Volunteer Petén

 

Our Graduating Class of 2011, Angel, Luis, Marvin, David, Boris, and Maynor (Joel and Franklin not pictured)

 

Luis presents a diploma to the mayor elect.

Angel recieves award for graduating first in his class

Graduating class with future mayor

Group Photo

Maestro Mateo

Maynor

Luis recieves award for graduating second in his class

Boris

Marvin with diploma

Luis with his family

Third year students infront of sign for their final project

Third year student training teachers about medicinal plants

Teacher training in park

Third year student working in plant garden

Third year students working on final community project

Third year students giving tours to local school groups

Summer volunteers in Tikal

Joey cooking pizza

Ben getting the oven ready

Lester and Gardner

Gardner showing off his skills

Afternoon soccer

Evening meal with host family

Summer volunteers

Rachael deep in the forest

Ben and Tyler

Rebecca and Kenny

Playing with the goats

Eric with a baby goat

Candelario and Eric

Outdoor classroom

Marvin and Frankin

Group in the rainforest

Trip to Flores

Studying deforestation

School kids with baby chicks

Sanne working in the tree nursery

Laying hens

Grinding the corn

Baby goat

Lunch time

2011 students and teachers

Vaccinating chickens

El Tramolin campsite

3rd year students with teachers

Volunteers at campsite

Student Roberto

Timber Harvest

Exploring Puerto Arturo

The ruins of Achiotal

Climbing the ruins

Deep in the Forest

Puerto Arturo

Fishing at Buena Vista campsite

Buena vista at Buena Vista

Our school bus

Watching them drift away

Amparo cooking up a storm

Group photo

Angel and David at the lookout tower

Luis and Fredy exploring ruins

At the look out

Joel looking down

Organic compost

Organic compost

Horticultural Project

Tree Nursery

Milking the goats

Marvin and the goat

Marvin and Susana

Marvin and Sarita

Angel with the goats

Feeding Macy

Month old Macy

Preparing the milk

Milk

Local buying milk from the park

Taking care of the chickens

99 new chickens

Building housing for animals

Agricultural project

Planting in the park

Agricultural project

Planting

Building a new bungalow

Joel builing

David working on agriculture

Teachers Amparo and Elena from Spain

Students investigating Xate palms

Checkin out Uaxactun

field trips

Tree planting 2010

 

Eco-signs

 

Signs to save the lake

 

Miriam in Uaxaca

Students observing Mayan ceremonial pots

Eustace Conway and Mateo

Amanda in the park

Angel

 

Ecological signs for the beach front

Hanging pollen traps

 

Making pollen traps

 

Hanging pollen traps.

 

Rio Dulce trip with school

Franklin in Rio Dulce

Visitin AkTenemit

Tour in Rio Dulce

Visiting schools

Mayan Dance of the Deer

Visitin Livingston

Trip in Livingston

The Seven Altars

In the Jungle

Seven Altars

RK Teaching

Cultural Exchange

Teeth in English

Teacher Miriam

Children in Park

Our new park sign.

Making compost

Library in June

Library in June

Library

Library

Garden Project

Garden project

Garden Project

Compost group 2010

Library

Art class

Art class

Trip to Cerro Cauhi

Trip to Cerro Cauhi

Trip to Mirador

Trip to Mirador

Trip to Mirador

Trip to Mirador

We made it!

I hate camp food.

Another day to go

In Mirador

In Mirador

In Mirador

In Mirador

In Mirador

Library in May

Library

Library

Library

Students studying Waste Management

Clem and Deidre

Agricultural project

Irrigation System

Mother's Day 2010

Mother's Day 2010

Mother's Day 2010

Agricultural Project

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Parque Ecològico Nueva Juventud

San Andrès, Petèn,

Guatemala, Central America

Volunteer Petèn