Peru

Our team set off from Houston, Texas on a journey to camp with the Candoshi people who live off tributaries of the Amazon in the rainforest. After 2 airline planes, 1 small plane, 1 sea plane, and a boat we arrived in Puerto Requena. While there we met a shy and reserved tribe isolated from the world. Our partner in Peru, travel down the rivers and tributaries each month to bring safe water to these unreached people. We only camped with them for a few days.

Jorge is the director of our program in Peru. His wife often comes to the communities on the trips. His sons both work in the office and in the field helping drill. And his daughter comes to teach Sanitation and Hygiene when she isn't working as a doctor. He has been with most of his drilling team for about 10 years.

The drilling process is by hand auguring. They can't bring machinery with them because it's too heavy for the boats and small planes they use to travel to the people. The team and people in the community help to push the pipes into the ground to reach water.

And we spent the days with the women of the community, seeing where they do their laundry, how they cook and where the kids go to school.