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The New Volunteer
House
Naturaleza Maya
(Store in Flores)
Agricultural
Project
Medicinal Plant
Garden
Health Clinic in Ixhuacut
Fence Project
Escuela Norte
The Suspension Bridge
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NEW
VOLUNTEER HOUSE
Project Started: January 2004
Expected Termination Date:
December 2004
Total Cost: Q15,000.00
The new volunteer house built in the
Ecological Park will be able to house at 4 additional volunteers.
The house includes 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, and shower, as
well as a dining area, herb garden, and rest area.
Project Coordinator: Genaro Mendez
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NATURALEZA
MAYA (The new store in Flores)
Project Started: February 2004
Termination Date: April 2004
Total Cost: Q20,000.00
We are now ready to enter a larger
market and are renovating a store in Flores, Petén. The store
helps to promote the projects of Volunteer Petén, the Spanish school,
the products of Nueva Vida, and the original artwork of Inoky Cameros.
Project Coordinator: Inoky Cameros
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AGRICULTURAL PROJECT
Project Started: January 2004
Expected Termination Date: December 2004
Total Cost: Q2,000.00
The agricultural project has taken a new
form thanks to long term volunteer Davey Owens. The idea of the
project is to create a working organic farm to be used primarily as an
educational tool. We will also begin experimenting with
different natural fertilizers and repellents. We are also
gathering all pertinent information on agricultural crops, soils, seed
beds, nurseries, harvesting cycles, and best management practices for
the Petén.
Project Coordinator: Davey and
Candelario Chable
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MEDICINAL PLANT GARDEN
Project Started: February 2004
Expected Termination Date: April 2004
Total Cost: Q1,000.00
Our medicinal plant garden is now
entering its final stages before completion as the primer botanical
garden in the Petén. This year we are organizing all the plants,
creating a map of the garden, and creating informative plaques for
each species of medicinal plant (107 species) which will include name,
scientific name, description, uses, and preparation of plant.
Project Coordinator: Clementina Camal and
Leticia Montiel. (Special thanks to Jessica Kelly, Michael and Selena
LeFevre, for setting up the medicinal plant catalogue.)
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Suspension bridge and other bridges for park
Project Started: February 2004
Expected Termination Date: November 2004
Total Cost: Q1,000.00
To help facilitate tours
and walking through the park, volunteers constructed a suspension
bridge and 4 additional bridges to cross over temporary stream beds
that occur during the rainy season. A canal has also been dug
connecting all temporary stream paths to help prevent flooding of the
trails.
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