Saturday, January 06, 2007

Scenes from campo life

Amazing stand of cactus and the amazing Victor or "El Maestro" as he's locally called


Local method of travel to locations lacking mobility. Don't worry, Mom! That's not our method.



Me and my friends at the school holiday Chocolatada




Free range sheep and the Old Panamerican Highway


Free range rooster and turkey

Ba Ba black sheep - ain't he cute!



Documenting illegal logging of Algarrobo trees. This beautiful hardwood is burned to make charcoal for cooking!!!???



More illegal logging



View from the front yard during the late afternoon futbol game




A nearly finished Cocina Mejorada or Improved cookstove - uses very little wood fuel to cook meals - should help cut down on the demand for charcoal and therefore illegal logging.




Some of our adorable teenage friends




Cutting canes for the honey harvest house





Low tech construction of honey harvest house


Beekeeping, step 1: Suit up


Beekeeping, step 2: piss off bees



Beekeeping, step 3: Rip them out of the box




Beekeeping, step 4: Eat their hard work! Yummmmmmmmmmmm......





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