Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Punta Linda progress

Don't know what these guys are called but aren't they pretty?

This is one of our new benches which everyone down to the last Indian tried out the intitial prototype to insure quality control. Just the right height, big enough for 2 or more using wood from a tree that was already down naturally.


OK Now!
These guys are small in general (about 5' tall) but check out the size of this bamboo. Gives you a little perspective on the enormous job at hand. The Bamboo doesn't get hurt by being thinned out a bit and is being used for the handrails for the bridges and the steep paths.
No problem as anyone who knows bamboo knows you can almost hear it grow.
It is located however a long way from where the guys are working.

This is one of the paths that follows the ridge around the stream. This spot was inaccessible before and now affords such beautiful views. This is the path in the begining stages.
It is much improved now.

This is the cook and her sister who is in training for cooking.
Amazing how they dress for the jungle.
The younger one (14) tells Eric she wants a Gringo man since they treat their women better - translated by Justo.
These girls are often married around her age and sometimes
the men will have more than one "wife".

Here is one of the bridges with handrails ready to install at the entrance to Punta Linda.


Another trail that would be impossible to traverse without a bridge. These guys hand carry every log and rock for this project only using shovels, picks and a wheelbarrow when feasible.



A Colibri or hummingbird - hard to photograph since they always seem to be in motion.
Eric's favorite! So colorful and so fast and tiny as they zoom past your ears.



Another not very photogenic critter playing hard to get.
This is one of our 3 toed sloths (see the toes) hanging from a tree and scratching her stomach!
There was a baby too but too high up to photograph!




There is beauty everywhere! Cool "cricket".

The cook at work, rice and "chicken" will be ready soon.


The only way to move the wood to where you need it is by hand.


This one is really heavy and long!


We love this young guy who works like a mule and always has a ready smile
and wears his Costa Rica "Pura Vida" hat every day!

This guy nobody loves and the natives won't even eat him since he is so poisonous they are afraid that the poison is in the meat! Don't believe it works like that but who are we to say.
We think it probably tastes "just like chicken" and makes a good hatband!
This one was 5 ' long is a Fer De Lance - not to worry we have a handy dandy snake bite kit! Thanks to Charlie's advice! Gulp!
Killing these snakes costs extra so for this one the guys typically get a bottle of rum
at the end of the week as a bonus for their bravery.



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