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Wednesday - Our last day at the build site

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August 10th 2011
It has been a bitter sweet day for us here. Once again, it is very hot and humid. We worked in the morning but because we had done such good work up to now, we had accomplished all the goals the site engineer had planned. Anything we did today was a bonus. We used the pick axes to break up the heavy wet clay around the walls of the new school. It was piled there when they excavated the footings. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » Leon

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The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more