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    • The long and winding road...

    • The long and winding road...

    • Rural sites; Volunteers; Terrain

    • A group of volunteers walk at noon in the middle of a semidesertic area in their way to a rural town where they would teach people how to make an environment friendly place. Photo taken in Chiteje de Garabato, a small rural community in the state...
    • Staff Photos
    • Solar Pot presentation

    • Solar Pot presentation

    • Rural sites; Cooking

    • Solar pot presentation to rural communities. That day the whole community gathered at the main plaza to cook using solar pots. About 8 solar pots were used and several different dishes where fixed, including rice, beans, meat and a chocalate cake....
    • Staff Photos
    • Success in Life

    • Success in Life

    • Rural sites; Volunteers; Children

    • This photograph was taken by me on October 22, 2010 in Banteay Meanchey Province. while a PCV named Emily was riding Peace Corps's bike from school to her host family house. She carried this banner in order to urge the young generation focusing on...
    • Staff Photos
    • Climing a Coconut Tree

    • Climing a Coconut Tree

    • Children; Life skills; Rural sites

    • This photo was taken around December 27, 2010 in the Philippines. During the holiday break, I convinced some of my friends to take me the lighthouse, which is supposed to be a main tourist attraction at my site. People were thirsty after hiking...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boat Day, Bahia Negra

    • Boat Day, Bahia Negra

    • Transportation; Terrain; Rural sites

    • I took this photo on May 16th, 2008 on the Rio Paraguay in Alto Paraguay province. Boat day only happens once a week in isolated border towns where the massive Pantanal wetland meets the Chaco desert. When the boat arrives, it's the town's only...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rio Paraguay

    • Rio Paraguay

    • Terrain; Rural sites; Transportation

    • I took this photo on May 16th, 2008 in Alto Paraguay. The Rio Paraguay is an active lifeline for the people of the region, but it was a picture of serenity at this moment.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Agriculture; Youth; Transportation; Rural sites

    • This photo from August 24th, 2007 was taken in my site of Ruta'i, Torin, Caaguazu in Paraguay. It is of a boy loading an oxcart with sugarcane that will be used to feed other animals.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • San Bartolome Jocotenango

    • San Bartolome Jocotenango

    • Rural sites; terrain

    • A tiny, indigenous town in the middle of the mountains in the department of Quiche, Guatemala, a beautiful place that has kept up the traditions of the K'iche people as well as the language. I took this photo my first month, and while sitting on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Long and Winding Road

    • The Long and Winding Road

    • Rural sites; Terrain; Environment

    • While on the way to a community called Muluva, I took this photo. Not only was it during the dry season, but it was during one of the worst dry seasons that Guatemala had experienced in a long time. The path winds through the mountains with almost...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Life at the Top of a Mountain

    • Life at the Top of a Mountain

    • Rural sites; Terrain; Environment

    • This photo was taken on a home visit. The mother of the house is all alone because the children have gone off to school and she has finished all the household chores. Her house, though simple, is well-kept and not to mention has an amazing view.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Rising Sun

    • The Rising Sun

    • Terrain; Rural sites

    • Everyday that I walked to work at the Health Center, I took a shortcut over this hill with the broken down adobe house on one side and the new adobe house on the other, complete with a family of 10. This morning I was waiting for my companion, and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Meeting Between Mountains

    • A Meeting Between Mountains

    • Terrain; Rural sites; Host community friends; Environment

    • On the way back from a community visit, my companion meets up with other members of the community coming back from the main pueblo. I had walked on without realizing that she had stopped and when I turned around I found the difference between the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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