It has been over a month since I started this blog. We have been incredibly busy collecting tires and the internet has been too inconsistent to update. Many developments have occurred in the last month.
First I would like to thank all of the donations that have come in. I won´t know until Friday how much money there is so far. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
Used tires are in high demand and we are going to start purchasing tires at 5 q a pop in order to compete with mining companies and road construction who need to burn the tires to break boulders.
Community members volunteer 2 or 3 times a week driving around Quiche picking up tires. The community is wonderful to work with and very responsive to the project.
A geologist friend, Axel Gutierrez, has offered his help as well. He came to Uspantan two weeks ago to analyze the stability of the existing walls. One earthquake fault lies within 400 meters of the school and a second fault lies north, one kilometer. Therefore, we are planning to add more drainage and build two smaller walls on a neighboring property to get the job done well.
Above the first wall, water accumulates in a small pond. During the rainy season, this could pose a potential hazard for collapse. Therefore, I am arranging for an architect to visit the site next week to modify our plans. The town lacks potable water and I am hoping that we can trap rain water and runoff and somehow purify it and solve two problems at once. I am in the process of researching various options and have civil engineers coming to visit next week as well.
Ok, back to work!
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