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Tunguiche Village Women

As part of the assessment for the water project, we gathered groups of women to ask them questions about health, hygiene, and family structure. This was some of my more intimate interpreting.


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Ecuadorian  Flag The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A ... [read more]
Blog: Engineers Without Borders
Date: November 15th 2006

Morci (the pick-up truck) has been getting a LOT of use! First, a Sunday at Pappallacta Hot Springs with Doña Fanny´s extended family. When I first went there in 1988, it was just a small, rustic volcanic spring alongside a rushing icy cold river. In the intervening years they have built a hotel and developed a series of pool of decreasing temperature the further away from the source. It has bec ... read more




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