Habitat for Humanity Build Site in Rabinal, Guatemala

Rabinal, Guatemala – 2016. Our Habitat Guatemala build site was in Rabinal which is a town of about 40,000 residents located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz about a four hour drive north of Guatemala City. We were building in the western outskirts or Rabinal on 1era Calle. The family had provided the lot which is required by Habitat Guatemala and they were living is a rented building next to the build site. They also had a cook house build from adobe blocks that they were using. There was limited power and water on site. Part of the property and an adjacent lot were being used for making adobe blocks.

A luffa fruit which can be dried out to make a loofah scrubbing sponge. Rabinal, Guatemala

Adobe blocks drying in the sun. Rabinal, Guatemala

Making adobe block out of mud and straw. Rabinal, Guatemala

Shaping the adobe block and standing them on edge for further drying. Rabinal, Guatemala

Typical work crew – one man digging and three supervisors. Rabinal, Guatemala

An abandoned adobe house next to the Habitat build site. Rabinal, Guatemala

Our rest area, not far from the house we were building. I do not know what this building is going to be.Rabinal, Guatemala

The road which passed the Habitat build site. Looking toward Rabinal, Guatemala

Adobe blocks drying in the sun with the start of our Habitat house to the right. Rabinal, Guatemala

Adobe blocks drying in the sun. Rabinal, Guatemala

The Habitat build site, Rabinal, Guatemala

The Mason’s music system. An old speaker connected to a circuit board out of an MP-3 player or something similar. Rabinal, Guatemala

An unusual shaped tree next to the Habitat build site in Rabinal, Guatemala

Our rest area, not far from the house we were building. Nice and shady all day. Rabinal, Guatemala

Part of the living area that the Habitat family was using. Rabinal, Guatemala

Our toilet – use a bucket to flush and into a hole in the ground – no sewage system. Rabinal, Guatemala