Day 5 - Morning Adventures

 We started the morning off with breakfast: homemade johnny cake with syrup and bacon! Our morning, prior to lunch, was spent in the Hatillo community, where we looked into their water scenario and all equipment locations. Some of us hopped in the back of Eduardo’s truck and drove down the road from where we are staying to see their cistern, where many community members gather their water. 

From there, we walked to their two wells and examined the piping and pump systems. The functioning well is meant to provide water for a few nearby houses and is also piped directly to the community’s cistern. It can only be turned on a few times a week, not nearly often enough to bring sufficient water. The other well is nearly dried up, and both wells have pumps that burn out quickly, leaving the community out of luck. Next, we got back in the truck and headed down to the nearby river, where the community had previously attempted to pipe water directly from. This system is no longer working. 

It was an eventful and enriching morning, and we feel excited to see what next steps can be taken to partner with Hatillo and get them access to the water they need.