Hacienda El Refugio


Monday, October 4, 2010

Howard's Update on Projects


The patio in front of the work team house was finished about two weeks ago. Mary is the most excited about this because it will help keep the kitchen and dorm rooms free of dirt. You can barely see a hole in the middle of the patio which will be a fire pit for teams to use to keep warm.
This picture is of the first, of our two towers of the climbing wall. What you see here is one of the climbing routes that Juan Carlos, our Programming Director has designed. We are still in the process of putting up the plywood on the two towers. Once we complete the amphitheater, I will be able to shift all of our workers to concentrate on this project

At the moment the amphitheater is the project we have been working on to complete, so we can start using it by groups. The shot you are looking at here is standing in the canyon, looking back at the entrance. Our next project will be constructing the seating which will be to the right. This also will have a fire pit in the middle for groups to enjoy a fire.
This shot shows the center section of the roofing and the complexity of the supports. What you can't see is on the top we had to manufacture the covers for the corners out of steel, because the cost was to high to buy the pre-made ones. The rectangular light colored openings below the upper roof is where the smoke will be allowed to go out
This shot was taking from near the cuy shed looking into the canyon. As you can see where we placed the amphitheater, you should get a feeling of being secluded on the mountain. Again, it is important to thank the generous supporter who donated all the funds for this project.

As you can see we've been busy and I am happy how things are coming along, Howard