Sunday, August 28, 2011

the DUMP

last week tuesday, i had the opportunity to visit Colonia Manuel Colon Argueta with some friends from Michigan who were down here serving on a missions trip with Hope Renewed. this squatters town consists of 140 families who have settled into the largest of three dumps that are present in the capital of Guatemala City. most families here make a living by scrounging for plastic, cardboard, and other products that they can sell to local buyers for a small penny. the necessities are few and far between: dirty water is shipped in via truck by the government and electricity was only added recently. a sewage system is also non-existent, but the presence of 4-foot-deep trenches throughout the town imply that that should soon become a reality. i cannot begin to put into words the smells i smelt and the sights i saw, but i am hoping that the photos i have included below will give you a little taste of the DUMP.




















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