The End: Leaving Estancia


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Published: March 2nd 2010
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So it’s been awhile since my last update...actually new years. Things have been a little hectic, and very awesome. Heres the short summary: Becky and I decided to push up our end date a few weeks so that we could spend some time traveling together in El Salvador before she went back to find work. After leaving Estancia, we traveled in El Salvador for 2 ½ weeks, and she, a few days ago, arrived ... Read Full Entry



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El Rio TorolaEl Rio Torola
El Rio Torola

our local river
Making BraceletsMaking Bracelets
Making Bracelets

becky single handedly created a new artesenia revolution with friendship bracelets in town. thats not a joke, they were all the rage and people loved learning to make them.
The TeamThe Team
The Team

missing a few, but this is a big part of the CDH workers
Our Last DayOur Last Day
Our Last Day

1 of us was doing better than the other.
Dulce: BullsDulce: Bulls
Dulce: Bulls

Driving the grinder
Dulce: Tasting the ProcessDulce: Tasting the Process
Dulce: Tasting the Process

one of the girls dipping her chewed Cane into the cauldron for a taste of the honey
Dulce: Wrapping the DulceDulce: Wrapping the Dulce
Dulce: Wrapping the Dulce

Dulce being wrapped by campesinos in corn husks
Dulce: Ready to GoDulce: Ready to Go
Dulce: Ready to Go

the pile of wrapped dulce ready for the market or storage
Dulce: Tasting the HoneyDulce: Tasting the Honey
Dulce: Tasting the Honey

Becky enjoying a good dip of raw sugar honey
Dulce: The fireDulce: The fire
Dulce: The fire

The fire that makes it all happen.
Dulce: Collecting the sugar caneDulce: Collecting the sugar cane
Dulce: Collecting the sugar cane

the pile of sugar cane to be fed to the machine



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