaborative work with Peace Corps - Panama." Courtesy Mark
Walker
Mark tips one back.
The welcome wagon arrives.
Dinner and lunch: frijoles, arroz, pollo frito, y
platano maduro
Will and Elizabeth's house
Erich is frankly astonished by the lemon.
David and his wife inspect Luke's work on the latrine.
Balbina writes her name in the concrete as Mackenzie
and Jovan look on.
Mackenzie, Suheli, Jovan, and Juni
Tigre
Cutting sugarcane
Milling sugarcane
Mackenzie
Making coffee for visitors. Harmony thinks that if she
can't see the camera, it can't see her.
Dusk in Panama
Bandana Boy is back.
Chelo looks fierce, but he's really quite nice.
Lydia and her sister
Team Panama: Harmony, Sean, Erich, Mark, Ellen
Will really likes the Panama Canal museum.
Sean gapes at the Bridge of the Americas
Elizabeth shows off her tattoo and tan at Isla Taboga
Tomas and Balbina's latrine
Mixing concrete...by hand
Harmony catches herself a beau.
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