Tech Week In El Pilon

Welcome to the Mangroves in El Pilon

Feb 29^th

We just finished up our tech week at a current volunteer’s site in El Pilon, Veraguas. It’s a medium sized town about 30 min. outside of the provincial capital, Santiago. We ran an environmental camp for the kids in town, taught in the primary school, worked in a vivero (tree nursery) and school garden, learned about the mangroves in the area, and went to swimming in a nearby river.

I stayed with an awesome family in El Pilon. The father, Senior Alonzo, is a very intelligent man who knew tons about horticulture, agriculture, and the local ecosystems. He is the VP of the town’s environmental group, and was our tour leader in the mangroves. Each night he and I would lie outside in the hammocks and listen to music or the baseball games on the radio until we fell asleep.

An Activity During Our Environmental Summer Camp

An Evening Dance in El Pilon

The River Between El Pilon and Montijo

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